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Post by **Heather** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:41 am

They were free Ross! Those ones taste better!

Post by **william williams** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:57 pm

Thank Ross I know you weren't no offennce taken I know I have spelled many a horse out in the long yard and do you know what they put me out to pasture and in my non inteligent mind I thought I was only there for a spell not permenent like now I just sit in the sun(when it's there of coarse) on the bench seat outside Coles just gazeing and wishing

bill the old battler

Post by **Rimeriter** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:13 pm

Bill, did you ever know a fella named Jack (John) Bourke.
Home town is just near Coonabarabran, can't recall the name.
Many years with Shires, particularly out around Bourke.

Another bloody salt of the earth bloke.
Jim.

Post by **william williams** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:34 pm

Knew a bloke out back at Willcania used to have a nick name of Randy Burke could that be the same fella

bill the old battler

Post by **Rimeriter** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:58 pm

Don't think so. I don't doubt he'd spent time there.

Didn't have much family that I knew of, but plenty of mates in the far west.

It was Jack introduced me, having seen my shiny boots, to a wire nettin' waterbag.
Told me i probably could get one from RM Williams in Sydney.
Jim.

Post by **william williams** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:01 pm

Thats okay Jim.

Like we used to sleep in the shade of a barbwire fence and if it got to cold, you'd pull the wirenetting on top of you for an extra blanket.

Good stuff that wire netting makes a good blankets an getting trucks out of bogs.

Keeps the rabbits divided on both sides of the fence.

Collects rolly pollys an their good for starting fires with.

An if you run short of some you can always get your old woman to knit some more useing 30 gauge wire wool

Yeh,

she shore is handy stuff.

Bill The Old Battler

Post by **Rimeriter** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:19 pm

I usta find it too bloody cold in that much shade.

It musta bin difficult to tell the North rabbits from the South rabbits.
Did they have different markings, or did you use a magnet ?

We made our rolly pollys in the oven with apple inside - beaut they were.

Me Mum used wirenettin' for strainin' the soup to get the bones out.

Anyhow, i did go to RMs but they was outta stock, but expectin' barbed wire ones soon.

Jim.

Maureen K Clifford · Post by **Maureen K Clifford** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:22 pm

Glad youse

all seemed to like this one and it got some reminiscences going

Dave Smith · Post by **Dave Smith** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:54 pm

Yeah ross, Heather is right Free X beer is much better than Four X beer.

TTFN

Ps
If ya in "The Alice" drinking beer with a mate it all tastes good.

Post by **william williams** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:59 pm

I'LL Drink 2 X s every chance I get when their free dave

bill w

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