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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. ...

    Article : 90 words
  3. Circumstantial Evidence.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Travelling on a P. and O. liner from Melbourne to ' Fremantle with my wife many years ago, we made the acquaintance of a man and ...

    Article : 728 words
  4. The Country School.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—Let us today have a peep into a tiny bush school. "Please Miss," pipes a shrill young voice, "Why did Alfred the Great burn ...

    Article : 695 words
  5. Dew Ponds.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—One of the curiosities of nature in the Old Country is the dew ponds. The remarkable fact about old dew ponds is that they never ...

    Article : 312 words
  6. A Christmas Cameo.

    At Christmas our house was always the gathering place for a few friends. Cheerfully, and in spite of the blistering heat, my wife cooked scraggy fowls and the ...

    Article : 676 words
  7. THE TOP OF THE HILL

    " 'Ere's me 'oo never took no 'eed of life Investin' in a mar-in-lor an' wife: Someone to battle for besides meself, Somethink to love an' shield from care ...

    Article : 691 words
  8. Some Crossbred!

    Dear "Non-Com,"—Showing the initiative of the country farmers, the following may serve. A friend of mine read about rubber ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 153 words
  9. Coolgardie Days.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—The death was announced recently of "Billy" Weston, billiardist, at Kalgoorlie. I knew him in the old days. Do you remember "Smiler" ...

    Article : 257 words
  10. Wattles at the Weir.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—I wonder how many people, of all the thousands who annually visit Mundaring to view the silvery, lace-like curtain of water that ...

    Article : 93 words
  11. To Correspondents.

    "Grey Nag," Onslow.—Yes, there were some good chaps in the section you mention. They could do no more than their best. Thanks for yarn, which will ...

    Article : 225 words
  12. Is the Native Cat Extinct?

    Dear "Non-Com,"—Enclosed is a cutting from an Eastern States paper stating that the Australian native cat had died out 20 years ago, as a result of ...

    Article : 250 words
  13. The Song of the Rover.

    Away "out back," in the noonday heat, 'Neath the sullen, sultry sky, We've tramped for years, the rover's track, ...

    Article : 138 words
  14. Diggers and Highwaymen's Dinner.

    Further to last week's notification, contributors to this page are invited to join with the Diggers in a dinner given by "The Western Mail" at Stirling Institute ...

    Article : 138 words
  15. A Queer Cavern.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—I am a sleepercutter and I found rather a queer rock up here (Baker's Hill) this morning. Apparently it is just a big round ...

    Article : 141 words
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