Author: Enoch Waler

Before North America took over the Philippines in 1898, we’d had a good horse trade to the Spanish there, who’d been the occupiers for 333 years.

This has been a success story between Parks Victoria and local traditional use, for almost a century.

Cobb & Co was probably Australia’s most famous coaching line, running in Western Australia, Victoria, NSW and Queensland.

An army marches on its stomach and horses have big tum tums! Especially Walers – a large gut area means they thrive on low quality feed. In war the feed is mostly low quality.

Frank D. Brown bred superlative cobs on his property Pleasant View – 22,000 acres on the upper Monaro.

Lance, aged twelve, rode one pony and led another with his swag and supplies on the 800km ride from Burra to Warrnambool.

2/1st North Australia Observer Unit (NAOU) set up in WW2 in Australia was based on the Boer commandos.

Feature photo for this post was sent in by Neville, of his great great grandfather, Captain Andrew Edward Callow. Veterinarian.

In recent weeks we have received an influx of precious family photographs, shared for the enjoyment of all, with whatever information is known about the photograph.