In Quest of CooliesH.S. King, 1872 - 137 páginas |
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... form of figs , is a fruitful source . Ten cocoa - nuts , when I was there , were worth about one fig of tobacco , but the native will only sell one at a time , and if you break the fig , you must take care that he gets all the different ...
... form of figs , is a fruitful source . Ten cocoa - nuts , when I was there , were worth about one fig of tobacco , but the native will only sell one at a time , and if you break the fig , you must take care that he gets all the different ...
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... form on each side of the head . This tribe , the most docile . MARE GIRL . and friendly of any I have seen , is also the only one which seems to have any knowledge of tattooing , and all its members bear on their cheek a star quaintly.
... form on each side of the head . This tribe , the most docile . MARE GIRL . and friendly of any I have seen , is also the only one which seems to have any knowledge of tattooing , and all its members bear on their cheek a star quaintly.
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... form of agreement having been translated to the men , each came forward readily to affix his mark , and evidently attached great importance to the ceremony , which they called ' making paper , ' and when we reached Brisbane instantly ...
... form of agreement having been translated to the men , each came forward readily to affix his mark , and evidently attached great importance to the ceremony , which they called ' making paper , ' and when we reached Brisbane instantly ...
Página 69
... form , as there is in the cases I have examined no appearance of decay in the flesh , or of the formation of scales . A rumour had gained ground that a white woman had for a long time been kept a prisoner , with her child , in the ...
... form , as there is in the cases I have examined no appearance of decay in the flesh , or of the formation of scales . A rumour had gained ground that a white woman had for a long time been kept a prisoner , with her child , in the ...
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... form the pièce de résis- tance at a native feast the same night that he lands . On the whole , I do not wonder that insurance companies in Sydney charge so high a premium as ten per cent . for insuring vessels bound to these islands ...
... form the pièce de résis- tance at a native feast the same night that he lands . On the whole , I do not wonder that insurance companies in Sydney charge so high a premium as ten per cent . for insuring vessels bound to these islands ...
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