Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 203
... hills which surround the bay . To the north is Flagstaff Hill , 300 feet high , and to the south is another low hill , the two hills projecting like horns into the sea . The main approach to the town from the land was along a gully at ...
... hills which surround the bay . To the north is Flagstaff Hill , 300 feet high , and to the south is another low hill , the two hills projecting like horns into the sea . The main approach to the town from the land was along a gully at ...
Page 205
... Hill had been taken , and a strong force of Maoris was firing at them from the rim of the hill . Fortunately , Hone Heke con- sidered that he had accomplished his part of the fight , and he remained with his 200 men on the hill watching ...
... Hill had been taken , and a strong force of Maoris was firing at them from the rim of the hill . Fortunately , Hone Heke con- sidered that he had accomplished his part of the fight , and he remained with his 200 men on the hill watching ...
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... hill towards Saltwood , with the Channel still a blaze of tur- quoise blue away to the left and the French coast becoming momentarily visible as the hot sun cleared the morning mist . I had not intended going that way , but it was ...
... hill towards Saltwood , with the Channel still a blaze of tur- quoise blue away to the left and the French coast becoming momentarily visible as the hot sun cleared the morning mist . I had not intended going that way , but it was ...
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