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Page 84
... party set out with carbine , revolver and sword to " shoot them down " . There was only one casualty , according to his report — and ugly evidence at an Adelaide inquiry that " the poor wretch , riddled with bullet wounds , was finished ...
... party set out with carbine , revolver and sword to " shoot them down " . There was only one casualty , according to his report — and ugly evidence at an Adelaide inquiry that " the poor wretch , riddled with bullet wounds , was finished ...
Page 110
... party . With a wilful toss of the head , Warloch would start off east or west and find water -twice he saved the lives of the men . Renner Springs , south of Newcastle Waters , and Doctor's Stones , south- west of Alice Springs , honour ...
... party . With a wilful toss of the head , Warloch would start off east or west and find water -twice he saved the lives of the men . Renner Springs , south of Newcastle Waters , and Doctor's Stones , south- west of Alice Springs , honour ...
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... party was attacked at night by an army of three hundred . Those who believe that Arnhem Land was penetrated for the first time by an expedition of the Royal Geographical Society in 1948 , I would refer to David Lindsay's journals of ...
... party was attacked at night by an army of three hundred . Those who believe that Arnhem Land was penetrated for the first time by an expedition of the Royal Geographical Society in 1948 , I would refer to David Lindsay's journals of ...
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Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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