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  2. With Trap and Rifle.

    Dear "Non-Com."—My mate and I, out "with trap and rifle," decided to call in at the homestead of—station to learn the lay of the land and where the dogs ...

    Article : 1,110 words
  3. 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 : 86 words
  4. Memories of Menzies.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Coming to the West in '96 in search of a fortune, which, up to the present is missing, I have had many ups and downs, nostly downs, ...

    Article : 597 words
  5. Dew Ponds.

    Dear "Non-Com."—May I click in behind the Highwaymen? The articles on the dew ponds start me off. "Pom" was not quite correct in his remarks, and ...

    Article : 406 words
  6. "Marching Back."

    Dear "Non-Com."—There's an old place in Western Australia that I am never tired of hearing about—"Lochville" on the Wonnerup inlet. ...

    Article : 344 words
  7. THE TOP OF THE HILL. "Believe It or Not."

    Dear "Non-Com."—Dugong oil is a known quantity from a medical standpoint, but if you were to ask a score of people if they have ever seen a dugong, ...

    Article : 533 words
  8. "AND THEREBY HANGS NO TAIL."

    A Jersey calf born without a tail at Noggerup. It was killed for veal when three weeks old and gave 128 pounds of meat. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 29 words
  9. A Quaint Love Letter.

    Dear "Non-Com."—The following story was told to me by my grandfather. Many years ago, while living in Mt. Barker, I met a native tracker. In the ...

    Article : 198 words
  10. Ships That Pass in the Night.

    Dear "Non-Com."—On reading a recent news item about the Tom Allan Memorial Home, I was reminded of the only two occasions in which I came in ...

    Article : 490 words
  11. To Correspondents.

    "Steel," Mundijong.—A good letter. "Sandgroper," Cunderdin.—A strange relationship indeed. "Blue Snow," Lake Grace.—Your ...

    Article : 352 words
  12. Underground in the Ivanhoe.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Back about 1906 I was with a mate trucking ore from a chute at No. 7 level in the Ivanhoe. Below us two miners were putting up a rise from ...

    Article : 433 words
  13. Canine Sagacity.

    Dear "Non-Com."—I notice you have had some interesting yarns about sheep dogs and so forth. Well— Enter "Darkie" and "Flapper." About ...

    Article : 286 words
  14. No Room for Two.

    Dear "Non-Com."—While out riding one day, I met a pal on horseback. We stopped for a bit of a yarn, but remained in the saddle. ...

    Article : 98 words
  15. War at the Outposts.

    Dear "Non-Com."—I am thinking seriously of discontinuing sending contributions to the Highway and By-way and becoming a Virgilian. The other day in ...

    Article : 71 words
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