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... station to station horse - breaking or droving . His youth and early manhood were spent in the outback areas of New South Wales and Queensland , and it was these areas that furnished the material for all his yarns . Because of his tales ...
... station to station horse - breaking or droving . His youth and early manhood were spent in the outback areas of New South Wales and Queensland , and it was these areas that furnished the material for all his yarns . Because of his tales ...
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... station to station , especially from the time of the approach of the shearing season , but , while the latter genuinely sought work from the squatters , the former did not . Instead he was careful to arrive at the station store at ...
... station to station , especially from the time of the approach of the shearing season , but , while the latter genuinely sought work from the squatters , the former did not . Instead he was careful to arrive at the station store at ...
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... station , I am just your very man . Pack up the old portmanteau , and label it Paroo , With a name aristocratic — Jimmy Sago , Jackaroo . When you get on to the station , of small things you'll make a fuss , And in speaking of the station ...
... station , I am just your very man . Pack up the old portmanteau , and label it Paroo , With a name aristocratic — Jimmy Sago , Jackaroo . When you get on to the station , of small things you'll make a fuss , And in speaking of the station ...
Common terms and phrases
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