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Article : 126 wordsMY wife hated cricket; hated it with a contempt almost too deep for words. She maintained that the of ...
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Article : 98 wordsNOT only in South Africa are ostriches used as hacks, "Orion" (Queenslander, 26/11/36), but regularly each day these huge birds are ...
Article : 157 wordsEVEN Binghi sometimes dyes his hair—and his whiskers. For this purpose the Northern blacks use the ...
Article : 132 wordsA "MORNING GLORY" is a frequent occurrence in the Gulf country. During a stay in Burketown I witnessed one. A low bank of clouds ...
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The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Thu 25 Feb 1937, Page 2
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