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Now in this time of unprecedented happenings and supreme efforts two facts stand out against a background of evidence - the large number of serving members of H.M. Forces enrolling for the Pelman Course and the continued support of ...
Now in this time of unprecedented happenings and supreme efforts two facts stand out against a background of evidence - the large number of serving members of H.M. Forces enrolling for the Pelman Course and the continued support of ...
Page 189
With the first creep of light on the Monday morning the wind rose to gale force , and the seas became wilder than ever . In the false dawn a buoy with a flag shot past the dinghy ' at a devil of a speed with the tide .
With the first creep of light on the Monday morning the wind rose to gale force , and the seas became wilder than ever . In the false dawn a buoy with a flag shot past the dinghy ' at a devil of a speed with the tide .
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... they became aware of bullets dropping among them from behind ; and looking round they observed for the first time that the Flagstaff Hill had been taken , and a strong force of Maoris was firing at them from the rim of the hill .
... they became aware of bullets dropping among them from behind ; and looking round they observed for the first time that the Flagstaff Hill had been taken , and a strong force of Maoris was firing at them from the rim of the hill .
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