Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1Colburn, 1852 - Всего страниц: 317 |
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... feet pressing nearly opposite to their feet : there too the com- pass points to the south ; the sun travels along the northern heavens ; the mercury of the baro- meter rises with a southerly and falls with a northerly wind ; the animals ...
... feet pressing nearly opposite to their feet : there too the com- pass points to the south ; the sun travels along the northern heavens ; the mercury of the baro- meter rises with a southerly and falls with a northerly wind ; the animals ...
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... feet are short , and the toes wide and turned inwards . Both sexes scarify their bodies , anoint themselves with oil , and frequently wear rings , or orna- ments in the nose , which they deem a charm against evil . The aborigines are ...
... feet are short , and the toes wide and turned inwards . Both sexes scarify their bodies , anoint themselves with oil , and frequently wear rings , or orna- ments in the nose , which they deem a charm against evil . The aborigines are ...
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... feet , which , as regards motion , is almost a perfect thumb . The average size of their bodies is that of a small rabbit ; their skins are clothed in soft grey hairs , and their heads in confor- mation resemble those of the rat . The ...
... feet , which , as regards motion , is almost a perfect thumb . The average size of their bodies is that of a small rabbit ; their skins are clothed in soft grey hairs , and their heads in confor- mation resemble those of the rat . The ...
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... feet ; the fore - feet being armed with spurs which are said to be poisonous . It lays eggs like the duck , hatches them in the same manner , and then suckles the young like the mole . It is very shy , and leads a burrowing life in the ...
... feet ; the fore - feet being armed with spurs which are said to be poisonous . It lays eggs like the duck , hatches them in the same manner , and then suckles the young like the mole . It is very shy , and leads a burrowing life in the ...
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... shape , and hence its name . Its ordinary length is from 8 to 10 feet , although occasionally it is found much larger . The carpet snake resembles the foregoing in size , habits and general aspect , but its skin 44 AUSTRALIA.
... shape , and hence its name . Its ordinary length is from 8 to 10 feet , although occasionally it is found much larger . The carpet snake resembles the foregoing in size , habits and general aspect , but its skin 44 AUSTRALIA.
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Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1 Francis Lancelott Полный просмотр - 1852 |
Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1 Francis Lancelott Полный просмотр - 1852 |
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Стр. 295 - ... permitted to dig, search for, or remove gold on or from any land, whether public or private, without first taking out and paying for a license in the form annexed. 2. For the present, and pending further proof of the extent of the...