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  2. SO THEY SAY.

    "Sirius" ("Queenslander," 6/9/34) disagrees with "Wanderer" re Oympie-Gympie (we were taught to spell it Gimpye)—leaf hairs ...

    Article : 191 words
  3. About Boots

    The strangest boots I have ever seen were worn by an old prospector I met in the Cooktown district. They were home-made—the soles being of tanned ...

    Article : 112 words
  4. Snails As An Entree

    Snails have never become an article of food in Australia, and at one time prejudiced persons would refer to the Frenchman's well-known fondness for ...

    Article : 269 words
  5. Answer It Yourself

    In a small country town, where the total male population was little more than the number required for a cricket team, a challenge was received ...

    Article : 201 words
  6. A Sea "Monster"

    The curious sea monster that appeared off the coast of Queensland recently, and probably badly scared those who saw it reminds me of ...

    Article : 260 words
  7. Thirty Years Late

    Victoria's inhabitants should have been celebrating their centenary 30 years ago but for the trifling circumstance that the first settlement formed ...

    Article : 156 words
  8. Untameable Chai22ggn Lightning

    Though there have been many claims put forward as to which is or was the champion buckjumper of Australia, Chain Lightning probably ...

    Article : 115 words
  9. Horse-and-hen Story

    A curious thing occurred recently in our district. A paddock was rented by a postman, the landlord reserving the right of a run for his poultry. ...

    Article : 216 words
  10. Advertising Gets Results

    We were greatly troubled with rats, so one morning my wife advertised in the local newspaper that she required a good cat. More than 30 ...

    Article : 127 words
  11. Women's Wit

    Three sisters have recently taken over a selection in Southern Queensland, which to my knowledge has had eight different male owners. All the ...

    Article : 130 words
  12. Egg Camouflage

    "King T.'s" par (Queenslander, 13/9/34) on birds that are adepts at camouflage recalls that the little brownish masked finch of the North ...

    Article : 163 words
  13. A Call By Gelignite

    I live adjacent to a jungle area, which, owing to the fact that the gullies and creeks run both ways, has caused more than one experienced ...

    Article : 154 words
  14. Classified Advertising

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    Advertising : 465 words
  15. Perhaps!

    Speaking of sharp shooting reminds me of a time when I went out with a young teamster through the thick scrubs on the banks of the Mary ...

    Article : 124 words
  16. "All-en-ar-Mode"

    While living at Darwin, where many nationalities are represented, I one day received the following letter:— "Honored Madames,—I was given to ...

    Article : 250 words
  17. Kilkenny Cats Legend

    I asked my neighbour, an old Irishman, if he knew the version of the famous fight of the Kilkenny cats, and he quoted first:— ...

    Article : 183 words
  18. Horse Sense

    Why does a sick horse invariably make for the camp or homestead? Is it horse sense—looking for aid? I have known unbroken horses running ...

    Article : 155 words
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