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Page 178
... Hedland once a week with stuff for them . " Waiting for my plane at the little airstrip , I meet two female mine employees who at breakfast time on a Friday morning are off to Port Hedland for the weekend . Then the three Japanese ...
... Hedland once a week with stuff for them . " Waiting for my plane at the little airstrip , I meet two female mine employees who at breakfast time on a Friday morning are off to Port Hedland for the weekend . Then the three Japanese ...
Page 180
... Hedland is that kind of place ; most people who use the air- port know each other . Outside the terminal window there are palms , oleanders , and frangipannis , and beyond them a pink strip of desert , looking crushed down by the ...
... Hedland is that kind of place ; most people who use the air- port know each other . Outside the terminal window there are palms , oleanders , and frangipannis , and beyond them a pink strip of desert , looking crushed down by the ...
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... Hedland . " Some people in the area believe that the current dredging of the port is being done with half an eye to attract- ing the navy to build one . In the 1960s it was a case of getting the ore out , with little quality control ...
... Hedland . " Some people in the area believe that the current dredging of the port is being done with half an eye to attract- ing the navy to build one . In the 1960s it was a case of getting the ore out , with little quality control ...
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Memories of Yesterday 324 | 13 |
Impressions Today | 34 |
Who Are the Australians? | 62 |
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