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geologist , Arthur Hicks , John Campbell , James Carey and a black - boy , Tommy Pierre , won through to the Overland Telegraph Line near Daly Waters in two thousand miles of riding from de Grey River , north - west .
geologist , Arthur Hicks , John Campbell , James Carey and a black - boy , Tommy Pierre , won through to the Overland Telegraph Line near Daly Waters in two thousand miles of riding from de Grey River , north - west .
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Stockmen , white and black , have been out for weeks " riding tracks ” , mustering , branding , camp - draughting . First mail after the wet brought letters and wires from the companies and owners regarding mobs and drovers .
Stockmen , white and black , have been out for weeks " riding tracks ” , mustering , branding , camp - draughting . First mail after the wet brought letters and wires from the companies and owners regarding mobs and drovers .
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But the fret and sweat of the Territory soon reduced them to beard , blue shirt , any old riding - trousers and elastic sides . Often have I wondered by what trick of fate and fashion the cattle - men of Australia adopted the dainty ...
But the fret and sweat of the Territory soon reduced them to beard , blue shirt , any old riding - trousers and elastic sides . Often have I wondered by what trick of fate and fashion the cattle - men of Australia adopted the dainty ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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