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  2. An Old Western Custom.

    We had been out rabbiting, and, feeling weary, we thought a rest wouldn't do any harm. Suddenly a rifle shot rang out, and a bullet whistled ...

    Article : 140 words
  3. So They Say

    There is no need to go as far as New Guinea for secrets ("Queenslander," 9/8/'34). Our own Torres Strait Islands can provide them. Yam ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 416 words
  4. Hen Went To Kirk

    The communion service was solemnly proceeding. The wine was ready in the individual glasses on a tray covered with a white cloth. It being ...

    Article : 220 words
  5. In Agreement

    "Cam H." (Queenslander, 2/8/34) is correct in stating that the kangaroo does not touch the ground with its tail when in flight. I have followed ...

    Article : 235 words
  6. Taming Wild Cats

    Native cats can be tamed all right. —"R.B" ("QueenBlander," 2/8/34). I've one at present. During the dry spell last year I noticed that for some ...

    Article : 237 words
  7. The Climbers

    In re the tree-climbing kangaroo debated in this page recently—his body is like a dog's, his head is like a monkey's, and his tail is four feet six inches in ...

    Article : 123 words
  8. Mutton—and Mutton

    The numbers of people who ONLY think they can discriminate between the flesh of the goat and the sheep are surprising. Some years ago I was ...

    Article : 163 words
  9. Any Takers?

    Since early childhood I have been aware that our laughing jackass is protected, the reason given being that he is a killer of snakes. After being ...

    Article : 230 words
  10. Goanna Grips

    Once saw two goannas fighting. They came at each other agape, and endeavoured to get hold of each other with their mouths. Failing to do any ...

    Article : 112 words
  11. Saurian Cannibals

    crocodiles are real cannibals; given a chance they will feed extensively on their fellows, especially the young ones. At the Stewart River (Cape York ...

    Article : 200 words
  12. Last Word Again

    These new tramway concessions! Journeying home on a crowded tram. I noticed a young miss present a much dilapidated ticket with a nas[?]y gash ...

    Article : 58 words
  13. Tough Bees Needed

    Most flowers have a sweet and most agreeable odour, but there are exceptions even in bush trees. For some days every one about the place was ...

    Article : 194 words
  14. Knew His Calls

    Young Brother had a curra-wong (commonly known as "cow-ark"), which proved to be a rather intelligent bird. Talk? When the children ...

    Article : 137 words
  15. Classified Advertising

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    Advertising : 130 words
  16. More Hearty Eaters

    I studied with interest a young cassowary two months old that followed my father home from Innisfail, then known as Geraldton. He became a ...

    Article : 84 words
  17. Like Big Guns

    One day my mate and I were surprised to hear loud reports from the direction of Proserpine, and knowing there were no big guns there we were ...

    Article : 178 words
  18. "Tar!"

    Bill was a shearer just in from the West when he met civilisation on a moderates-large scale outside the capital with a week's growth of ...

    Article : 130 words
  19. He Knew The Scent

    Satan, our black tom-cat, had a great detestation of goats. One evening our next-door neighbour passed us over a jug of goat's milk. A saucerful was duly place near the stove ...

    Article : 142 words
  20. NO PAIN.

    There is one form of relief from pain that is always permissible. "Don't let the patient suffer," says the doctor, "for pain retards recovery." The nurse ...

    Article : 208 words
  21. Hard-And Heavy

    Bill was about to receive his time, and the boss handed him a cheque. "That's no blinking good to me," says Bill, "I want the hard cash." The boss ...

    Article : 93 words
  22. More Freaks

    Has anyone ever seen a pure white native bear? I once shot one on Nindooinbah station, in the Logan district. Its fur was a gem—thick, deep, and ...

    Article : 78 words
  23. Trampled Weed

    Was weighing cane at a North Coast derrick one day when Mike Sweeney's little kid from over the road sidled up. "Well, Tommy," says I, "how's ...

    Article : 63 words
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