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There were many deaths from thirst . Some were so sick that they shot themselves for relief —and now ... In Darwin the death - roll was so heavy that they were “ jumping ” graves . In that hard sandstone the sexton could dig only half a ...
There were many deaths from thirst . Some were so sick that they shot themselves for relief —and now ... In Darwin the death - roll was so heavy that they were “ jumping ” graves . In that hard sandstone the sexton could dig only half a ...
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When they understood they were there to gaze on death , they shrieked and Aed . Wandi dangled in the breeze for a long time , and for many years his gallows , black and grim , was the only sign of civilization on the north coast of ...
When they understood they were there to gaze on death , they shrieked and Aed . Wandi dangled in the breeze for a long time , and for many years his gallows , black and grim , was the only sign of civilization on the north coast of ...
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sitting in conclave - our judge and jury - pass sentence of death and appoint , as we do , the sheriffs and hangmen , usually two or three to share the onus of dispatching the condemned man , as in our firing - party .
sitting in conclave - our judge and jury - pass sentence of death and appoint , as we do , the sheriffs and hangmen , usually two or three to share the onus of dispatching the condemned man , as in our firing - party .
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Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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| Title | The Territory |
| Author | Ernestine Hill |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson, 1955 |
| Original from | University of Iowa |
| Digitized | 27 Aug 2021 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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