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Partington is the only man not recovered from the aircraft.
Partington, Roger D. 1969
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Parkinson, Jane, alias Partington, alias Ann Marsden Manchester 21 July, 1785 7
The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) Arthur Phillip 1776
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While Neil Partington, who was a patrolman proper, received a regular salary, Charley and I, being merely deputies, received only what we earned - that is to say, a certain percentage of the fines imposed on convicted violators of the fish laws.
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"Well, Charley," Neil Partington said, as we discussed it on the wharf afterward, "I fail to see where your boasted imagination came into play this time."
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Charley Le Grant and I were agreed, I think, that Neil Partington was the best.
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About this time Neil Partington happened along from the Lower Bay, where he had been for a number of weeks.
Charley's Coup 2010
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Neil Partington, highly disgusted with his adventure, departed for the Lower Bay, taking Nicholas with him, and Charley and I were left to our own resources.
Charley's Coup 2010
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Charley called it a "coop," having heard Neil Partington use the term; but I think he misunderstood the word, and thought it meant "coop," to catch, to trap.
Charley's Coup 2010
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Neil Partington took one of them with him to help manage the Reindeer, while Charley and I went on ahead with the other in the captured boat.
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When the Reindeer came along, after a fruitless pursuit of the shad fleet, Charley instructed Neil Partington to send out his own salmon boat, with blankets, provisions, and a fisherman's charcoal stove.
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