Pioneering days of Miriam Vale and district', Queensland by W. G. Blomfield, 1946-1947 - Page 96
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(their) at her side till daylight.
There are always odd ones standing up in a mob of 200 or more. Being wet weather, it was quite safe to make watch fires around the camp, & the bullocks were so quiet, having been tailed as weaners, that we used to throw firesticks at the ones that strayed off the camp feeding.
One "boy" can watch a big mob at night after the first few nights. Not being used to only about six hours sleep, used to go to sleep at first trying to count the bullocks, at suitable places.
My only recollection of the next camp past Yenda, were the big BURNET(T) sandflies, that prevented us hobbling the horses that day, & they went bush unhobbled. As we said, we were boys, & did not know about making smoke fires for the horses.
Bunda found them all next morning, tho