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Page 177
... riding the long way back to the shack he called home , and from there out to the cattle again . If he wrote a letter it lay coated with dust in the dry or went mouldy in the wet , unless a rider came by . So he rarely wrote letters ...
... riding the long way back to the shack he called home , and from there out to the cattle again . If he wrote a letter it lay coated with dust in the dry or went mouldy in the wet , unless a rider came by . So he rarely wrote letters ...
Page 293
... riding tracks " , mustering , branding , camp - draughting . First mail after the wet brought letters and wires from the companies and owners regarding mobs and drovers . At an appointed waterhole and yards the head stockman meets the ...
... riding tracks " , mustering , branding , camp - draughting . First mail after the wet brought letters and wires from the companies and owners regarding mobs and drovers . At an appointed waterhole and yards the head stockman meets the ...
Page 430
... riding - boot of a continent for over half a century , the most suit- able and most serviceable riding - boot in the world , easy to don , easy to slip , well heeled for a grip of the stirrup , and easy to wear . Some never took them ...
... riding - boot of a continent for over half a century , the most suit- able and most serviceable riding - boot in the world , easy to don , easy to slip , well heeled for a grip of the stirrup , and easy to wear . Some never took them ...
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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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