Re: Australia

[esdemio@att.net]

Hi ya'll - Duffing - rustling cattle, horses, etc. was 
done in the American west. It may still be done, but i 
don't think so.  An unbranded cow/steer was a "maverick" 
and was 'fair' game. But people would rustle branded 
stock and change the brand by burning in a mark that then 
was registered to that person.  By putting in a line over 
or under the original owners brand, made it a new brand. 
Say the owner's brand would be his initials, "MJ", add a 
semi-circle immediately under would make it Rocking MJ. 
There was a famous case.  The brand started out as "IC", 
the rustler changed it to "ICU" and was changed again to 
"ICU2".  Now, or course, cattle are branded and their 
ears notched in a certain way.  Rough justice would end 
the problem by either hanging or shooting the rustler.
Thanks, Happy New Year. Sally
> 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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