Bushlore, Or, This and that from Here and There |
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Page 114
... mustering camp and the road they were taking followed the rabbit fence for a short way . Fritz noticed a bungarra in one of the rabbit traps and being of a kind nature decid- ed to let him go . He undid the door in the side of the trap ...
... mustering camp and the road they were taking followed the rabbit fence for a short way . Fritz noticed a bungarra in one of the rabbit traps and being of a kind nature decid- ed to let him go . He undid the door in the side of the trap ...
Page 115
... mustering , we were using for the first time two newly broken young horses . During the lunch break we let them go for a feed and one of them succeeded in breaking his hobble straps and started to gallop away . I mounted my horse and ...
... mustering , we were using for the first time two newly broken young horses . During the lunch break we let them go for a feed and one of them succeeded in breaking his hobble straps and started to gallop away . I mounted my horse and ...
Page 135
... mustering on horseback we found it necessary to carry a forked mulga stick , so that we could break the webs down and avoid riding into them . They were so strong they would pull your hat off and a single strand felt as if it was going ...
... mustering on horseback we found it necessary to carry a forked mulga stick , so that we could break the webs down and avoid riding into them . They were so strong they would pull your hat off and a single strand felt as if it was going ...
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