Romance of the old West and bullocky brands in Queensland
The piece reflects on romantic figures living along Sundown tracks and the old West. It notes bullock drivers who could read brands while illiterate in writing, and mentions thousands of cattle and horses on the town Common. Brands readable by eye, not by letters, mark a lost tribe of rural men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Outback
Brisbane
Charleville
Cunnamulls
Warrego
William Landsborough
Landsborough
Scotland
Australia
New England
Thompson River
Gregory
Herbert Rivers
Burke and Wills
Cooper's Creek
Gulf of Carpentaria
Melbourne
Legislative Council
Burke
Qld
Moreton Bay
Heer le
Rowdy
Cobb
Hornea
Buck
Flying Buck
Judge
Jim
A Seasonable Toast to the Girl Who Cooks Dinner
A playful verse celebrating a girl who can cook dinner and bake meals. The lines praise her cooking skills and gentle wit, pairing light humor with affectionate admiration for domestic talent.
Outback Trail From Landsborough To Cobb’s Coaches Pass
A reflective piece recalls William Landsborough and the early bullocky era, detailing tree markings, wagon routes, and the transition from bullock teams to motor coaches. It notes drought hardships, frontier self reliance, and the decline of Cobb’s coaches as motors rise.
Kilvert of Ours at Country Cup Test
Scene at a country racecourse under military occupation shows Kilvert’s rivals and the crowd backing Blue Blazes and Trumpet Major in the Regimental Cup. The Friar leads as Kilvert’s fate hinges on a thrilling finish with a dangerous spill and a photo finish resulting in a blue dead heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskayne
Young S
Mias H
Captain Kilvert
Jimmy Andoe
Kilvert
Miss H
Trumpet
Kit
Young
Haps
Major Andos
Dragoons
Friar
Miss Haskayne
Acklom
Lord Laverstock
Field
Brook
Andog
Jovel
Ackiom
Jove
Mrs. Haskayne
The Prodigal and the Last Ride in Australia
An excerpted stage-like vignette follows Maude Haskayne and Captain Kilvert in a Victorian milieu then flashes twenty five years later to a bush racecourse. An aging jockey, a young man named George Acklom, and a grim loyalty tale unfold with a fatal race crash and a final farewell to a mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire
Acklom
Devil
Haskayne Ha'l
Maudelania
Mat
James
Young ‘UN
Young
Sonny
George Geoffrey Acklom
Maude Agnes Huatkayne
Levi
Poe
Maude
Jim
Conjuring Trick Turns Sixpence to Eighteen Pence
A simple illusion claims to convert a sixpence into an eighteen pence observed in a tumbler of water. The text then shifts to a dialogic, fragmented narrative featuring characters Jepson Acklom Kingdon Kilgert and Jobson, with references to critics, bets, and a chaotic scene. The passage blends instructional trickery with literary dialogue and stage directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acklom
Kingdon
Kilgert
Declension of a Kiss Poem to a Miss of Sixteen
A playful classroom verse where a teacher asks to decline kiss as a noun. The sixteen year old replies that kiss is a common gender noun requiring second person, plural in form yet singular, with a objective case as an object pursued. She humorously concedes a possible error but notes a kiss is hard to decline.
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BY Thos. J. Lonsdale
Iara
R. L. Stevenson
Yeulba
St. George
Tambo
Cobb's
Theuf
Peggy
Adavale
Windorah
Dr. Glade
Drover
Tom Bitters
Tambo-Charleville
By Guy Boothey
Adin Lindsay Gordon
Cunnamulla
Nat
Anil
Bim
Edgar M
Tyeret
Misa Haskayne
Stumbers
Lear
Miss Huskayne
Iintumy
Caplan
Acklim
Jepson
Jobson
Canperra Creek
Tose Qanadas
Cig
Jobsone
Jopson
Shepsin
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