Pioneering days of Miriam Vale and district', Queensland by W. G. Blomfield, 1946-1947 - Page 43
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dogs, one was a nice little BLUE (& the blue cattle dogs in those days were known right up to THE GULF as the Miriam Vale blues). "As you can read at AUSTRALIA HOUSE in London" my father being the first man to take them to Qld. The other was a big nondescript brindle. The owner of the brindle (equally big) was annoyed. His dog would fight the blue, or he would fight the judge, or the owner of the blue, or both of them. But Sharmans tent was not there. The owner of the blue, well over 90 was still going strong in 1944. Was once asked to assist JOE WALTERS, the town dairyman, to judge the dairy cattle, which consisted of two mongrel cows entered as AYRSHIRES. In those days we youngsters used to wait for elders to speak first but Jo only a milkman thought it was up to the manager of a big station to open up, so said, pointing to the one with cock horns, that one may have some Ayrshire in her, but am damn sure the other one has not. Jo thought so too