I had bought a little brumby from a man we met on the Plains, an excellent pony, and most handy in winding his way through the scrub.
These are known as brumbies, and are generally shot by the stock farmer, as they are of deteriorated quality, and by enticing away his mares spoil his more carefully selected breeds.
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Thus, among names for animals, we have: kangaroo, koala, wombat,brumby(a wild horse), galah (a small, pink and grey cockatoo), barramundi (a lungfish) and bunyip (a fabulous amphibious monster).
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All this confusion over colour could simply be an over-analysis on the part of enthusiasticbrumbybook fans.
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Barnes said that the captain was as wild as a battery-stungbrumbyand warned his unwilling bowler that there would be consequences for his defiance.
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Barnes said the captain was as wild as a battery-stungbrumbyand warned his unwilling bowler that there would be consequences for his defiance.
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