Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1517William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 163
... hundred on board and another load to go back and fetch from the shore . " Well , this was a shattering blow . We obviously could not leave them behind , and we could take some more on . But it meant that the whole of my arrangements for ...
... hundred on board and another load to go back and fetch from the shore . " Well , this was a shattering blow . We obviously could not leave them behind , and we could take some more on . But it meant that the whole of my arrangements for ...
Page 166
... hundreds and hundreds like him , getting passage home to bring some other ship outward again through all the hazards of the sea . 66 When our 4000 troops went ashore at Alexandria most of them probably said , Thank God that's over ...
... hundreds and hundreds like him , getting passage home to bring some other ship outward again through all the hazards of the sea . 66 When our 4000 troops went ashore at Alexandria most of them probably said , Thank God that's over ...
Page 200
... hundred British soldiers would be sufficient to overawe the Maoris and to overcome any armed resistance that might be offered to the Government . He strangely underrated the position . This request was refused . " For five years the ...
... hundred British soldiers would be sufficient to overawe the Maoris and to overcome any armed resistance that might be offered to the Government . He strangely underrated the position . This request was refused . " For five years the ...
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