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Page 22
... Waratah and took the name of Cooney , the maiden name of Mrs. McDonough ; the name McDonough was unknown in Waratah . Bill " Cooney " was tall and well - built and readily found work as a labourer in the slush and rain of the white face ...
... Waratah and took the name of Cooney , the maiden name of Mrs. McDonough ; the name McDonough was unknown in Waratah . Bill " Cooney " was tall and well - built and readily found work as a labourer in the slush and rain of the white face ...
Page 27
... Waratah : but they were optimists , sure that they would " strike it rich " at last . But even optimists cannot live on storekeeper's credit for long , and at the end of the summer perhaps twenty diggers remained in the valley . One day ...
... Waratah : but they were optimists , sure that they would " strike it rich " at last . But even optimists cannot live on storekeeper's credit for long , and at the end of the summer perhaps twenty diggers remained in the valley . One day ...
Page 36
... Waratah and took legal action . The wild Irishman was bound over to keep the peace for a year . Although Crotty had intercepted the " jumpers " , they had legally pegged their ground . The case Jones v . Henry was heard at the Court of ...
... Waratah and took legal action . The wild Irishman was bound over to keep the peace for a year . Although Crotty had intercepted the " jumpers " , they had legally pegged their ground . The case Jones v . Henry was heard at the Court of ...
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