The Squatter's Dream: A Story of Australian LifeMacmillan, 1891 - 312 pages |
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... Geordie Stirling , and a black boy , and in front of them a good draft of unusually well - bred fat cattle , in full route for the metropolis - a not very lengthened drive during which no possible care by day or by night was omitted by ...
... Geordie Stirling , and a black boy , and in front of them a good draft of unusually well - bred fat cattle , in full route for the metropolis - a not very lengthened drive during which no possible care by day or by night was omitted by ...
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... Geordie , who was a preternaturally early riser . A stage or two on the town side of his station lived Bertram Tunstall , a great friend of his , whose homestead he always made the day before reaching home . They were great cronies ...
... Geordie , who was a preternaturally early riser . A stage or two on the town side of his station lived Bertram Tunstall , a great friend of his , whose homestead he always made the day before reaching home . They were great cronies ...
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... Geordie Stirling , and a black boy , and in front of them a good draft of unusually well - bred fat cattle , in full route for the metropolis - a not very lengthened drive - during which no possible care by day or by night was omitted ...
... Geordie Stirling , and a black boy , and in front of them a good draft of unusually well - bred fat cattle , in full route for the metropolis - a not very lengthened drive - during which no possible care by day or by night was omitted ...
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... Geordie , who was a preternaturally early riser . A stage or two on the town side of his station lived Bertram Tunstall , a great friend of his , whose homestead he always made the day before reaching home . They were great cronies ...
... Geordie , who was a preternaturally early riser . A stage or two on the town side of his station lived Bertram Tunstall , a great friend of his , whose homestead he always made the day before reaching home . They were great cronies ...
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... hut stood , put up by him and the faithful Geordie , and in which he had considered himself luxuriously lodged , as a contrast to living under a dray . Over there was where he had sowed his first vegetable CHAPTER II. ...
... hut stood , put up by him and the faithful Geordie , and in which he had considered himself luxuriously lodged , as a contrast to living under a dray . Over there was where he had sowed his first vegetable CHAPTER II. ...
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