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  2. Show Time

    When the shows are in full swing it is surprising to see what a keen interest the people take in the various exhibits. Well, do I remember the time ...

    Article : 131 words
  3. So They Say

    The editor of a city newspaper re quired an urgent message done the other day, and as both his office boys were already away on messages he ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 186 words
  4. Dangerous Nests

    The blue kingfisher and some of the diamond birds make their nests in the banks of a creek or river by peck ing out long tunnels, which often ...

    Article : 144 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 204 words
  6. Diving Champions

    At deep sea diving I would back the Torres Strait Islanders against any other natives or white men (without dress) in the world. Without any ...

    Article : 248 words
  7. Turtle Shell Carvings

    The natives of the Torres Strait islands are adepts at carving orna ments from turtle shells, and most of their palm-thatched homes are ...

    Article : 191 words
  8. Four-Barrelled Pistol.

    "King T's" account of old police weapons found on Kroombit station. Central Queensland (Q'lander Nov. 29, 1934), brings to memory a ...

    Article : 137 words
  9. A Harmless Octopus

    Everybody knows, of course, that the giant octopus of the deep water is one of the worst enemies of divers, and many pearl divers of the North ...

    Article : 217 words
  10. A Fortune Missed

    "Yes," said the old swagman, as he mended his boot with a sole cut from one of our old car tyres, "the last time I was on the Russell River I nearly ...

    Article : 186 words
  11. The final Word

    Two old farmers were discussing the prospects for the coming potato crop. One of them, whose prospects were not the best, was addicted to the use ...

    Article : 90 words
  12. Two "Birds" With One . . .

    On an Iveragh cattle property strychnine was put out for dingoes but as it turned out not only the dingoes took it. Several days after ...

    Article : 71 words
  13. A Modern Lady Godiva

    Of the many little incidents which used to help to break the monotony 0f camp-life years ago, one in particu lar remains as a vivid memory to me, ...

    Article : 240 words
  14. What Is It ?

    I was shown the other day a curi osity in the form of a milky-white stone, very like alabaster, which had been taken from the stomach of a ...

    Article : 165 words
  15. Frog Barometer

    It is not very well known even among bushmen that frogs dislike rain. It is a fact, however, and there was an old fellow working at the Fairley ...

    Article : 126 words
  16. Revenge Was Sweet

    Some years ago in the Laura dis trict a large herd of wild pigs raided our camp about midnight. They started to root through the tents, and, ...

    Article : 243 words
  17. Bushmen's Homes

    In many outback sheep towns there are cheap lodging houses which cater for the needs of the travelling bush man. These are generally old houses ...

    Article : 123 words
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