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  2. Nor-West Tales.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—The Bo River was in flood and while waiting for it to become "crossable" I went wandering around and found a copy of "The Western Mail" ...

    Article : 441 words
  3. Northern Nicknames.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—Further to the nicknames series:— "Kelly the Butcher" was a bush poet. I think he had another name, but will ...

    Article : 291 words
  4. Ant Hills.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—In the early days of my farming operations when the chief business was to get the land cleared, ant hills used to be very ...

    Article : 489 words
  5. 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 the ...

    Article : 84 words
  6. Tough!

    Dear "Non-Com,"—Your mentioned the Morck Brothers recently. I knew these men fairly well. They were the hardest type of bushmen but ...

    Article : 590 words
  7. THE TOP OF THE HILL.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—The following tale is true, though I came along to shorten the last hours, unknown to the dear old couple. ...

    Article : 851 words
  8. Premonition?

    Dear "Non-Com."—The following was related to me by an old Malay known as Billy Smiler. One time when I pearling at Broome ...

    Article : 306 words
  9. The Earl's Jester.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—"Codger" Harrison, hard case and one time miner, had only one eye. and used a glass one. The old Earl of Durham (present Earl's ...

    Article : 253 words
  10. The Kaiser's Black Eye.

    Dear "Non-Com."—During the summer of 1897 I went on the s.s. St. Sunniva on a pleasure cruise to Norway. Our first port was Odde, in Skavanger Sound, ...

    Article : 505 words
  11. Assault and Battery.

    Dear "Non-Com."—The usual crowd was seated in the German beer garden enjoying the music, when the summer evening's calm was shattered by shrieks ...

    Article : 147 words
  12. To Correspondents.

    "O.C.," East Cannington.—I've read that before somewhere, but it's good enough to be republished. "Suffolk Punch," Nukarni.—Well, I ...

    Article : 331 words
  13. About the Babblers.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—As the Babblers are on the go, I would like to ten"" of an experience I had with one in South Australia. ...

    Article : 359 words
  14. "Afghans!"

    Dear "Non-Com."—One afternoon, when my husband was some distance away from our somewhat isolated homestead, my little fourteen-year-old ...

    Article : 295 words
  15. "Made in Germany."

    Dear "Non-Com,"—Just a little coincidence—rather amusing. It was on the occasion of the local show in October, and it turned out to be ...

    Article : 66 words
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