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... Gullies - Australian Night Scene - Tracking a Wild Herd - The Chase and Return · Page · 95 CHAPTER X. First Visit from the Aborigines - Portrait of an Australian Savage -Of а " Gin " or Female -Their Natural Character - A " Corro- bory ...
... Gullies - Australian Night Scene - Tracking a Wild Herd - The Chase and Return · Page · 95 CHAPTER X. First Visit from the Aborigines - Portrait of an Australian Savage -Of а " Gin " or Female -Their Natural Character - A " Corro- bory ...
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... Gullies — Australian Night Scene - Tracking a Wild Herd -The Chase and Return . BEYOND the undulating plains which formed our district , lay a vast expanse of broken country , consisting of dry creeks , gullies , wooded hills , and ...
... Gullies — Australian Night Scene - Tracking a Wild Herd -The Chase and Return . BEYOND the undulating plains which formed our district , lay a vast expanse of broken country , consisting of dry creeks , gullies , wooded hills , and ...
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... gullies that very evening , and encamp there during the night , so as to have the whole of the following day for our work . Our party consisted of five horsemen , most of them well qualified for the expedition ; and my friend , the ...
... gullies that very evening , and encamp there during the night , so as to have the whole of the following day for our work . Our party consisted of five horsemen , most of them well qualified for the expedition ; and my friend , the ...
Page 97
... and it was very exciting to see the whole party going down it toge- ther , rattling the loose stones from under their horses ' feet , plunging into , and as suddenly emerging again , from H 2 CHAP . IX . ] 99 A DAY IN THE GULLIES .
... and it was very exciting to see the whole party going down it toge- ther , rattling the loose stones from under their horses ' feet , plunging into , and as suddenly emerging again , from H 2 CHAP . IX . ] 99 A DAY IN THE GULLIES .
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... gullies . " * This expression is very common in Australia , and is apparently borrowed from the American " no snakes . " It denotes admiration or triumph . Anything particularly good is said by the class of men we are here describing to ...
... gullies . " * This expression is very common in Australia , and is apparently borrowed from the American " no snakes . " It denotes admiration or triumph . Anything particularly good is said by the class of men we are here describing to ...
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animal antipodes arrival bark become better blow-flies boomering bullock bush of Australia bushrangers called capital catarrh Charley civilization climate climate of Australia colonist colony companion creek distance districts drays enclosures England excitement favourable flocks forest frequently gradually grass grazing ground gullies habits hand head station herd horned cattle horsemen horses inland township interior of Australia journey kangaroo kangaroo dogs keep labour land less means miles native dog nature neighbourhood neighbours never night occasion occupied Omio once out-stations overland owner party pasture perhaps plain platypus Port Jackson pursuit remarkable residence ride river road saddle saddle-horses scene seemed seldom settler sheep shepherd side sight Snowy River soon sort South Wales spear spot stock whip stock-keeper stockowner stranger Sydney traveller tribe usually vicinity waddy whole wholly wild wood wool woomera yards yarraman