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This is a photo of a mob of 600 bullocks, sold about two years after "the boys droving trip", & as we had no ring-barked country in those days, we had to sell them as forward stores?, & Mr Booker, who bought them leased country on Bonaro? & sent us a photo of the

[Photo of bullocks on open ground with lots of trees]

first 50 cut out as fats (not all showy) they were so distinct that Jack Hay & myself knew every one of them. There were 601, & C. Booker culled one out. We expected that this bullock would be one of the tops of next years mob, but he was not. Met C. Booker in Brisbane, I told him he must have been able to see inside him, as we could see nothing wrong with him. Intuition old man, intuition ? & have a drink you bet we did. C. Booker with coat on.

 

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