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Page 119
... Billy Gents , the operator , passed on to a camp of drovers , as the Telegraph always did , the news of the night . Marconi had perfected radio - telegraphy . " That means you're out of a job , Billy , " they said . " The writing on the ...
... Billy Gents , the operator , passed on to a camp of drovers , as the Telegraph always did , the news of the night . Marconi had perfected radio - telegraphy . " That means you're out of a job , Billy , " they said . " The writing on the ...
Page 178
... Billy Macleod , in the schooner Lucy and Adelaide , came across from Normanton with stores and grog , sat down on the river bank with a double - barrelled gun to guard them from the blacks , and Bor- roloola was on the map . Into the ...
... Billy Macleod , in the schooner Lucy and Adelaide , came across from Normanton with stores and grog , sat down on the river bank with a double - barrelled gun to guard them from the blacks , and Bor- roloola was on the map . Into the ...
Page 198
... Billy Miller Linklater , author of The Magic Snake , was riding one day in the eighties , out north of the Roper ... Billy , " said the riding - mate . " I'm goin ' to drop her . " " You'll drop me first , " said Billy , " or , by God ...
... Billy Miller Linklater , author of The Magic Snake , was riding one day in the eighties , out north of the Roper ... Billy , " said the riding - mate . " I'm goin ' to drop her . " " You'll drop me first , " said Billy , " or , by God ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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