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... Australia that never yet came true . We who knew it like the old one best . It was poor , it was abject , its crest a white ant rampant , its motto Laisser faire , but it was jerry - built of the hearts of men . Below Katherine the ...
... Australia that never yet came true . We who knew it like the old one best . It was poor , it was abject , its crest a white ant rampant , its motto Laisser faire , but it was jerry - built of the hearts of men . Below Katherine the ...
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... Australia . Their horseless carriage a wreck , they trundled at last through the lily lagoons to Darwin . The bushmen said they were mad . Pack - bells ringing by all the rivers would be the Territory's theme song for a long time yet ...
... Australia . Their horseless carriage a wreck , they trundled at last through the lily lagoons to Darwin . The bushmen said they were mad . Pack - bells ringing by all the rivers would be the Territory's theme song for a long time yet ...
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... Australians want Australia , they better come down to earth an ' fence off a bit of it quick , or they won't get it . There's an awful lot of strangers comin ' here now , an ' they can see a good thing , an ' they won't shy off work ...
... Australians want Australia , they better come down to earth an ' fence off a bit of it quick , or they won't get it . There's an awful lot of strangers comin ' here now , an ' they can see a good thing , an ' they won't shy off work ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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