tinpan
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"THE BUNYIP [LEGENDARY MONSTER] OF RAIL FORK CREEK [1880]
For more than 25,000 years Australian Aborigines believe than there's a legendary monster that lives deep in the mud of the local billa-bongs
[ water-holes] the monster is called a "Bunyip" it likes the dark and well shaded holes with brackish water.It avoids dirrect sun-light.
When the first farm-settlers moved up the Northern plains in 1880. the local Aborigines warned them not to go to the waterholes until full light.
No-one took any notice.All seemed quite normal until , one of the farmer noticed his sheep were disappearing, one by one ,each night.
All thought the sheep had been stolen by theives but little did they know. Local troopers checked the area but nothing was found and for a while calm settle in.
A few years later a rail- line was under construction to connect the river country with the plains.A rail workers camp was set up near the water-hole.On evening the Dray horses were put to pasture along the creek .In the summer this was the only place fresh grass could be found.
Sure enough each night a horse would disappear, never to be seen again.
The rail-workers searched the area and found nothing.The loss was as such it was best to move the camp.A few days later a drunken worker remembered he left a few bottles of ale hidden near the creek and went back for them just before dust.He noticed a large object move in the brackish water and took off in haste.On returning to the camp he tried in vein to explain what he had seen but no-one believes drunks.
Today i went to the site of the Fork Creek Camp had a bit of a look around and picked up a few shards and relics in the area.I have only the use of one-hand as i had a large nail make a whole in the other on friday.
.Stayed untill the sun got low then left ,don,t want to meet the BUNYIP. 
tinpan "wonder what today is"
For more than 25,000 years Australian Aborigines believe than there's a legendary monster that lives deep in the mud of the local billa-bongs
[ water-holes] the monster is called a "Bunyip" it likes the dark and well shaded holes with brackish water.It avoids dirrect sun-light.
When the first farm-settlers moved up the Northern plains in 1880. the local Aborigines warned them not to go to the waterholes until full light.
No-one took any notice.All seemed quite normal until , one of the farmer noticed his sheep were disappearing, one by one ,each night.
All thought the sheep had been stolen by theives but little did they know. Local troopers checked the area but nothing was found and for a while calm settle in.
A few years later a rail- line was under construction to connect the river country with the plains.A rail workers camp was set up near the water-hole.On evening the Dray horses were put to pasture along the creek .In the summer this was the only place fresh grass could be found.
Sure enough each night a horse would disappear, never to be seen again.
The rail-workers searched the area and found nothing.The loss was as such it was best to move the camp.A few days later a drunken worker remembered he left a few bottles of ale hidden near the creek and went back for them just before dust.He noticed a large object move in the brackish water and took off in haste.On returning to the camp he tried in vein to explain what he had seen but no-one believes drunks.
Today i went to the site of the Fork Creek Camp had a bit of a look around and picked up a few shards and relics in the area.I have only the use of one-hand as i had a large nail make a whole in the other on friday.
.Stayed untill the sun got low then left ,don,t want to meet the BUNYIP. tinpan "wonder what today is"
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