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  2. "White King of Arnhem Land

    IN the darkest portion of our great continent—up where white men are seldom seen—that vast territory which stretches from Arnhem Land to the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 459 words
  3. SO THEY SAY.

    WOMBA[?] [?]en become very tame, and will follow anyone like a pet dog when once domesticated, but they do not discriminate between one ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 279 words
  4. "A Mare's Egg"

    "TALKIN` about lookin' for a mare's nest," said Brummy, "Did I ever tell you about Paddy, the Rager? He was dodgin' along a road soon after he ...

    Article : 151 words
  5. Kangaroo's Cradle

    I HAVE noticed that there is a great variance of opinion as to whether the young kangaroo or wallaby is formed in the womb or in the pouch ...

    Article : 164 words
  6. "Spirit" Headlight

    THE great vast spaces of the Austrlian bush contain many natural phenomena, but there are none quite so remarkable, as the "Min-Min ...

    Article : 104 words
  7. Keeps Them Dry

    THE experienced bushman always carries a small supply of wax matches in a waterproof box of some kind in case he gets soaking wet. ...

    Article : 121 words
  8. "Vision Not Keen!"

    I cannot agree with "Otranto" (Q. 14/5/36) when he maintains that the shark has particularly keen vision. Indeed, the Torres Straits Island boys ...

    Article : 108 words
  9. B[?]d Bushman

    "YO-UI'S" man with the five-horse dray was evidently a very raw hand (Queenslander, 18/6/36). Any real bushman, on perceiving that rain ...

    Article : 179 words
  10. Worse Than Death

    AS with the American negro, about the worst punishment one can inflict on an abo. is to kick him in the shins. We were sitting round our ...

    Article : 102 words
  11. Safe Deposit

    BUSHMEN carry their wealth in strange places. The most unusual place in which I have seen money carried was in the hollow ...

    Article : 129 words
  12. A Leg In

    OLD Sam Simkins had many uses for his wooden leg. It was a pegleg that he had made himself out of a piece of bush timber. Once he had ...

    Article : 210 words
  13. Feminine Logic

    MENTION of the husband who must hide his loose change when he comes home at nights, reminds me of a somewhat similar case. Some ...

    Article : 111 words
  14. Saving the Koala

    TRAPPERS poisoners, and shooters have been blamed for almost completely wiping out the koalas, and several other native animals, as well ...

    Article : 200 words
  15. Stymied!

    THERE is no doubt about the conger eel's digestive powers (Queenslander, 26/5/36), but, although a heavy hook and wire trace prove just an ...

    Article : 101 words
  16. Classified Advertising

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    Advertising : 55 words
  17. Pioneer Ham

    WHEN an old hut was being demolished recently in the back country out from Mungindi, a kangaroo ham was found hanging in the ...

    Article : 102 words
  18. Drought Diet

    THERE is really little value in pulped prickly pear leaves as feed for cattle and sheep in a period of drought. Admittedly it keens them ...

    Article : 87 words
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