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Why will fishermen leave dead fish lying around on the beach for weeks and weeks and weeks? | Why will fishermen leave dead fish lying around on the beach for weeks and weeks and weeks? | ||
- | "Let us go out to the boilers again" | + | "Let us go out to the boilers again" "How long ago was she wrecked?" |
No matter how gay the party, how bright the sun, how fresh the breeze, how sparkling the waves in the perfect curve of the bay, not for long can the thoughts dismiss the mental picture of that ship in distress. | No matter how gay the party, how bright the sun, how fresh the breeze, how sparkling the waves in the perfect curve of the bay, not for long can the thoughts dismiss the mental picture of that ship in distress. | ||
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- | Bullook-drivers have a reputation for being hard cases, but the team of Sliest | + | Bullook-drivers have a reputation for being hard cases, but the team of " |
- | The teem filtered down to "The Forest" | + | |
+ | The team filtered down to "The Forest" | ||
- | wading up to the end of the furnace to push in wood, and then ducking right under water to cool. Afterwards he was ably seconded by Ron and Wally -when the log was well alight someone hit an the bright idea of throwing in wet stones - as they dried the blasting began. At dark the whole company sat on the opposite bank and there was a bit of a sing-song in which Ernie figured prominently. Joan could not have been more thrilled if the fire had been started for her special benefit. | ||
On Sunday morning Joe got us started early, and we were soon at work on the main trouble - the two big and several small trees at Govett' | On Sunday morning Joe got us started early, and we were soon at work on the main trouble - the two big and several small trees at Govett' | ||
- | The dinner spell was welcomed and afterwards it was noticeable that there Was not the same rush to start work again. No one would think that Joe could be such a hard driver, but he kept us going all the time by example and cheer - He did work hard and certainly deserves his place as trustee. | + | |
+ | The dinner spell was welcomed and afterwards it was noticeable that there was not the same rush to start work again. No one would think that Joe could be such a hard driver, but he kept us going all the time by example and cheer. __He__ | ||
Tea time showed a big change, as several sections of the trees had been shifted and the river was running strongly in its new channel. At night the various parties stayed round their own fires, as all were too tired to make a big blaze - Jeff entertained our lot with tales of his war experiences, | Tea time showed a big change, as several sections of the trees had been shifted and the river was running strongly in its new channel. At night the various parties stayed round their own fires, as all were too tired to make a big blaze - Jeff entertained our lot with tales of his war experiences, | ||
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On Monday morning no one seemed very willing to get to work, but there was a little more to be done and a few more blasts shifted the remainder of the logs. Ernie and his girls started off early to go up by the Grand Canyon, while the rest of us stayed until about 2 p.m. Joe and Jeff went up Docker' | On Monday morning no one seemed very willing to get to work, but there was a little more to be done and a few more blasts shifted the remainder of the logs. Ernie and his girls started off early to go up by the Grand Canyon, while the rest of us stayed until about 2 p.m. Joe and Jeff went up Docker' | ||
- | It was a change from dam and blast to puff and pant. Ross, Edgar, Joan and Ken rushed past Morrie, Wally and Charlie while they were having tea at | + | |
- | the top and told them they would miss the train, but they reached one end of the platform just as it got to the other. | + | It was a change from dam and blast to puff and pant. Ross, Edgar, Joan and Ken rushed past Morrie, Wally and Charlie while they were having tea at the top and told them they would miss the train, but they reached one end of the platform just as it got to the other. |
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We splashed across the coral, up the beach so brief\\ | We splashed across the coral, up the beach so brief\\ | ||
To find a decent campsite for our night among the trees,\\ | To find a decent campsite for our night among the trees,\\ | ||
- | To leeward on the isle and sheltered from the breeze. | + | To leeward on the isle and sheltered from the breeze.\\ |
The skipper killed a turtle and the steaks proved good to eat,\\ Although the eggs were not so favoured as the meat. | The skipper killed a turtle and the steaks proved good to eat,\\ Although the eggs were not so favoured as the meat. | ||
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