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  2. "Gun" Cooks.

    Dear "Non-Corn,"—Having come to life again I'm going to live in earnest and here goes for a first contribution. We have had "gun shearers," "gun ...

    Article : 398 words
  3. The Shed.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—If you intend coming to the shearing shed today you had better get up, as ifs 5.30 a.m. Breakfast will be ready in 10 minutes; and I ...

    Article : 412 words
  4. 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, cariosities, tragedy, humour—in short, life as it is and was in the city, town and bush. For the ...

    Article : 88 words
  5. The Empty Saddles.

    Dear "Non-com.,"— There's been old "Pater" rhyming in the "Highway" of great fame, Of two old champion horsemen who ...

    Article : 388 words
  6. The Abuse of Hospitality.

    Dear "Non-Corn."—"Chipperfield faces Allen again with the score at eight for 280." This messages blares at me as I sit down to write, but cricket is not my ...

    Article : 432 words
  7. THE TOP OF THE HILL.

    Dear "Non-com."—A fine young steer, one of a herd of twenty, passing through the hungry meat-ant country, unfortunately became incapacitated through ...

    Article : 526 words
  8. Kangaroo Shooters.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—A recent article on kangaroo shooting by "Nomad" stated that an old-time shooter named George Scott on one occasion collected 7,000 skins ...

    Article : 187 words
  9. Tough.

    Dear "Non-Corn."—These groupies, eh! Yeah, they're tough guys all right. Mrs. X., for instance. She thought that gelignite was just the thing for starting the ...

    Article : 283 words
  10. Harvest.

    Dear "Non-Com."—As the "sun rises over the wheatfield; like a big molten ball, we tumble out of bed, and so to breakfast. ...

    Article : 369 words
  11. If

    If you can find a swamp of many acres Of bull-rush ground so soft t'would bog a duck, And live a life as sober as a Quaker's, ...

    Article : 262 words
  12. To Correspondents.

    "Contretemps," Baandee.—Brace of good items to hand with thanks. "W22," South Perth.—A vivid story that will appear shortly. ...

    Article : 445 words
  13. "My First lob."

    Dear "Non-Com."—There appeared on the Highway recently some verse entitled "My first Job," by "Sydney H." of Warongah, Lawlers. Perhaps it may be of ...

    Article : 223 words
  14. Long Rides.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Further to the long rides series, I would like to mention a performance put up by a horse owned by,my father. He was a flea-bitten grey, ...

    Article : 266 words
  15. Loneliness.

    Dear "Non-Corn.,"—People talk of the lonely bush md pity the dwellers therein. I pity the people of the cities. Now one of the landless, I have been ...

    Article : 220 words
  16. Teamsters' Trails.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—In reference to teamsters' trails "T.Y." (Perth) says that our trip to Lake Darlot was only one way, We returned to Mingenew, and a month ...

    Article : 177 words
  17. Some Records.

    Dear "Non-Com."—In a recent issue of "The Western Mail" "Tot," Narrogin, stated his brother sews 200 bags per dayw This seems to be quite common in this ...

    Article : 149 words
  18. "Nulla" Thompson.

    Dear "Non-com."—In reply to "172" re Nulla Thompson, I have known Nulla since he was born. Nulla never turns a man down. His "chuck-waggon" ...

    Article : 140 words
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