Tibooburra Characters
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Max, another bloke who is mute is a wonder, he keeps the fire going during winter, he belongs to the pub, and even though he doesn't own it, the pub belongs to him. He turns up every morning, collects all the cans around town, recycles. Just made be laugh - he brought in more logs, two monster ones and chucked them onto the fire. Lou Lou is giving him a mouth full and he is pulling faces at her. Click on the photo of Max to see the full version. First light of the fireplace for 2009. | |
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STRETCH HE LOOKS ON LIFE AS ONE BIG SONG, IF HE CAN'T DO RIGHT HE WON'T DO WRONG COULDN'T CARE LESS IF LOSE OR WIN, HE TAKES FROM LIFE WHAT HE PUTS IN HE LOVES HIS BEER AND GOOD OP, BUT FAILING THAT ITS "QUART POT TEA" A GOOD OLD COOK BUT NOTHING FLASH, HE FILLS THEM UP AND THAT IS "CASH". WHERE HE COMES FROM, NO ONE KNOWS, I MEET HIM FIRST WHERE THE WILSON FLOWS I ASK ABOUT HIS PLACE OF BIRTH, HE REPLIED THE RANGERS NORTH OF PERTH OLD STRETCH IS LIKE THE REST OF US, PERFECTION WISE HE MISSED THE "BUS" BUT TAKE A LINE FROM THE BUSHMAN'S BOOK, A GOOD OLD MATE, WHATEVER MAY YOU LOOK. HE DON'T GO MUCH ON THE SCENES DOWN SOUTH, "MISERABLE FACES DOWN AT THE MOUTH HE'D RATHER SING TO THE BULLOCKS AT NIGHT, TO HIM A MORE IMPRESSIVE SIGHT HE'S KINDA "HANDSOME IN THE ROUGH", BUT CIRCLES ROUND THE "MARRIED STUFF" HIS OLD BUSH DRAWL, AND DRY-BONE WIT, MAKES A COMICAL BLOKE FROM WHERE I SIT. WELL SO LONG MATE, WHERE EVER YOU ARE, (PROBABLY HOLDING UP SOME "BAR") OR HELPING SOME POOR DOWN AND OUT, AND THAT'S WHAT "MATESHIP'S" ALL ABOUT SIX FOOT SOMETHING, AS TOUGH AS "JUTE" A MILE WIDE GRIN, AND "BIG OLD BOOT" THIS DESCRIPTIONS JUST A ROUGH OLD SKETCH, OF A WANDERING SOUL WE KNOW "STRETCH". Joe Daly, July 1981 |