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Page 233
... turned to reclaim it , and went under . . . for good . They never found his body when the river fell , but they did find an eighteen - foot man - eater in a pool near by . It had cruised up from the Daly in high tides , an evil fate ...
... turned to reclaim it , and went under . . . for good . They never found his body when the river fell , but they did find an eighteen - foot man - eater in a pool near by . It had cruised up from the Daly in high tides , an evil fate ...
Page 327
... turned to the Book of Job . " God , this feller could write ! " he said . " Listen ! " He addressed the ant- hills and the heat - waves in rolling elocutionary chords : " There was a man in the Land of Uz , whose name was Job . His ...
... turned to the Book of Job . " God , this feller could write ! " he said . " Listen ! " He addressed the ant- hills and the heat - waves in rolling elocutionary chords : " There was a man in the Land of Uz , whose name was Job . His ...
Page 361
... turned out at the water - hole and thought I would bring it in , but the boys were very much against it . They refused to look at it , and said ' No more ! Him belonga dreamin ' . They couldn't tell me anything more . I would have had ...
... turned out at the water - hole and thought I would bring it in , but the boys were very much against it . They refused to look at it , and said ' No more ! Him belonga dreamin ' . They couldn't tell me anything more . I would have had ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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