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Page 52
... latter . The summer dryness of the atmosphere is an agreeable feature even in the north - west , and renders the tropical portions of the colony sufficiently bearable , droughts of the severity of those experienced in the eastern ...
... latter . The summer dryness of the atmosphere is an agreeable feature even in the north - west , and renders the tropical portions of the colony sufficiently bearable , droughts of the severity of those experienced in the eastern ...
Page 81
... latter amused me by his racy converse as we all sat down at the common table to tea . He was talking of having overtaken a Chinaman whilst crossing the dreary sand plain alone in the buggy earlier in the day . Apologising for the ...
... latter amused me by his racy converse as we all sat down at the common table to tea . He was talking of having overtaken a Chinaman whilst crossing the dreary sand plain alone in the buggy earlier in the day . Apologising for the ...
Page 93
... latter enjoyed some slight compensation in the jeers which greeted the gayer - plumaged birds from a gang of unmannerly " larrikins , " not educated up to the mysteries of Court attire . Later on there was the inevitable " Birthday Ball ...
... latter enjoyed some slight compensation in the jeers which greeted the gayer - plumaged birds from a gang of unmannerly " larrikins , " not educated up to the mysteries of Court attire . Later on there was the inevitable " Birthday Ball ...
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