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  2. Still Couldn't Read

    A NORTHERN island trading station received a stock of unpowered spectacles which were avidly rushed by the binghi clientele, who presented ...

    Article : 134 words
  3. Golden Gizzards

    WHENEVER a fowl is killed in Tibooburra, a goldfield town in the north-west corner of New South Wales, the contents of the gizzard are ...

    Article : 182 words
  4. So They Say

    I AM inclined to agree with the belief that "A sober man could never be deceived by a mirage" (Queenslender, 28/1/37). Travelling between ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 145 words
  5. Fish Lure

    THERE is nothing like oil for attrading fish to a certain spot, and the more highly the oil smells the more fish will be brought about. I ...

    Article : 149 words
  6. Dog Nest Robber

    AN unusual thing I saw recently was a sheep dog robbing a sparrow's nest. He lifted the young ones out one by one and swallowed them. His ...

    Article : 83 words
  7. Tent Tales

    AMAN recently pitched his tent right on a watershed. The rain which fell on one side of the tent fly ran west and emptied into the sea ...

    Article : 149 words
  8. Natural Needle and Thread

    NOSING around La Perouse, N.S.W., I saw a native pulling the points off the leaves of a spiky plant which resembled an aloe. With each spiky ...

    Article : 100 words
  9. Always Ready

    I LEFT Scone (N.S.W.), with a local lad as cook to bring back a mob of ballys from the north-west. After five days on the trip up the cook wore ...

    Article : 110 words
  10. Soapy

    WATCH for this gentleman operating in country towns and pastoral He sells for 1/ a shampoo it is found to contain ...

    Article : 83 words
  11. Healing Sun

    A MAN in our town gashed his hand. He immediately hurried to the doctor, expecting to have several stitches inserted. The medical man ...

    Article : 61 words
  12. Whistle Their Signals

    IN the bush near Point Clare (NS.W.) I met a couple of ornithologists who always communicate their Observances by a prearranged ...

    Article : 91 words
  13. Classified Advertising

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    Advertising : 279 words
  14. No Brains

    HAVING looked at 'em for many years I'm satisfied emus are devoid of brains and staying power, and, except in favoured districts, are ...

    Article : 185 words
  15. Cassowary Footballer

    TAMING and domesticating the young native bear isn't uncommon, but I've known only one instance of a young cassowary becoming a ...

    Article : 178 words
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