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FROM POLE TO POLE:

... 'Mtassa's village. This was built on a table-land of some miles in extent, and although palm, banana, cocoa-nut, and bread-fruit trees grew plentifully in the little town itself, and afforded a delightful shade from the scorching buu, the country around ...

Published: Saturday 26 July 1884
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4161 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

A VISIT TO NORFOLK ISLAND

... not be wearisome to reproduce the leading facts in a brisf form. The Bounty was a ship of war commissioned to convey bread-fruit trees from Tahiti to the West Indies. Her captain, William Bligh, though a skilful seaman aud a brave man, was an unendurable ...

Published: Saturday 20 March 1875
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4317 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE DANGERS OF LEVEL CROSSINGS

... from high conspicuous peak, called ‘Adams ' , the Union Jack was found flying from the staff close by the church. The bread-fruit tree appears likely to flourish again, they are carefully propagating it. 1 saw sevend very healthy-looking ones bearing fruit ...

Published: Saturday 04 March 1882
Newspaper: Whitby Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4155 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACT’S*

... clothed In delightful verdure, from the moaa of the jotting promontories on the shore, to the deep and rich follige of the bread-fruit tree ; the Oriental luxuriance of the tropical vegetation, or the wavy plnme of the lofty and graceful cocoa-nut grove. The ...

IHE HUDDERSFIELD DAILY CHRONICLE, MONDA Y, FEBRUARY 27, 18W

... eonaphasiacs peak gelled Adam's look oat,' and the Union sack was found dying from the staff sloe* by the ehoreh. The bread-fruit tree appear' likely to dourieh again, as they are carefully propagating it. I saw several very healthy ours bearing fruit ...

Published: Monday 27 February 1882
Newspaper: Huddersfield Daily Chronicle
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4080 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A KEEN TASTE

... clothad in delightful verdure, from “ the mos* of the jutting promontories on the shore, to the deep and rich foliage ths bread-fruit tree; the Oriental luxariano* of the tropical vegetation, tha wavy plum* of the lofty and graceful cocoa-nut grove. The scene ...

Published: Saturday 03 February 1883
Newspaper: Shipley Times and Express
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4493 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

RAGGED SCHOOL

... the forest but, unless besides being trees of knowledge, they were, to borrow a figure from the isles of the Pacific bread-fruit trees, few of these children would ever reck their shadow and still less sit under it unless with great delight. Tben again ...

Published: Thursday 30 August 1860
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4957 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE GRAND HORTICULTURAL FETE

... Clifton, which had several large bell-shaped flowers, and gained the first prize; the other one was a specimen of the bread-fruit tree, in bearing, from the West Indies, and was exhibited by John Hutton, Esq., of Sowber Hill, who succeeded obtaining the ...

Published: Thursday 04 August 1853
Newspaper: Yorkshire Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4395 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FROM POLE TO POLE:

... the forest side with grass, and clay houses from Timbuctoo and huts from the banks of the Zambesi ; stick fig trees, bread-fruit trees, and cocoa palms down in any corner where they'll grow, and a lime kilu wherever there is room, and you will have a very ...

Published: Saturday 19 July 1884
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4438 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

BRADFORD

... and several magnificent bouquets were exhibited, and over these was suspended a fine, but heavy spike of the banana, or bread-fruit tree, of great weight, from the gardens of Sir Titus Salt. The show was altogether local, as the extent of the prizes were ...

Published: Saturday 12 April 1873
Newspaper: Leeds Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5304 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

_&cafisi»3g Itt itu .pvejtfftc

... women and palm trees, and all that, and no trouble. Caption Cook, I think it is, saya that when a man haa planted ten bread-fruit trees he's done hie duty — provided for himself, and his family, and posterity. I think I oould be equal to ao much work. ...

Published: Saturday 10 July 1880
Newspaper: Huddersfield Chronicle
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4342 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EPITOME OF NEWS

... feeds 42 people; under oats, 88 people; under potatoes, Indian corn, and rice, 176 people; and under the plaintain, or bread-fruit tree, over 6000 people. I aamaaesists evidence of the extent of the mice plague in Dumfriesshire, is, that on one hill farm ...

Published: Friday 12 February 1892
Newspaper: Boston Spa News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4649 | Page: 7 | Tags: none