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  2. Our Feathered Friends.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—We have a lot of birds around Gingin, such as magpies, mud larks, doves, swallows, parrots, and kookaburras. Most of them are quiet, ...

    Article : 522 words
  3. Highway [?] By-way

    Under this beading readers are invited to contribute brief stories of general appeal and interest and with a West Australian setting for preference. Local legend, history or personalities, reminiscence, nature lore, coincidence, curiosities, tragedy, humour—in short, life as it is and was in the city, town and bush. ...

    Article : 269 words
  4. The Night Weil in 1890.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—I have been very interested m the accounts given of the Night Well in recent issues by reason of the fact that I first made acquaintance ...

    Article : 461 words
  5. Phenomena at Mungup.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Further to the Night Well, it might be interesting to your readers to know of the queer phenomena that occurs at Mungup, the ...

    Article : 192 words
  6. A Fire Curiosity.

    Dear "Non-Com."—The following fire curiosity actually occurred on a farm in the Bowgada district. Those concerned were then wheat "cockies," and as times ...

    Article : 213 words
  7. Strange Bedfellows.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—About three years ago, while living in the Geraldton district my cat had a family of five kittens in a box where a pair of goannas lived with ...

    Article : 118 words
  8. To Correspondents.

    "Friar John," Buntine.—To hand and will appear as soon as possible. "Virgilla" and I appreciate your remarks very much. The tribute was put so nicely ...

    Article : 691 words
  9. Ants.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—"Ants!" said Stan. "Why, when I was in Austin, there were millions of them, but I fixed 'em! Let me tell you—! ...

    Article : 228 words
  10. Early Days at East Perth.

    Dear "Non-Com."—"Beware man traps and sijring guns." I remember in my young days seeing this notice on a board in a large garden at Bast Perth. It was ...

    Article : 407 words
  11. The Christmas Tree.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—Reading "The Top of the Hill" recently, "Suffer Little Children," brought to mind my early married life in the back-blocks of Queensland. ...

    Article : 357 words
  12. Bush-Fire Curios.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Was very interested in "Gidgie's" recent account of fires. It reminds me of a couple of incidents that happened on the "Red Wednesday" so ...

    Article : 253 words
  13. "Easy Afternoons!"

    Dear "Non-Com."—Just dropping you a line and sending a yarn, having run out of reading material and having no other occupation to fill in these long evenings. ...

    Article : 370 words
  14. Misplaced Generosity.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—This is a "tale from the tall timber." About the close of last century, when the timber trade was being developed, ...

    Article : 224 words
  15. The Optimists.

    Dear "Non-Com."—It happened at K—in the early days of the depression, when three brothers of the pure Australian variety were following ...

    Article : 187 words
  16. Good Fishing.

    Dear "Non.-Com."—Mention of Nornalup in a recent par reminds me of a little incident that happened down there. Of course, folk will always tell you that ...

    Article : 355 words
  17. Mad Dog!

    Dear "Non-Com."—Can you imagine the sensation a mad dog would cause were one to tear down Barrack-street today? One actually did, but it was ...

    Article : 152 words
  18. Hooky Nosed Ducks!

    Dear "Non-Com."—Bill, an old Lake Macquarie character, once had a fine flock of white ducks. A local Chinaman arranged with him for a sitting of their ...

    Article : 127 words
  19. Pat Scores.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—While training with the R.W.P. at Limerick, Ireland, I often heard samples of the Irish wit. I was enjoying smoke-oh during a route march ...

    Article : 75 words
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