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The Yellow Wave (Kenneth Mackay 1895)

Book 4, chapter 24 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XXIV. In the depths of the sea. Night now shrouded the waters of the Gulf, and the clouds spread out their heavy mantles between the stars … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 24 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 23 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XXIII. On board the ‘Hi Lung’. Leaving Charleville the day after his conversation with Count Zenski, the Mongol leader travelled direct to … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 23 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 22 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XXII. An alternative. Led by Dromeroff, the Mongol columns resumed their march on Brisbane the day after the battle. Had the defeat been … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 22 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 21 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XXI. Commissioner Wang gets a left-hander. While Leroy, surrounded by orderlies and accompanied by Dromeroff and other staff-officers, was … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 21 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 20 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XX. Sauve qui peut!. From the hill lately occupied by the chief of the national army, General Leroy now directed the pursuit. With the … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 20 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 19 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XIX. The battle. On the summit of a slight rise a group of cavalry officers stood looking through their glasses out over the level lands … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 19 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 18 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XVIII. At the outposts. About the time that Count Zenski left General Leroy’s tent, Ted Johnson, now a Major, having finished the circuit … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 18 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 17 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XVII. Count Zenski again warns Philip Orloff. While the various Australian Cabinets, awakened from their long dream of false security by … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 17 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 16 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XVI. The call to arms. On September 24 the intelligence that war had been declared, accompanied by a warning with regard to possible … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 16 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 15 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XV. ‘Who are you, Philip?’. Through Orloff’s veins the blood surged for a moment, then rushed back to his heart, while his hands trembled, … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 15 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 14 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XIV. The storming of the fort. As Hatten passed the dining-hall, now converted into a hospital, he met Heather. Through the half-opened … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 14 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 13 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XIII. The siege of Fort Mallarraway. An hour after Hatten left the Fort at the head of the ‘Ringers,’ the watchers on the roof of the … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 13 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 12 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XII. The defence of Longreach. When Leroy left the ruined house, his first impulse was to at once confront Hoffman; but as he hurried … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 12 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 11 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter XI. A sacrifice on the altar of ambition. At daybreak on the morning after his interview with Zenski, Leroy started for Charleville, drawn … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 11 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 10 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter X. The council of war. In Fort Mallarraway a feeling of doubt and unrest pervaded every breast. Ignorant that the Kalmucks, who had so … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 10 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 9 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter IX. The sacking of Hughenden. The rumours of which Hatten had spoken in his letter to Cameron were only too true. Normanton had fallen … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 9 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 8 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VIII. The escape. When first Johnson told his story, Cameron sat as a man stunned. Then, as he realized that the horror which filled even … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 8 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 7 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VII. ‘Hatten’s ringers’. When once convinced by President Musgrave that the danger of attack from the Gulf was not only possible but … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 7 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 6 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VI. A close shave. Four days before the attack on Point Parker, Ted Johnson drove Edith and her mother from Isis Downs to Cloncurry, where … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 6 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 5 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter V. The news is carried south. On the afternoon which saw the streets of Point Parker full of armed and hostile soldiers, Frank McLean sat … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 5 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 4 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter IV. Count Zenski and Philip Orloff. Punctual to time, Colonel Redski rode up to the Mitylene Palace. In the streets, the shrieks of … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 4 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 3 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter III. Count Zenski welcomes General Leroy. Some revellers staggering through the deserted streets caught gleams of fire moving over the … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 3 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 2 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter II. The coming of the Mongols. The sea-birds sleeping on the dreary surface of the Gulf rose screeching from their wave-rocked slumber, … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 2 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 4, chapter 1 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] The Yellow Wave Book IV. The wave breaks. Chapter I. A stormy petrel. Leaving the brilliantly-lighted piazza of the Mitylene Palace, … [Read more...] about Book 4, chapter 1 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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Book 3, chapter 8 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from The Yellow Wave: A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia (1895) by Kenneth Mackay.] Chapter VIII. The horse-muster. Recognising the hopeless deterioration of Australian horse-breeding, the owners of Afton Downs early determined to … [Read more...] about Book 3, chapter 8 [The Yellow Wave, by Kenneth Mackay, 1895]

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