TAILIEUCHUNG - Early Days in North Queensland

The writer came to Queensland two years before separation, and shortly afterwards took part in the work of outside settlement, or pioneering, looking for new country to settle on with stock. Going from Bowen out west towards the head of the Flinders River in 1864, he continued his connection with this outside life until his death in 1899. Many of the original explorers and pioneers were known to him personally; of these but few remain. This little work is merely a statement of facts and incidents connected with the work of frontier life, and the progress of pastoral occupation in the early days. It lays. | Days in North Queensland by Edward Palmer 1 Days in North Queensland by Edward Palmer Project Gutenberg s Early Days in North Queensland by Edward Palmer This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Early Days in North Queensland Author Edward Palmer Release Date January 23 2012 EBook 38649 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EARLY DAYS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND Produced by Pat McCoy Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive American Libraries. EARLY DAYS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND Illustration Signature EdwAd. Palmer. From photo by Tosca Brisbane. Days in North Queensland by Edward Palmer EARLY DAYS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND 2 BY THE LATE EDWARD PALMER SYDNEY ANGUS ROBERTSON MELBOURNE ANGUS ROBERTSON SHENSTONE 1903 TO THE NORTH-WEST. I know the land of the far far away Where the salt bush glistens in silver-grey Where the emu stalks with her striped brood Searching the plains for her daily food. I know the land of the far far west Where the bower-bird builds her playhouse nest Where the dusky savage from day to day Hunts with his tribe in their old wild way. Tis a land of vastness and solitude deep Where the dry hot winds their revels keep The land of mirage that cheats the eye The land of cloudless and burning sky. Tis a land of drought and pastures grey Where flock-pigeons rise in vast array Where the nardoo spreads its silvery sheen Over the plains where the floods have been. Tis a land of gidya and dark boree Extended o er plains like an inland sea Boundless and vast where the wild winds pass O er the long rollers and billows of grass. I made my home in that thirsty land Where rivers for water are filled .

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