. 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 . and purchased a De Laval separator and packed the cream to the MoyarraButter Factory. That year I made about €100, Avhich I considered very satis-factory foi- the first years turnoAcr. In jiacking the cream to Moyaira I hadLance Greek to cross, and as
. 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 . and purchased a De Laval separator and packed the cream to the MoyarraButter Factory. That year I made about €100, Avhich I considered very satis-factory foi- the first years turnoAcr. In jiacking the cream to Moyaira I hadLance Greek to cross, and as there was no l)ridge I had to carry the creamover the creek on a log and then swim the horse over when the creek wasflooded. A ni-ighbour erected a tempoiarv bridge over the creek, and oneday when the ricek was flooded he was carting his cream ovi-r the bridge witha and sledge, when (he biidge started to drift down the creek with thelot. After some difTiculty the man reached (he bank safely, but the horse wasdrowned. Xext day (he neigliboui- and T went and got the sledge and liorseout of (he creek wi(h a bullock team. That was one can of cieani that neverreached Moyarra Factory, there Ixing more saiul than cream in the can. .\f(er living in (ilcnalvie for 17 years. T decided to s<ll out. and 7 (hencame and s(((led in Recollections and Experiences. MR. J. ECCLES.
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