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CENTENARIAN BUYS RIDING BOOTS
[V/fR. James McNamara, of Jandowae, who will be 100 this month, walked a quarter of a mile on Friday to buy a pair of riding boots. Until five years ago he rode a spirited horse, and although his pur chase was largely through force of habit, the shopkeeper said that he
would not be surprised to see him on a horse atrain.
Two years ago he wanted to buy a bicycle, but the shopkeeper refused to sell him one. Mr. McNamara has retained his sight, and takes an active interest in world events. His newsagent has sup plied him with The Courier-Mail for many years, and recently he installed a wireless set. He has lived in Jandowae district for 90 years. For a long period he worked on Burran Downs station,
30 miles north of the town, and later botight his own selection. Now he lives with his son (aged 72), and walks the quarter-mile to the town almost every day. He came to Queensland in 1851, after having seen the first sod turned on the first railway in Sydney. . He has foui sons, three of whom are married, grandchildren, and a great-grandchild of four years.