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Page 127
... race won by Darby , a Larrakia beauty . When Darby " cast her duddies to the wark " and came sprinting up the straight like Venus rising from the sea , the Ladies ' Guild fled screaming . They planned the first race - meeting for Boxing ...
... race won by Darby , a Larrakia beauty . When Darby " cast her duddies to the wark " and came sprinting up the straight like Venus rising from the sea , the Ladies ' Guild fled screaming . They planned the first race - meeting for Boxing ...
Page 207
... race club donation . His Excellency was not amused , but Dr Stirling emptied his pockets and found 30s . , a joint subscription . So derisive were the beery bushmen at the reproof unspoken that they made it the trophy for the donkey race ...
... race club donation . His Excellency was not amused , but Dr Stirling emptied his pockets and found 30s . , a joint subscription . So derisive were the beery bushmen at the reproof unspoken that they made it the trophy for the donkey race ...
Page 392
... race o ' snobs that'd pass Katie Rogers in the street because she ain't got no complexion an ' no style , an ' she don't know no one . They don't deserve a country that women like her have made for ' em by ridin ' cattle with ...
... race o ' snobs that'd pass Katie Rogers in the street because she ain't got no complexion an ' no style , an ' she don't know no one . They don't deserve a country that women like her have made for ' em by ridin ' cattle with ...
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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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