Traveling in New Zealand
This farmland had not long been reclaimed from virgin bush. It had been felled, and a year later burnt. Trunks of two to three feet in diameter had survived …
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Travel to New Zealand
We did all our own cooking, and Arthur baked the bread. I tried one baking, but it was too hard to eat. Every other Sunday it was my turn …
Visit to New Zealand
Feeling rather a failure, I packed my things and, crossing from North Island to South Island by steamer, I set off for the west coast. This meant crossing the …
New Zealand Map English
I found that this limited the number of farmers I could see to an average of five a day, which was what I wanted. I set out with my …
Australia Country Map
The doping was not the short job we had expected. We seldom had two hours in the morning or afternoon warm enough for it, and as we had to …
Australia Map Location
Minnie arrived, full of chatter and giggles. Eileen was intent and quiet, as if unwilling to waste the enjoyment of one second. Gower told me exactly what type of …
New Zealand Administrative Map
I had an offer to join Dibbs Jones on a gold-prospecting expedition into the mountains. It was called ‘fossicking’. This coincided with a day when I felt it was …
Flag Of New Zealand
I came away richer in experience, and with two pieces of gold-bearing quartz in which the gold could be seen by the aid of a magnifying glass. When I …