Tales of the Bush and a Night of Storms at Wingham
An elder, weathered bush character recalls wild horse breaking failures with Corkscrew and Verdigris Dick, then shelters in a hollow log during a thunderstorm. He notes a romance about Dan and Martha and a publican Baldy’s barroom caper ending with a scalp joke and a Salvation Army pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ila
Wingham
Cronin
Black
Trimble
Warrego
Martha
Bull
Dan
Hollywood
Poley
Baldy
Nsw
Salvation Army
Wild Australian bush tale with a saddled Corkscrew and strange visitors
A rugged narrator recounts a months long ride aboard Corkscrew a horse that bucks wildly while dodging fences and capturing the attention of a passing car with three women and a nervous man. A night camp ends with a sudden break in, a goanna vanishes into a hollow log, and a fierce wild encounter with a waddy and hostile bushman taunts. The letter from Mrs. Eliza Woosher adds a domestic postscript about her son Dan’s engagement to Martha Lysol and reflects on changing fashions and country life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene
Sydney
Billy
Land of Dreams
Bushqian
Eliza Woosher
Bill
Dan
Martha Lysol
Marcel
Little Be With A Laugh In Them And Staying Power
A quirky column of gags and quips about relationships and everyday misadventures. Jokes about wills, friendships, infatuations, and social mishaps mix with a telegraph repair tale ending in a comic near miss. The tone mirrors old timey light humor.
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T. Hannan
Majestic Picture Palace
Huron Street
Gloucester
Market Street
A. J. White
White Church Street
THE
Graham Timber CO
Alf Parish
Victoria Insurance Co. Ltd
A. Parisi
Loral
Office
Bligh
Amlandfcoy
Co-Operative Company
Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd
Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
Winchcombe-Carson
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd
Bridge Street
A. J. Woodward Behar
Dombkins Bros
Bootmakers
H.R. Fooks
Maneger
Cambridge Poultry Farm
JOMAH
Carlingford
Corbett’s
Vhone
Thurlow's
A. Thurlow
Thrift & Thurlow
Scone
M. Thurlow
Church
Waddell & Go's Auction
G. McDonald
Gloucester General Carrier
G. Nash
General Carrier
G. Nash Ravenshaw
Fred Lee
Gnwriter & Housepainter
Motor Cara
Hipolan
Commercial Hotel
Garner
Tales OF the Bush
Wau
A S
Trang
Sam
Uas
Jinks
Mrs. Riley
Hey House
Henry
T. J. Abbott
W. G. Ridgeway
Mograni
Glouceter
Piano
Hunter St
Newcasntis
Diabolo Separator Co.,ltd
Srisgane
Rly
Wirness
Jarrott's
Monwealth
Jbank Wing
Government Savings Bank of N.S.W. Rural Bank Department
Martin Place
Mesars Russell Natt
Sopeland North
Davie
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