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Page 118
... gave their lives to the Line . Most of them died there , forgotten men , but their work is immortal , and their sta- tions were beacons across the empty plains to the dying and the lost . They gave board and lodging , tucker for the ...
... gave their lives to the Line . Most of them died there , forgotten men , but their work is immortal , and their sta- tions were beacons across the empty plains to the dying and the lost . They gave board and lodging , tucker for the ...
Page 132
... gave them a send - off . So far the blacks , along the white man's line of march , had been quiet . If there was trouble , the records are discreetly silent , but trafficking with the Chinese and motley of gold brought mischief and ...
... gave them a send - off . So far the blacks , along the white man's line of march , had been quiet . If there was trouble , the records are discreetly silent , but trafficking with the Chinese and motley of gold brought mischief and ...
Page 147
... gave warning . To keep the wild dog from the door , pioneers were trapping the beautiful little finches , parrots ... gave up writing letters . Some held the fort for sanity and progress in cruel isolation , some went bankrupt , some ...
... gave warning . To keep the wild dog from the door , pioneers were trapping the beautiful little finches , parrots ... gave up writing letters . Some held the fort for sanity and progress in cruel isolation , some went bankrupt , some ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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