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... camp oven , or on tins of bully beef . They expect , and usually get , the best of tucker . Caravans or converted buses are generally used for their quarters , and these contain all the modern conveniences such as gas stoves ...
... camp oven , or on tins of bully beef . They expect , and usually get , the best of tucker . Caravans or converted buses are generally used for their quarters , and these contain all the modern conveniences such as gas stoves ...
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... camp , while the not so close relatives walked around the grave , and then retired , wailing loudly . They painted white lines on their bodies , then collected leafy branches which they took back to the camp and threw over the people ...
... camp , while the not so close relatives walked around the grave , and then retired , wailing loudly . They painted white lines on their bodies , then collected leafy branches which they took back to the camp and threw over the people ...
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... camp near the mine . There's a big bough- shed where we can have our meals , and it also covers the two tents we'll ... camp oven . Still , she bore up bravely . That night , a sudden summer thunder storm blew up and the wind screamed ...
... camp near the mine . There's a big bough- shed where we can have our meals , and it also covers the two tents we'll ... camp oven . Still , she bore up bravely . That night , a sudden summer thunder storm blew up and the wind screamed ...
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The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
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