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  2. Highway & By-way

    Under this heading 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. For ...

    Article : 87 words
  3. Jupiter's Triumph.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Further to "Canine Intelligence," by "Nose Peg." Tammin, I think I can give you one which will give "Nose Peg" time to reflect. ...

    Article : 735 words
  4. Ryan Meets His Match.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Ryan was a champion scratch puller and hammer-thrower from the Eastern States. He was touring the goldfields with a promoter and ...

    Article : 205 words
  5. "Rabbits! "

    Dear "Non-Com,"—The recent conclusion of [?]y seeding operations occasioned no little pleasure in my family circle. "Mignonne," my wife, while not ...

    Article : 795 words
  6. A River Water-Spout.

    Dear "Non-Corn."—Several years ago a cobber and I went to Middle Swan to a spot commonly known as Swan Diving Tree, for a swim. Before going in we ...

    Article : 236 words
  7. THE TOP OF THE HILL.

    "Dear "Non-Com."—Let me give you a pen-picture from the North. Before me is a desk witn four bright, smiling little half-castes in it. One pair ...

    Article : 301 words
  8. The Promised Land.

    Dear "Non-Com."—My first sight of Australia was from the deck of the Mamilius on December 28, 1928. I had been in the ship's hospital for three weeks ...

    Article : 321 words
  9. To a Bullock Chain.

    While clearing on a group holding in the South-west recently, a huge bullock chain was unearthed. It evidently had been used by the Millars' Company's ...

    Article : 189 words
  10. A Canine Curiosity.

    Dear "Non-Com.,"—My [?]n, a lad about 14 years, had a numbar of traps set in the scrub to catch brush kangaroos, and one morning among his ...

    Article : 319 words
  11. No Yoke, This!

    I Dear "Non-Com,"—When I was a lad on our selection in the early days, my father had a very small brumbie, which he called "Nipper," and a "nipper" he ...

    Article : 227 words
  12. The Threepenny Drought.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Reading in a recent issue about happenings on the goldfields reminded me of a very amusing incident of many years back. A Kalgoorlie man ...

    Article : 208 words
  13. The Legend of the Lake.

    Dear "Non-com."—Towerinning Lake, a beauty spot down Duranillan way, has an interesting aboriginal legend attached to it. ...

    Article : 205 words
  14. Washing Day!

    Dear "Non-Com.,"—When I see thick banks of clouds rising with a strong wind and clouds of red dust, it always makes me think of the following story. ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. Cheap Marriage.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Recently I saw an article about the fall of the birthrate in Australia. Well, why doesn't the Press tell our politicians what they should do ...

    Article : 209 words
  16. Picture Ledgers.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Further to the articles on "Paddy the Flat's" picture ledger, wherein it was stated he charged a customer with a cheese instead of a ...

    Article : 229 words
  17. An "Old Man of the Sea."

    Dear "Non-com."—Apropos the dog suckling the kangaroo. It reminds me of something similar which came under my notice. ...

    Article : 199 words
  18. Impossible Recipes.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Dave blew into a dearers' camp at sundown and was entertained with true bushman's hospitality. As he showed no desire to leave ...

    Article : 147 words
  19. Anything to Oblige.

    Dear "Non-com."—I have been wondering if there is a place for a Highway Woman on this page! Some little while ago I was going ...

    Article : 145 words
  20. Infantry Training.

    Dear "Non-Com.,"—York in the old days was mentioned in a recent issue. It reminded me of the first Corps of Volunteers which was formed there. They ...

    Article : 92 words
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