Pioneering days of Miriam Vale and district', Queensland by W. G. Blomfield, 1946-1947 - Page 120

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sleep, that Chance was to be the night horse, & all but Dick said they would walk around the bullocks.

We camped half way down the MOONBI RANGE, & just before we had finished breakfast, having caught our horses, it was still dark, & we saw a sulky with both lamps alight. We hurried onto our horses thinking the bullocks might be frightened of a thing they had not seen before, but they took no notice, not being afraid of anything they can hear coming.

When anyone on foot, especially a woman, (bullocks being afraid of pedestrians, or bike riders), came along, it was up to the hand closest to ride between them & the bullocks. We were at lunch at MOONBI, near KOTINGA, & it was up to Bunda, who kept his hat on the ladies side of his head 

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