Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 276William Blackwood, 1954 - England |
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... miles ( as measured on the map ) of the China frontier . This was prob- ably a mistake . One step at a time is a fairly safe rule . I knew well enough that these thirty- five miles included several ranges of mountains the height of Mont ...
... miles ( as measured on the map ) of the China frontier . This was prob- ably a mistake . One step at a time is a fairly safe rule . I knew well enough that these thirty- five miles included several ranges of mountains the height of Mont ...
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... miles from Darwin , in time for lunch . After lunch I would carry out aptitude testing for two hours ; Jack would inspect the aerodrome and intro- duce Bill to his duties ; then we would push on a further sixty - six miles to Mataranka ...
... miles from Darwin , in time for lunch . After lunch I would carry out aptitude testing for two hours ; Jack would inspect the aerodrome and intro- duce Bill to his duties ; then we would push on a further sixty - six miles to Mataranka ...
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... miles southward from Darwin and finally gives up its journey at Birdum . Farther south a better line comes north a thousand miles from Adelaide to Alice Springs ; but the two fail to meet by 638 miles . They appear to have as much hope ...
... miles southward from Darwin and finally gives up its journey at Birdum . Farther south a better line comes north a thousand miles from Adelaide to Alice Springs ; but the two fail to meet by 638 miles . They appear to have as much hope ...
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