No Roll of DrumsA.H. & A.W. Reed, 1947 - 176 стор. "This is an intimate sketch of early settlers' life in New Zealand, the time ending with the nineteenth century"--Preface |
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... canoe . It was guarded from the current by the " Big Rock " and the " Little Rock " and there were three entrances all requiring skill to navigate . Most of the canoes on the river were white men's work and were real dugouts , flat ...
... canoe . It was guarded from the current by the " Big Rock " and the " Little Rock " and there were three entrances all requiring skill to navigate . Most of the canoes on the river were white men's work and were real dugouts , flat ...
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... canoe . Raspberries in casks were a tricky load but we had no mishaps with them . We were as efficient as Red Indians in canoe work . Mary was the strongest of the girls , long in the arm and cool and unconcerned in any emergency ...
... canoe . Raspberries in casks were a tricky load but we had no mishaps with them . We were as efficient as Red Indians in canoe work . Mary was the strongest of the girls , long in the arm and cool and unconcerned in any emergency ...
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... canoe , not famous as other Maori canoes of legend , but she had a career and a record . She was not our first , but our last family canoe . The first was made before I remember and she crossed the river in an unusual way . My father ...
... canoe , not famous as other Maori canoes of legend , but she had a career and a record . She was not our first , but our last family canoe . The first was made before I remember and she crossed the river in an unusual way . My father ...
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