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“In Old Taroom” Lawton’s Ride by Lex McLennan
Lex McLennan wrote a poem “In Old Taroom” about George Lawton, a legendary rough rider who conquered the unrideable “Brown Elastic”. By the 1890s the stockmen of the Wild Dawson Country had a reputation as some of the finest riders in Australia – “born in the saddle”. The Lawton Brothers were the best known of…
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“In Taroom Town” by Father McNamarara
Father McNamara arrived in Taroom sometime after Father Leo Hayes (1924-1940s). He was taken by the town and the people: “The fairest township in the West, sits in a spacious valley. By God and Nature is she blest; Oh, there I’ll ever tarry.” Published in Gwen Fox book Pioneers of the Taroom and Wandoan District…
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COURAGE by Ronnie Bostock
Ronnie Bostock wrote “Courage” from his lived experiences as a ringer on Glenhaughton Station Taroom 1950s-60s. He was a quiet, unassuming horsebreaker, stockman, and rodeo cowboy with many talents, including boxing (Golden Gloves runner-up); training animals (favouring his own kind and gentle methods); drawing, painting, and writing. Ronnie wrote many poems as he rode along,…