From making lollies to handling snakes for a living is a big step. Thomas Wanless, who is only 20 pears of age, was apprenticed to the confectionery trade. One day at La Perouse he got into conversation with Fox, who was then exhibiting snakes. Fox recognised his coolness and encouraged him to visit him again. Eventually Wanless left his trade and commenced what he describes as the fascinating work of handling snakes—a work in which he has been engaged for four years. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 801 wordsI MADE its acquaintance when I was at work with several others sinking a shaft at the southern end of the Barrier Range, at a point not far distant from what is now known as the Pinnacle silver mine. We had made ...
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Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), Wed 7 Jan 1914, Page 43
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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