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devil in Old Melbourne Memories

YEAR
1884
PLACE
Victoria
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devil in Old Melbourne Memories

came possessed of a herd of a thousand head about the same time, which I took "on terms," as the arrangement was thus called--a convenient one for beginners with more country than capital, and _vice versa_. I was to have one-third of the increase, and to be paid ten per cent upon all sales of fat c…

Record ID
2,552
Year
1,884
Source
Project Gutenberg
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Record ID
2552
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Old Melbourne Memories; Rolf Boldrewood
Published
1884; Project Gutenberg public-domain transcription
Narrative type
Descriptive Belief Records
Public-text label
devil
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Melbourne, VIC (VIC): B
State or territory
VIC
Source voice
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came possessed of a herd of a thousand head about the same time, which I took "on terms," as the arrangement was thus called--a convenient one for beginners with more country than capital, and _vice versa_. I was to have one-third of the increase, and to be paid ten per cent upon all sales of fat cattle. They were to be "personally conducted" by me from the Devil's River--a place uncanny sounding, but not otherwise objectionable. They were the property of Messrs. Curlewis and Campbell; the first-named gentleman arranged preliminaries with me in town, and in a few days I again started from Melbourne with high hopes and three.

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