Re: Australia

[Jean <sinead@milamba.com>]

You see Sally, we had sheep and cattle wandering around without fences in 
the outback areas, in the early days; and we had shepherds, etc.  But if 
there were calves or yearlings who had not been branded ( or even if they 
had) it was not unknown for them to be duffed, ie rustled.  THis is 
according to my father, who was born in 1898. He grew wheat in the Mallee, 
a very dry area in Northern Victoria, but he had many of these stories.
Jean.

>"neighbours who were indulging in a
>  spot of cattle duffing."
>
>What is 'cattle duffing'?
>
>regards, Sally in Virginia, USA
> > Dear Labehotierre
> >
> > THankyou for the reminder of why we like dark haired first footers on New
> > Year's Night. And yes, the guns were fired here too, sometimes at the
> > neighbours and some times at the same neighbours who were indulging in a
> > spot of cattle duffing. Last night the guns ( cannons) were the local 
> youth
> > letting off fireworks in honour of all sorts of things.
> >
> > And it was fascinating to read that London was -4 while we were sweltering
> > in a rather still, sweaty 37.
> > At 10 pm it is still rather sweaty and not much air movement.
> >
> > And I go back to work tomorrow!!!!
> >
> > I trust that 2001 will be a prosperous and peaceful  beginning for us all.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sinead.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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