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... fires on Melville Island . They scaled the cliffs with lanterns , a weird apparition had the native Lar- rakia been abroad . With the blue smoke of a breakfast fire curling below on the beach , they looked upon a far and dazzling haven ...
... fires on Melville Island . They scaled the cliffs with lanterns , a weird apparition had the native Lar- rakia been abroad . With the blue smoke of a breakfast fire curling below on the beach , they looked upon a far and dazzling haven ...
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... fires sweep through in majesty , swift flame and suffocating smoke , at night halls of glowing coals and Christmas trees festooned with fire . The far north has the most sensitive plant in the world , a mimosa that curls its leaves and ...
... fires sweep through in majesty , swift flame and suffocating smoke , at night halls of glowing coals and Christmas trees festooned with fire . The far north has the most sensitive plant in the world , a mimosa that curls its leaves and ...
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... fire , boss drover and head ringer to sleep nearest the cattle , this also in case of a rush . The fire will be a protection . For safety and convenience nothing is left to chance - trim as the architecture of a house the traditional ...
... fire , boss drover and head ringer to sleep nearest the cattle , this also in case of a rush . The fire will be a protection . For safety and convenience nothing is left to chance - trim as the architecture of a house the traditional ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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