The Shooting of the Bunyip in Tales of the West
Clarence, the new jackeroo, endures pranks by Long Tom at Crooked Creek camp as myths of the bunyip unfold. A night shoot ends with Clarence claiming first blood, while camp humor and Myra’s presence frame a tense camp dynamic. The tale blends comic mischief with frontier lore and danger.
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Clarence
Tom
Myra
Sputterers
Long Tom
Babbler
Myra Joined In the Laugh With the Rest. When Long Tom
Black Magefe
Crooker Creek
Crooked Creek
Long Tom Stager
Bunyip Flav
Tunyip
Long Tem
Bunyip
Chum
Gslahs
Bunyip Blunder Recounts A Wild Field Incident
A chaotic scene unfolds as a new chum fires a toy cannon at a race horse, mistaken for a bunyip. Long Tom berates him, the horse’s eye harmed and the owner furious, while Clarence faces blame for folly. Myra notes a sly morning wink amid the uproar.
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Tod
Long Tom
Tom
Clarence
Chum
Myra
France Shows Trust of Mussolini On Border Amid Neutrality
Paris reports France’s confidence in Italian neutrality prompts abolition of blackout zones near Italy. British dispatch notes Rome’s aim to keep the Balkans and Aegean region neutral, with Italy expanding Libya settlement plans and seeking new markets. Germany pressures Bulgaria to disrupt Allies while Bulgaria eyes neutrality recalling past war outcome.
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Paris
United Press
Italy
Evi
Musso- Uni
Libya
Germany
Balkans
Bulgaria
Rome
The
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Anonymous Letter Criticizes Vandal Anonymous Writer
An anonymous letter to Gloucester residents is condemned for false witness and personal attacks. The writer, praising native birds and animals and supporting a local sanctuary, laments destruction of wildlife by civilisation and calls for protection of birds and habitats.
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Sanctuary
C. J. Dennis
Gloucester
Billingsgate
Burns
Copeland
Australia
Perhope
Glouetster
Proclaimed Bird Sanctuary expands beyond request
A Government Gazette notice on the 29th proclaims as a Bird Sanctuary the lands within the parishes Bindera Craven Crosbie and Fitzroy. The area exceeds Rawdon Vale Progress Association’s request, covering more ground than the Barrington Gold Reserve as proclaimed in Sept 1879. A.B. Hays, Hon. Sec. Rawdon Vale Progress Association.
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Bindera
Craven
Crosbie
Fitzroy
Rawdon Vale
Writer claims learning to fly planes is easy as falling
In a technical journal a writer declares that learning to fly an aeroplane is as easy as falling off a wall. Also in an American court a witness named Cork refused to answer questions, declining to be drawn by counsel.
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Cork
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