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  2. Early Murray Vessels

    Not long ago the Murray River steamer Australien made a passage up the river to Yarrawonga—Victoria's farthest inland port—with a load of ...

    Article : 208 words
  3. So They Say

    The old Boyd lighthouse on Two fold Bay is not the only lighthouse that never showed a light. That famous old lighthouse on Raine ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 369 words
  4. Dawson Flood Dangers

    The Dawson Valley, in the vicinity of Theodore irrigation area (Central Queensland), is intersected by huge, permanently watered billabongs, of ...

    Article : 177 words
  5. South Australian Cattle Country

    A prominent South Australian cattleman recently stated that much of the grazing country of South Aus tralia, under the baleful influence of ...

    Article : 270 words
  6. Close Shaves

    Falling trees and branches have ac counted for many grim accidents in the bush, but more numerous have been the narrow escapes. I remember ...

    Article : 208 words
  7. Koala That Drank Water

    Some writers hold that the koala does not drink water. I have seen one, however, that did. An oak tree had fallen down a steep creek bank, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 102 words
  8. Cat Speed

    There has been a lot of talk, at dif ferent times, about the speed of kan garoos, of the station car with the speedometer ticking 35 m.p.h., emus, ...

    Article : 266 words
  9. Birds and Snakes

    Though every one refers to the kookaburra as a snake destroyer par excellence, there are few who realise that other species of birds also do ...

    Article : 177 words
  10. A 'Possum's Jump

    It is the usual thing when ring barking to fire the hollow trees, especi ally box. After firing a big box one evening near the camp the tree was ...

    Article : 159 words
  11. Turtles on Tramp

    The fresh water turtle of Central Queensland does not like muddy water, and during the dry weather, when the cattle enter the pools and ...

    Article : 161 words
  12. Sound Wise

    Some years ago I met a lad near Toowoomba who would have been an asset to an outback police patrol. He was able to tell without hesitancy the ...

    Article : 183 words
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    Advertising : 339 words
  14. Not What He Expected

    An eccentric old man out our way was conveying some pigs in a cart along the road, when he passed seve ral boys going to school, who ...

    Article : 135 words
  15. Turkeys Can Kick

    Many is the tale, true and often well-trimmed, of the kick of some bird like an emu or cassowary, but a heavy turkey from the domestic ...

    Article : 120 words
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