. The Land of the Lyre bird; a story of early settlement in the great forest of south Gippsland. Being a description of the Big Scrub in its virgin state with its birds and animals, and of the adventures and hardship of its early explorers and prospectors; also accounts by the settlers of the clearing, settlement, and development of the country . or the business of shoAving selectors avail-able land. The charge Avas £1 a day, or £10, if one pegged out a charge included provisions. After several days in the scrub, Ave re-turned to camp, not at all favourably impressed Avith Avhat Ave
. The Land of the Lyre bird; a story of early settlement in the great forest of south Gippsland. Being a description of the Big Scrub in its virgin state with its birds and animals, and of the adventures and hardship of its early explorers and prospectors; also accounts by the settlers of the clearing, settlement, and development of the country . or the business of shoAving selectors avail-able land. The charge Avas £1 a day, or £10, if one pegged out a charge included provisions. After several days in the scrub, Ave re-turned to camp, not at all favourably impressed Avith Avhat Ave had seen,and .-atisfiod to let those who would burA themselves in the scrul) and big treesof that part, but we would not. SeA-eral amusing incidents occurred during this trip. A lad of aboutthe same age as the writer Avas in the party, and while passing through aparticularly rough bit of country, after some hours of Avalking, Avhich hadentirely knocked-up our young friend, Ave came to a very large log. Hemade several fruitless attempts to mount it, falling back each time, then hemade an extra effort Avhich landed him on top. The log Avas very slippery,and before he could obtain a grip, he started head foremost down the otherside, to the amusement of us all Avho had ffot safelv over. One niirht five RECOLLECTIONS AND EXPERIENCES. •293. IIKAVV CnlNTIiV ( i; Kl • UK SCltri; .\M« INKKIt <;it.\ss. -94 RECOLLECTIONS AND EXPERIENCES. of us slept in a G x 8 tent, pitched with posts and ridge pole on a fairly steepplace. After putting a lot of tree-fern leaves on the floor to lie on, wewent to bed, all lying crossways of the tent. Owing to the slope of theground, it was not long till the one who lay at the back end was doubledaround the i)ost which carried the ridge-pole, by the weight of the otherfour gradually working down the hill. This soon became unbearable, and whenhe could stand it no longer, he got out and lay down at the top. Thenthe next one passed thr
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