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Page 150
... cattle - stealers live . . . . A man may be a cattle - stealer , and yet in his way a decent fellow . The fact is that every honest bushman , more or less , was a thief upon occasion , at least from the point of view of the law ...
... cattle - stealers live . . . . A man may be a cattle - stealer , and yet in his way a decent fellow . The fact is that every honest bushman , more or less , was a thief upon occasion , at least from the point of view of the law ...
Page 152
... cattle . The song tells a story typical of a great many selectors : There's a happy little valley on the Eumerella shore , Where I've lingered many happy hours away , On my little free selection I have acres by the score , Where I ...
... cattle . The song tells a story typical of a great many selectors : There's a happy little valley on the Eumerella shore , Where I've lingered many happy hours away , On my little free selection I have acres by the score , Where I ...
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... cattle and those who tended sheep . Stock- men still considered themselves the most distinguished of bush- men . Because cattle camped for the night must be sung to , or otherwise reassured that there is no cause for stampeding , stock ...
... cattle and those who tended sheep . Stock- men still considered themselves the most distinguished of bush- men . Because cattle camped for the night must be sung to , or otherwise reassured that there is no cause for stampeding , stock ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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