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  2. SO THEY SAY.

    IT seems useless to argue further about ironstone and lightning. I have mentioned the matter to many bushmen, and While many agree with me that ironstone ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 291 words
  3. Cutting the "O.T." Line

    A Prisoner recently escaped from Alice Springs gaol, where he had been serving a sentence for cutting the overland telegraph line near Powell's Creek. It is ...

    Article : 280 words
  4. Domesticated Dingo

    I'VE only seen one pure-bred dingo that had become imbued with the habits of its domesticated cousin. Secured when a pup by a "dogger," the young dingo was ...

    Article : 187 words
  5. Kangaroo's Leap

    REECENT mention in the Queenslander of outsize in kangaroo leaps reminds me that I once saw a big 'roo do a bound that would put all Olympic record-holders ...

    Article : 247 words
  6. Swapping

    THE marked tendency of the small boy to "swap" things with mates is well known, but small-school teacher was recently called on to adjudicate on one of ...

    Article : 155 words
  7. Sacrifice

    A FAITHFUL old grey cat, that had been with our family for many years, cosily ensconced herself and kittens among some tall grass at the end of our garden. ...

    Article : 190 words
  8. Phantom Water

    THE shimmering haze on inland plains that makes a dry depression look like a pool of water has lured many a man to his death. Known as mirages and ...

    Article : 194 words
  9. TO CONTRIBUTORS

    Endorse the first slip of EACH paragraph with your name and address. Payment is made monthly upon cuttings of published matter being forwarded to The ...

    Article : 48 words
  10. Persistent Ants

    THE remarkable instinct of small black ants is amazing. When the ants found the sugar in a glass bottle I changed it over to the use of salt. When the sugar ...

    Article : 96 words
  11. Hare Skins

    HARE skins are generally considered to be of little use, and are thrown away. One certainly has to be careful in skinning a hare, as the skin is easily torn, but the ...

    Article : 136 words
  12. Hard Bait

    MOST vessels have at some time or other had the rotators bitten from the end of the log lines by outsize in fish, and all vessels trading throughout tropic seas carry ...

    Article : 181 words
  13. Display Advertising

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    Advertising : 19 words
  14. Mateship

    MATESHIP is a wonderful thing as practised by the wild creatures of the bush. Take, for instance, the dingo. Frequently dingoes roam about the bush in ...

    Article : 177 words
  15. An Easy Prospect

    MOLYBDENITE mining has several advantages over most other minerals from the prospector's point of view. It is found out-cropping in quartz reefs, and a ...

    Article : 152 words
  16. Boot Laces

    ALL sorts of things are used for bootlaces in the bush. The best I have ever seen were made from kangaroo tail sinews, but laces cut from a well-tanned kangaroo ...

    Article : 70 words
  17. Ben Bowyang and His Pal Bill

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    Article : 6 words
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