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  2. Never Missed a Chance!

    While riding along the Ward River towards Tambo I met a rugged old swagman who asked me for a pipe of tobacco. "Sorry," I said, "I haven't had ...

    Article : 183 words
  3. SO THEY SAY.

    Mention was made recently in The Queenslander of underground towns, and another may be added in White Cliffs, New South Wales. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 157 words
  4. Capturing Flying Foxes

    Tell "Koala" (Queenslander 11/10/34) that flying foxes sleep practically throughout the day, hanging head downwards from the branches of the ...

    Article : 169 words
  5. Scrub Cutting in Droughts

    During periodical droughts in Cen tral Queensland scrub cutting is re sorted to, a gang of men with axes being put on to fall whatever edible ...

    Article : 206 words
  6. Some Dog!

    I heard of a clever performance put up by a cattle dog at Charters Towers some time ago. One of his duties was the gathering of the cows ...

    Article : 226 words
  7. Magical Sound of Money

    "Hardupp," a local farmer, once re ceived what purported to be "a lawyer's letter," staling that a rich uncle in America had died, leaving him a ...

    Article : 152 words
  8. Wrens and Mirrors

    Does any one know if the blue wren family is particularly addicted to mir rors? I knew a pair last summer who had a marvellous time on my sideboard, ...

    Article : 164 words
  9. Somewhat Tangled

    As "Flinderine" says (Q, 20/12/34) Germans certainly do put a funny twist to the King's English, especially when they are excited. I have in mind ...

    Article : 96 words
  10. No Hurry!

    In the early days in a certain far western town the mails out to Win dorah were run at any old time, al though the service was supposed to ...

    Article : 146 words
  11. Cream Thief

    I used to be troubled with a somewhat mysterious cream stealer. Think ing it was a cat, I set a box trap without success. Next night I put a ...

    Article : 87 words
  12. The Lizard's Tail

    I started the petrol engine in the shed, set going the well pump, which was about 20ft outside the shed, and returned to the house. Shortly ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. Chased By Calves

    Is it an uncommon occurrence to be chased by a young calf? A friend of ours was telling us that one day when he was bringing home a cow ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. The Pony Protector

    The opposite of L. E. B.'s "Horse and Hen Story" (Queenslander 8/11/'34)—We put our pony in the house paddock at night when we have ...

    Article : 82 words
  15. Advertising

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    Advertising : 194 words
  16. The Babble Reputation

    I never accept reputations nowa days. Dad told the new hand a yarn about how he had once seen a snake attached to a cob of corn and kept ...

    Article : 98 words
  17. A Dud Cure

    Riding down the road recently I heard a neighbour's car horn blowing continuously, accompanied by sundry shrieks and yells. Looking over I saw ...

    Article : 184 words
  18. Nicknames

    You hear some queer nicknames out back. Here are a few of them. In the Boulia district there is a "Blue Bob from Booraloola," the best drovers ...

    Article : 130 words
  19. High-priced Goanna

    In New South Wales many years ago the go' was rigidly protected. Notices here and there nailed onto trees warned would-be slayers of a ...

    Article : 137 words
  20. Leg Power!

    Had my first lesson of the power in a cassowary's legs. A "foxy" and a kangaroo dog had spent a lively half minute dodging one's kicks. Then ...

    Article : 98 words
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