Picked and Pickled Tales in the Australasian
A rough, jocular writers’ reminiscence recounts a white man and a black hunter sharing game, a brittle exchange over a turkey and a crow, and a string of frontier pranks. The narrator recalls Ah Sin the fossicker’s river rescue, the tracker Tommy’s dramatic dives, and a night in a shepherd’s bunk ending with a muddy victory.
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Woomens
Australasian
A. S.W
Ah Sin
Twe
Tommy
Thomas
Abbin
Marble and Granite Headstones and Monuments Offered
J. R. Thowden of Marble and Granite Headstones and Monuments offers free pool on application with fixed complete prices in Guyra Cemetery. Iron railings stone kerbing and marble chippings provided. Also promotes a billiard room with Alcock table and first class visitor accommodations. Local agent for Hed Bird Bicycle Cay with repairs and paddock services.
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Armidale
Guyra
Hed Bird Bicycle Cay
Lambing Duty and Bosses Tales at Burying Ground Creek
A first person reminiscence recalls September 1935 lambing with a boss and four workers. The narrator describes a two room hut with bunks and night tea duties, the boss’s Spain stories, and a wakeup warning of water as punishment for oversleeping.
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Burying Ground Creek
Spain
Owever
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