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... night at a place equally distant from three large chapels and ¦ hearing from each the cries of penitents . At the 1874-5 reviva . miners returning from work late at night walked to the doors of chapels to learn how many were saved that ...
... night at a place equally distant from three large chapels and ¦ hearing from each the cries of penitents . At the 1874-5 reviva . miners returning from work late at night walked to the doors of chapels to learn how many were saved that ...
Page 121
... night - school for the illiterate boys of the dressing sheds , giving each a metal token for each night at school , and insisting hat he hand the captain of the dressing floor four tokens before tarting work each Monday morning . The ...
... night - school for the illiterate boys of the dressing sheds , giving each a metal token for each night at school , and insisting hat he hand the captain of the dressing floor four tokens before tarting work each Monday morning . The ...
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... night watchman on the field he had found . Meanwhile , Karlson invited his two burly brothers to join him , but the three also fell into debt and sold their shares . At last in June 1886 rich gold was found in soft ironstone at the ...
... night watchman on the field he had found . Meanwhile , Karlson invited his two burly brothers to join him , but the three also fell into debt and sold their shares . At last in June 1886 rich gold was found in soft ironstone at the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Victorias Rushes | 28 |
Ballarats Ditch of Perdition | 46 |
Copyright | |
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