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  • A lady from Fiji called Moa came to seek a husband, and found one in a chief called

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

  • Zealanders knew, and called a Moa, published by a Mr. Williams.

    Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873

  • Helga, who called herself "Moa," earned her living by farm work, but she, too, wrote for labor movement newspapers.

    Harry Martinson: Catching the Dewdrop, Reflecting the Cosmos 2004

  • When the time comes to develop an area such as Moa, we have to look for personnel in all parts of the country to build there.

    3RD CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATION OF CUBAN WOMEN 1980

  • It was at Mesopotamia that I noticed so many remains of that extinct bird, the "Moa," and it appeared that some of the species had inhabited that locality not very many years previously.

    Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth

  • Ngati held up his hand for silence, and then whispering the word "Moa" again, he imitated the movements of a gigantic bird, signing to them to do likewise.

    The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens George Manville Fenn 1870

  • An extensive and highly interesting collection of bones, referrible to several species of the 'Moa' (Dinornis of Owen), and to three or four other genera of birds, formed by Mr. Walter Mantell, of Wellington, New Zealand, has recently arrived in England, and is now deposited in the British Museum.

    COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

  • "Moa", to his credit, fought valiantly to carve chances out of nothing and in spite of his total lack of service he was one of

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

  • "Moa", to his credit, fought valiantly to carve chances out of nothing and in spite of his total lack of service he was one of

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

  • In fact, finding out how Henning Hauger will cope with the holding-role, how "Moa" will fare up front and how comfortable Bjørn Helge Riise will look in midfield are amongst the few genuine points of interest in this game from the Norwegian perspective.

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

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