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A Phosphorus Attack

A phosphorus attack (Squatter, ranch/station owner) 50 years ago the wild pigs were there in the thousands, Aussie Squatters used to bait em, sap em, with phosphorus, the louses? A lethal dose was ~50 mg Stopped dead without his trousers, A side effect was the fire effect Of long dead, old pig the browser. Suddenly you would have a fire, Phosphorus, was the poison, Dead eagle hawks, and Foxes too, Dingoes killed by poison. Rabbit was killed with stricknine , With sweet plum jam, a treat, Cos the master hated rabbit, Cos drought left no grass to eat Drought causes paranoia, When it’s dying all around ya, And the Dingoes are a howling , Foxes are eating Fowls, are. The Shearers strike in Australia in 1891, Got the Labor party going, good wages then were won , Armed farmers fought the Shearers , Shearers jailed were often, some. Old Shearer wanted payback , Upon the Squatter master, Jack, So phosphorus in water, by the shearer attack, months after the deed the water dried and fire flew up the building, another shearing shed burns, fire so bewildering A phosphorus attack! Don Johnson

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Date: 6/7/2011 1:16:00 PM
Sad that things like this have been done over the years by man..Enjoyed reading your thoughts..Your presence at my work was uplifting..Sara
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Date: 6/3/2011 2:03:00 PM
A'hem..its me ya see Don, enjoyed the spiel on (snaggers) and those wild eyed ringer blokes, a'barnying with squatters amid clouds of phosphrous, fire and smoke, i dare to say the jackeroos were livid right enough! but i bet they'd rather not call (John Law) but opt for justice rough...
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Date: 6/2/2011 10:00:00 PM
Smile ~ Do you come from the land of down under ~ Tis almost seems somewhat prophetic amid some certain way.... ~ “Sweeet.” ~ “Love,” John!:) ~
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