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Page 117
... Captain Hughes heard of his shepherd's find and also persuaded him to say where it was . The fickle Irishman had already promised to support the publican's syndicate but he agreed to enter a syndicate with Captain Hughes and Stirling ...
... Captain Hughes heard of his shepherd's find and also persuaded him to say where it was . The fickle Irishman had already promised to support the publican's syndicate but he agreed to enter a syndicate with Captain Hughes and Stirling ...
Page 121
... captain . Not altogether accepted as a preacher in his own church , he had a pulpit built in his office and from the heights he dictated letters and reproved his captains , though later he blew a whistle and spoke to them through tubes ...
... captain . Not altogether accepted as a preacher in his own church , he had a pulpit built in his office and from the heights he dictated letters and reproved his captains , though later he blew a whistle and spoke to them through tubes ...
Page 122
... Captain Hancock mounted the platform with his clerks and frock - coated captains . Loudly he called the number of each pitch and the terms on which it could be worked . If two groups of men wanted the same ground they bid pushing up the ...
... Captain Hancock mounted the platform with his clerks and frock - coated captains . Loudly he called the number of each pitch and the terms on which it could be worked . If two groups of men wanted the same ground they bid pushing up the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
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