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Page 94
... brought a remarkable collection of photographs , commissioned by the Illustrated London News , of a new corner of the world . It brought tons ' weight of specimens for botanists , geologists and museums , with a whisper of gold at ...
... brought a remarkable collection of photographs , commissioned by the Illustrated London News , of a new corner of the world . It brought tons ' weight of specimens for botanists , geologists and museums , with a whisper of gold at ...
Page 130
... brought back cakes of smelted gold , a white man with a rifle walking beside them . For these fag - ends of humanity who had never known a square meal in their lives , luck was a fortune . One glimpse of the yellow gold , and with their ...
... brought back cakes of smelted gold , a white man with a rifle walking beside them . For these fag - ends of humanity who had never known a square meal in their lives , luck was a fortune . One glimpse of the yellow gold , and with their ...
Page 136
... brought everything the heart of man in the Territory could desire - even woman , three of the species . She brought fresh flour , bully and bullocky's joy ; Lemon Hart rum , bulk beer , English hams , pickles , onions , dried potatoes ...
... brought everything the heart of man in the Territory could desire - even woman , three of the species . She brought fresh flour , bully and bullocky's joy ; Lemon Hart rum , bulk beer , English hams , pickles , onions , dried potatoes ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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