Recollections of Bush Life in Australia: During a Residence of Eight Years in the Interior |
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... hope of a speedy return to the land of his birth with a competent fortune , found not only that the prospect of wealth was removed to an indefinite distance , but that he could no longer withdraw from the adventure , and that he must ...
... hope of a speedy return to the land of his birth with a competent fortune , found not only that the prospect of wealth was removed to an indefinite distance , but that he could no longer withdraw from the adventure , and that he must ...
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... hope of improving his situation , to wander from his native land . The pursuits of the interior , as is generally known , are chiefly pastoral , and these necessitate an active , independent mode of life , which is congenial to English ...
... hope of improving his situation , to wander from his native land . The pursuits of the interior , as is generally known , are chiefly pastoral , and these necessitate an active , independent mode of life , which is congenial to English ...
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... hope of gratifying the curiosity of some of those who have thus an interest in our Australian settlements , which has cheered me on in the task of extracting from my journal such notices as , corrected by subsequent experience and ...
... hope of gratifying the curiosity of some of those who have thus an interest in our Australian settlements , which has cheered me on in the task of extracting from my journal such notices as , corrected by subsequent experience and ...
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... has perhaps originally entered upon a bush life in the hope of making suf- ficient money to enable him to return in comfort to the land of his birth in this he has been disappointed , but 22 [ CHAP . III . BUSH LIFE IN AUSTRALIA .
... has perhaps originally entered upon a bush life in the hope of making suf- ficient money to enable him to return in comfort to the land of his birth in this he has been disappointed , but 22 [ CHAP . III . BUSH LIFE IN AUSTRALIA .
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... hope for a visible change for the better in the aspect of society , but up to the present time the general tone of morality , especially among the working classes , has been extremely low . The two most glaring vices , intoxication and ...
... hope for a visible change for the better in the aspect of society , but up to the present time the general tone of morality , especially among the working classes , has been extremely low . The two most glaring vices , intoxication and ...
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