Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 308William Blackwood, 1970 |
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Page 195
... miles south of Montevideo , out of the River Plate now , the water no longer discoloured , and we tacked in towards ... miles to the west and we would not see it again until we approached Cabo Blanco 500 miles to the south- south ...
... miles south of Montevideo , out of the River Plate now , the water no longer discoloured , and we tacked in towards ... miles to the west and we would not see it again until we approached Cabo Blanco 500 miles to the south- south ...
Page 315
... miles apart , and the easternmost summit nine miles from Cabo San Diego , so that by laying off three times the distance I could ensure giving the worst tide- rips a good berth . It was towards this point that we now set our bow . We ...
... miles apart , and the easternmost summit nine miles from Cabo San Diego , so that by laying off three times the distance I could ensure giving the worst tide- rips a good berth . It was towards this point that we now set our bow . We ...
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... miles by road from Perth , and that is nothing in Western Australia which , with its million square miles , is three times the size of Texas . But the mail , which comes thrice a week , bringing anything the mail- man can fit into his ...
... miles by road from Perth , and that is nothing in Western Australia which , with its million square miles , is three times the size of Texas . But the mail , which comes thrice a week , bringing anything the mail- man can fit into his ...
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PAXOS BY ANTHONY AIKMAN | 48 |
A CHANTYMAN LOOKS BACK BY A H RASMUSSEN 254 | 97 |
PRAESTO BY JAMES MONTGOMERY ROBINSON 385 | 150 |
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