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From Squire to Squatter: A Tale of the Old Land and the New

by Gordon Stables

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Gordon Stables "From Squire to Squatter" "A Tale of the Old Land and the New"5
Chapter One.8
Book I—At Burley Old Farm. “Ten to-morrow, Archie.”8
Chapter Two.18
A Chip of the Old Block.18
Chapter Three.29
A Day of Adventure.29
Chapter Four.37
In the Old Castle Tower.37
Chapter Five.48
“Boys will be Boys.”48
Chapter Six.62
“Johnnie’s got the Grit in him.”62
Chapter Seven.71
“They’re up to some Black Work To-night.”71
Chapter Eight.79
The Widow’s Lonely Hut.79
Chapter Nine.91
The Whole Yard was Ablaze and Burning Fiercely.91
Chapter Ten.100
“After all, it doesn’t take much to make a Man Happy.”100
Chapter Eleven.109
Book II—At the Golden Gates. “Spoken Like His Father’s Son.”109
Chapter Twelve.119
“Keep on Your Cap. I was once a Poor Man Myself.”119
Chapter Thirteen.134
“Something in Soap.”134
Chapter Fourteen.142
The King may come in the Cadger’s Way.142
Chapter Fifteen.152
Bob’s Story: Wild Life at the Diggings.152
Chapter Sixteen.166
A Miner’s Marriage.166
Chapter Seventeen.176
Mr Winslow in a Different Light.176
Chapter Eighteen.186
Book III—In the Wild Interior. “In This New Land of Ours.”186
Chapter Nineteen.197
Burley New Farm.197
Chapter Twenty.208
Runaway Stock—Bivouac in the Bush-Night Scene.208
Chapter Twenty One.218
A Wild Adventure—Archie’s Pride Receives a Fall.218
Chapter Twenty Two.232
Round the Log Fire—Hurricane Bill and the Tiger-Snake—Gentleman Craig’s Resolve.232
Chapter Twenty Three.243
At Findlayson’s Farm—The Great Kangaroo Hunt—A Dinner and Concert.243
Chapter Twenty Four.251
A New Arrival.251
Chapter Twenty Five.261
The Stream of Life Flows Quietly on.261
Chapter Twenty Six.277
“I’ll Write a Letter Home.”277
Chapter Twenty Seven.291
Rumours of War.291
Chapter Twenty Eight.302
The Massacre at Findlayson’s Farm.302
Chapter Twenty Nine.313
On The War Trail.313
Chapter Thirty.324
Chest to Chest with Savages—How it all Ended.324
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE335