The Kangaroo Hunters, Or, Adventures in the BushRoutledge, Warne & Routledge, 1860 - 463 páginas |
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... opening , clear of breakers ; we'll try to bring her in here . " — Then , after he had , with sailor's skill , secured the ropes to two huge fragments of rock , he continued , — " Now , let's be off again , and see how we can manage it ...
... opening , clear of breakers ; we'll try to bring her in here . " — Then , after he had , with sailor's skill , secured the ropes to two huge fragments of rock , he continued , — " Now , let's be off again , and see how we can manage it ...
Página 64
... opening they wished it to enter , belaying the rope anew as they gained a few yards . Slowly and painfully the work progressed ; sometimes they snatched a moment for food and rest ; sometimes the faint - hearted threw down an oar or ...
... opening they wished it to enter , belaying the rope anew as they gained a few yards . Slowly and painfully the work progressed ; sometimes they snatched a moment for food and rest ; sometimes the faint - hearted threw down an oar or ...
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... opening , which they concluded led into the hold . The cask broke open with the fall , and a number of potatoes ran out . Every hand was quickly summoned to collect and save the valuable contents ; the cask was righted and carefully ...
... opening , which they concluded led into the hold . The cask broke open with the fall , and a number of potatoes ran out . Every hand was quickly summoned to collect and save the valuable contents ; the cask was righted and carefully ...
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... opening , they had penetrated into a spacious cave , the mouth of which would be cov- ered at high - water ; but as it shelved upwards to a con- siderable distance in the rocks , the back part was safe and dry . " Just think , Hugh , my ...
... opening , they had penetrated into a spacious cave , the mouth of which would be cov- ered at high - water ; but as it shelved upwards to a con- siderable distance in the rocks , the back part was safe and dry . " Just think , Hugh , my ...
Página 98
... opening . A roller , left in the wreck , enabled them at high - water to run out the boat , and Wilkins and Arthur volunteered to make the first trial in it . Jack was detained on shore , where he was always usefully employed , and the ...
... opening . A roller , left in the wreck , enabled them at high - water to run out the boat , and Wilkins and Arthur volunteered to make the first trial in it . Jack was detained on shore , where he was always usefully employed , and the ...
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