Australia as it is: Its Settlements, Farms, and Gold Fields, Том 1Colburn, 1852 - Всего страниц: 317 |
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... occasional use , we shall not stop here to mention them . Opossums may be considered their staple food : to obtain these the native will climb gigantic trees , making notches with a light chisel - pointed iron bar as he ascends for the ...
... occasional use , we shall not stop here to mention them . Opossums may be considered their staple food : to obtain these the native will climb gigantic trees , making notches with a light chisel - pointed iron bar as he ascends for the ...
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... occasional occur- rence among these children of the wilds . The women seldom let a half - caste child live ; and when interrogated on the subject , they say : " Knock him piccaniny on head , him piccaniny plenty no good ! " The idea ...
... occasional occur- rence among these children of the wilds . The women seldom let a half - caste child live ; and when interrogated on the subject , they say : " Knock him piccaniny on head , him piccaniny plenty no good ! " The idea ...
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... occasionally purloining a stray sheep or bullock . In many instances they are useful to the settlers as labourers , although , being essentially creatures of impulse , and having no ambition to benefit their condition , they look with ...
... occasionally purloining a stray sheep or bullock . In many instances they are useful to the settlers as labourers , although , being essentially creatures of impulse , and having no ambition to benefit their condition , they look with ...
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... or lozenge 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.
... or lozenge 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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... occasionally seen in the water , where they swim with great ease and speed , and are frequently taken for water snakes . The true water snakes , however , may be easily distinguished from all others by their pos- sessing a flattened ...
... occasionally seen in the water , where they swim with great ease and speed , and are frequently taken for water snakes . The true water snakes , however , may be easily distinguished from all others by their pos- sessing a flattened ...
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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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