The Old Frontier Te Awamutu the Story of the Waipa Valley
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The blockhouse has dis- appeared; the site is traceable only by a hollow showing where the magazine was under the floor of the building. A short distance to the W. S. W. Of this spot, on slightly higher ground, just on the edge of the Karaponia crest, with the acacia grove feathering the abrupt slope to the swamp a hundred feet below, is the place where two Armstrong guns were posted to shell the pa. A tall bluegum marks the exact spot; at its foot are the fern-grown remains of a short parapet,... the gun emplacement.
It was estimated that about 40, 000 rounds of ammunition were fired by the troops during the three days' fighting at Orakau.
THE BATTLE OF ORAKAU 75 " Some of our men, " wrote an eye-witness, " lost their lives through foolishly and recklessly exposing themselves to the fire of the rebels. Tired of waiting in the sap, and in some instances excited by drink, they stood up and invited their fate: ' Come on, ' they would cry, 'and we'll cook your head for you!' in jocular allusion to the preserved heads which once formed an important article of trade in this "island.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The blockhouse has dis- appeared; the site is traceable only by a hollow showing where the magazine was under the floor of the building. A short distance to the W. S. W. Of this spot, on slightly higher ground, just on the edge of the Karaponia crest, with the acacia grove feathering the abrupt slope to the swamp a hundred feet below, is the place where two Armstrong guns were posted to shell the pa. A tall bluegum marks the exact spot; at its foot are the fern-grown remains of a short parapet,... the gun emplacement.
It was estimated that about 40, 000 rounds of ammunition were fired by the troops during the three days' fighting at Orakau.
THE BATTLE OF ORAKAU 75 " Some of our men, " wrote an eye-witness, " lost their lives through foolishly and recklessly exposing themselves to the fire of the rebels. Tired of waiting in the sap, and in some instances excited by drink, they stood up and invited their fate: ' Come on, ' they would cry, 'and we'll cook your head for you!' in jocular allusion to the preserved heads which once formed an important article of trade in this "island.
What to read after The Old Frontier Te Awamutu the Story of the Waipa Valley?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Cowan James to read onlineMoreLess
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