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... LAND OF THE RISING SUN , " ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ( SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS ) , WEST CORNER OF ST . PAUL'S CHURCHYARD . - — [ All rights reserved . ] 251 LONDON : PRINTED BY WERTHEIMER ...
... LAND OF THE RISING SUN , " ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ( SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS ) , WEST CORNER OF ST . PAUL'S CHURCHYARD . - — [ All rights reserved . ] 251 LONDON : PRINTED BY WERTHEIMER ...
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... LAND OF THE RISING SUN , " ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS . OF LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ( SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS ) , WEST CORNER OF ST . PAUL'S CHURCHYARD . — [ All rights reserved . ] 251 C LONDON : PRINTED BY ...
... LAND OF THE RISING SUN , " ETC. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS . OF LONDON : GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ( SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS ) , WEST CORNER OF ST . PAUL'S CHURCHYARD . — [ All rights reserved . ] 251 C LONDON : PRINTED BY ...
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... land with the proceeds of their labour at the Ballarat gold - fields . We went on board at the Sandridge pier , where a number of colonists had assembled to witness the departure of the heathen diggers , who were detested by the people ...
... land with the proceeds of their labour at the Ballarat gold - fields . We went on board at the Sandridge pier , where a number of colonists had assembled to witness the departure of the heathen diggers , who were detested by the people ...
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... land . Forwards , a sow and some porkers grunted and squeaked for their morning meal , whilst amidships a setter and a kangaroo - hound growled at them in a watchful manner if they infringed on the after- deck . Altogether it was as ...
... land . Forwards , a sow and some porkers grunted and squeaked for their morning meal , whilst amidships a setter and a kangaroo - hound growled at them in a watchful manner if they infringed on the after- deck . Altogether it was as ...
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... land , who not only instructed me in his language , taking lessons in English in return , but gave me a large amount of information respecting his country . I learnt from him that a great amount of error exists amongst Europeans about ...
... land , who not only instructed me in his language , taking lessons in English in return , but gave me a large amount of information respecting his country . I learnt from him that a great amount of error exists amongst Europeans about ...
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