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Life in the Australian Backblocks by E S Sorenson

11/04/2026 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Life in the Australian Backblocks by Edward S Sorenson THE STOCKMAN “‘Twas merry ‘mid the blackwoods when we spied the station roofs, To wheel the wild scrub cattle at the yard, With a running fire of stockwhips, and a fiery run of hoofs— Oh! the hardest day was never then too hard.” by Adam Lindsay […]

Filed Under: People, Places & Towns, Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales Tagged With: Australian History, Goldfields History, Stockmen, Western Australia

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