[Editor: This patriotic postcard (unused), which incorporates a poem, as well as an illustration of a kangaroo, carrying an Australian flag, with golden wattle in the background, is estimated to have been published about 1901-1908. The postcard is undated.] My dear … [Read more...] about My dear friend [patriotic postcard, circa 1901-1908]
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A kangaroo drive [3 August 1891]
[Editor: This article was published in The National Advocate, 3 August 1891.] A kangaroo drive. Phenomenal tally. 815 animals killed. Two native dogs. Some exciting scenes. The largest and most successful drive which has ever taken place in the district was … [Read more...] about A kangaroo drive [3 August 1891]
[The kangaroo name] [11 October 1889]
[Editor: An extract from the “Gossip from Abroad” column in the Portland Guardian, 1889. Whether this story is actually true or not is another matter.] [The kangaroo name] When Captain Cook discovered Australia he saw some of the natives on the shore with a dead animal of … [Read more...] about [The kangaroo name] [11 October 1889]