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Buckshot Bear Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 80-100klm hour winds from the West yesterday, we can get weeks of this around this time of the year. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 GREATEST DROVER OF ALL - 1881 In 1881, Nat Buchanan, regarded by many as the greatest drover of all, took 20,000 cattle from St George in Southern Queensland to the Daly River, not far south of Darwin, a distance of 3,200 km. Cattle stealing has long been part of Australia's history and some of the country's biggest droving feats have been performed by cattle rustlers or duffers. The most notable one was Harry Redford who established a reputation as an accomplished drover when he stole 1,000 cattle from Bowen Downs Station near Longreach, Queensland in 1870 and drove them 1,500 miles (2,400 km). His route took him through very difficult country down the Thomson, Barcoo, Cooper and Strezlecki rivers thus pioneering the Strzelecki Track. Women have been noted as exceptional drovers as well. One of the true legends of the outback is Edna Zigenbine, better known as Edna Jessop, who took over a droving job from her injured father, and became a boss drover at 23. Along with her brother Andy and four ringers, they moved the 1,550 bullocks the 2,240 kilometres across the Barkly Tableland to Dajarra, near Mount Isa, Queensland. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Warrant Officer Class 2 Sonny Phillips with a young Vietnamese girl during the distribution of clothing, toys and soap to peasant families in An Bac. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 8 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: 80-100klm hour winds from the West yesterday, we can get weeks of this around this time of the year. Good thing you are on the metric system. English would be more... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 7 minutes ago, John Kloehr said: Good thing you are on the metric system. English would be more... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 48 minutes ago, sassnetguy50 said: ? Bad humor as if the number would not change, just the units. So 80-100mph, English would be more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Coming soon to Australia! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 BARKLY TABLELAND - 1870’s Beef Central. William Landsborough was the first non-Indigenous Australian person to explore the tableland, and named it after Sir Henry Barkly, then governor of Victoria. In 1877 the overlander, Nathaniel Buchanan and Sam Croker crossed the Barkly Tableland and rode on to the Overland Telegraph Line opening new land for settlement. It was not until the introduction of generous leasing arrangements on the Barkly in the late 1870s that the region became more settled. In 1883, Harry Readford, one of the inspirations for the literary character Captain Starlight, drove a mob of cattle to the Barkly and subsequently established Brunette Downs (then called Corella Creek), with outstations at Anthony Lagoon and Cresswell Creek, for Macdonald, Smith and Co. In 1884, 2,500 cattle were driven to Brunette Downs and in 1885, Readford brought in 1,200 mixed cattle from Burketown. Other cattle stations in the area include Alexandria, Mittiebah and Walhallow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 22 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: ........ and, more often than not, the other 17 hours as well .... 🤥 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 A road train with its huge haul of 1970's classic vehicles in the small town of Adelaide River en route to Darwin in 1974 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buckshot Bear Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 The Aussie Four Food Groups - 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rip Snorter Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 You'd be eaten close to the start of the effort! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, Buckshot Bear said: So, just like any other Aussie then, 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 1 hour ago, Buckshot Bear said: In a previous home, had some bushes which grew self-fermenting berries. Crows would come eat them. Those crows would try to fly but could not do so... So they walked back and ate more berries! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 8 minutes ago, John Kloehr said: In a previous home, had some bushes which grew self-fermenting berries. Crows would come eat them. Those crows would try to fly but could not do so... So they walked back and ate more berries! Dam' prolly been there done that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 20 minutes ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said: So, just like any other Aussie then, LOL that was a good one 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 Kings Cross December 9th, 1959 Records NSW. I 'think' that's a Plymouth Fury parked. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rip Snorter Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 You certainly have an astounding set of critters! Much enjoy your posts! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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