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Cooks and Others On Cattle Station Life and Cooks
Henry G. Lamond recalls old-time shearers camps and cooks at Cullin-la-Ringo and nearby stations in the early 1900s. He describes selection by ballot, the cook’s status, yeast starters, and the social dynamics among cooks, shearers, rouseabouts, and station managers, noting loyalty, slang, and vivid personalities like Gympie and Harry Priestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Lamond
Cullin-la-Ringo
Their
Rainworth
A. J. Bean
Cook
Howard
Gympie
Longreach
Yeppoon
Oach
Catherine Creek
Mt. Cory
Campsie
Maneroo
Harry Priestly
Georgina
Harry