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Page 379
Spencer's eyes narrowed . “ Him come up tonight ? ” A slight nod . “ Might be . ” The white man hung up the whip . Mamitpa made for the door . " Here , you ! " The boy stopped . " That time Big Swamp , Mamialucum run away from my camp .
Spencer's eyes narrowed . “ Him come up tonight ? ” A slight nod . “ Might be . ” The white man hung up the whip . Mamitpa made for the door . " Here , you ! " The boy stopped . " That time Big Swamp , Mamialucum run away from my camp .
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I thought I had seen the eyes before . And then I remembered the day of Rodney Spencer's trial , when my father , V. V. Brown , was foreman of the jury , and when there was a bit of a riot outside the Darwin court .
I thought I had seen the eyes before . And then I remembered the day of Rodney Spencer's trial , when my father , V. V. Brown , was foreman of the jury , and when there was a bit of a riot outside the Darwin court .
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Sally leans on her cane - grass broom , purses her lips , wrinkles her eyes to the glare . “ Might him dust . " Gaily she hurries to put on her brightest frock , to set the table and the kettle boiling for tea , over to the meat - house ...
Sally leans on her cane - grass broom , purses her lips , wrinkles her eyes to the glare . “ Might him dust . " Gaily she hurries to put on her brightest frock , to set the table and the kettle boiling for tea , over to the meat - house ...
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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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