Aborigines of Van Diemen's Land, 1830-1840 - Page 192
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whole of the military available in the Colony, the towns being left to the protection of the respectable inhabitants who formed themselves into a guard.
When the lines closed in, the we right wing on Sorell, the centre at the White marsh, and the left wing on Spring Bay, the scene at night was truly sublime. For a distance of thirty miles fires were seen blazing on the top of mountains, descending thence into the valleys and the plains. At The Line remained stationary for some times, and Mr Oldings fa estate at Prosser's plains was speedily cleared, the fallen wood being consumed. so It would have cost much labour and expense to have otherwise cleared the land.
Meanwhile several untowards circumstances and accidents impeded the progress of the line. For many days the rain came down in torrents, rendering the rough road almost impassable for carts laden with provisions and stores, and what