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Page 14
... wife of a former Administrator of the Territory . She was valiant and bright , but very tired - she died soon after . Most were strangers in the southern city , but in morning light they found a place to live . Everything they owned ...
... wife of a former Administrator of the Territory . She was valiant and bright , but very tired - she died soon after . Most were strangers in the southern city , but in morning light they found a place to live . Everything they owned ...
Page 95
... wife and seven children and their Irish maid . A sturdy old clipper - skipper from the China Seas , South Australia's Col- lector of Customs , Captain Douglas was appointed Government Resident . Others aboard Gulnare , as well as crew ...
... wife and seven children and their Irish maid . A sturdy old clipper - skipper from the China Seas , South Australia's Col- lector of Customs , Captain Douglas was appointed Government Resident . Others aboard Gulnare , as well as crew ...
Page 132
... wife and family of four young children . At Barrow Creek he found the operator ill , sent him to Adelaide in his stead , and took over the key . " Do not worry about the blacks , " he wrote to his wife . " They are poor- spirited ...
... wife and family of four young children . At Barrow Creek he found the operator ill , sent him to Adelaide in his stead , and took over the key . " Do not worry about the blacks , " he wrote to his wife . " They are poor- spirited ...
Contents
Chapter Page I WINGED VICTORY I | 1 |
LAND OF THE MOONBOW | 17 |
VIKINGS OF THE ARAFURA | 31 |
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