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... seldom deficient , and which in time supplies the place of all others ; I mean that combination of active and passive courage which we call pluck , and for which I know no other term equally comprehensive . He will not ac- knowledge ...
... seldom deficient , and which in time supplies the place of all others ; I mean that combination of active and passive courage which we call pluck , and for which I know no other term equally comprehensive . He will not ac- knowledge ...
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... seldom occupied by more than two or three men the stock - keeper , who has charge of the herd , and another man , whose business it is to cook , fetch water , grind and bake , and , in short , keep house . The head station , or owner's ...
... seldom occupied by more than two or three men the stock - keeper , who has charge of the herd , and another man , whose business it is to cook , fetch water , grind and bake , and , in short , keep house . The head station , or owner's ...
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... seldom visits it in person , and leaving its entire management to an overseer , seems to consider it rather beneath his dignity to trouble himself about it , except during the wool season , when he makes his annual visit , to " send ...
... seldom visits it in person , and leaving its entire management to an overseer , seems to consider it rather beneath his dignity to trouble himself about it , except during the wool season , when he makes his annual visit , to " send ...
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... seldom with any intention on their part of staying beyond that time . The wages are not paid weekly , but at the expiration of the term of agreement , though in the interim a portion of them is advanced if desired . A written character ...
... seldom with any intention on their part of staying beyond that time . The wages are not paid weekly , but at the expiration of the term of agreement , though in the interim a portion of them is advanced if desired . A written character ...
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... seldom mentioned , till at last one day , after many years of quiet had led us to look upon the existence of such things as merely " a tale that is told , " we received a most unwelcome piece of intelligence - there were actually ...
... seldom mentioned , till at last one day , after many years of quiet had led us to look upon the existence of such things as merely " a tale that is told , " we received a most unwelcome piece of intelligence - there were actually ...
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animal Assyria bark better blow-flies bullock bushrangers capital cattle Church civilization climate climate of Australia colonist colony companion creek Crown 8vo distance districts drays enclosures England English favourable Fcap Fifth Edition flocks forest Fourth Edition frequently GEORGE BORROW grass grazing ground gullies habits half-wild hand herd History horsemen horses Illustrations interior of Australia journey Julius Cæsar kangaroo kangaroo dogs labour LADY land LORD Medium 8vo miles native dog nature neighbourhood neighbours never night occupied Omio once overland owner party pasture perhaps plain Port Jackson Portrait Post 8vo pursuit remarkable residence river road ROBERT SOUTHEY saddle saddle-horses scene Second Edition seemed seldom settler sheep shepherd side sight SIR CHARLES EASTLAKE soon sort South Wales spot stock whip stock-keeper stockowner stranger Sydney Third Edition traveller tribe usually vicinity Vols whole wholly wild Woodcuts wool woomera yards
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