We Of The Never-Never

By Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn




Dedicated To

"The Bush Folk OF THE NEVER-NEVER"






PRELUDE



We--are just some of the bush-folk of the Never-Never.

Distinct in the foreground stand:

The Maluka, The Little Missus, The Sanguine Scot, The Head Stockman, The
Dandy, The Quiet Stockman, The Fizzer, Mine Host, The Wag, Some of our
Guests, A few black "boys" and lubras, A dog or two, Tam-o'-Shanter,
Happy Dick, Sam Lee, and last, but by no means least, Cheon--the
ever-mirthful, ever-helpful, irrepressible Cheon, who was crudely
recorded on the station books as cook and gardener.