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the railway line turning at right angles to cross the railway line was a problem. At the last crossing over the railway line into the meatworks paddock the ground for quite a distance back had no grass on & was trampled down, so asked the head stockman the reason & he told me that some of the drovers used to try & string the mob thro (through) & at times they would balk & ring? but if the mob was brought up with a man in the lead (not too far in the lead) there was seldom any trouble. We never had trouble at the 8 mile (Tooloon) after that. Over 50 years ago an elderly cattle man told me that if there were only two 2 of you, one should be in the lead going over a bridge or thro (through) an awkward gate. Cattle going over a bridge or under a railway bridge or into a yard should not be forced but should be allowed to have a look & if just held quietly will usually go thro (through). In the early sixties (1860) it was in
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