Thread: Bird Dog Beer

Way to go Neckshot got some prime beef patties in my fridge if ya want to wash em down with that

as soon as my latest veni paties come in ill pop over for a bbq aye?? and put some in your freezer.

sweet as I got full beer fridge and house to myself I might let the dogs in

friday arvo might be a go then for a visit.after ive set my traps.

SweetJust checked gas cylinder its running on e but got heaps already cooked

A few years ago when I had only been living in New Zealand for a few weeks I took a trip up to Napier. On my way back I was passing through Dannevirke a noticed a couple guys riding horses through town on the side of the road with beers in their hands and following behind them was a presumably very inebriated guy with a box of beer in each hand sitting astride an entirely too small pony trotting furiously to keep up.

And I thought to myself....where the hell have I moved to

Originally Posted by RCGSP

A few years ago when I had only been living in New Zealand for a few weeks I took a trip up to Napier. On my way back I was passing through Dannevirke a noticed a couple guys riding horses through town on the side of the road with beers in their hands and following behind them was a presumably very inebriated guy with a box of beer in each hand sitting astride an entirely too small pony trotting furiously to keep up.

And I thought to myself....where the hell have I moved to

Definitely Dannevirke. Neckshot will know those guys

yeah i was the small pony!

Originally Posted by RCGSP

A few years ago when I had only been living in New Zealand for a few weeks I took a trip up to Napier. On my way back I was passing through Dannevirke a noticed a couple guys riding horses through town on the side of the road with beers in their hands and following behind them was a presumably very inebriated guy with a box of beer in each hand sitting astride an entirely too small pony trotting furiously to keep up.

And I thought to myself....where the hell have I moved to

And so would have the Scandinavian migrants who were unlucky enough to get sent to (where Dannevirke was spawned) under Gladstone's land reforms...we'll send them there ,most do not know English, they wont mind...and the more charry of the merchants became big land holders as they allowed credit to the point that the hard working people trying to carve a farm out of rain and more rain could only clear their indebtedness by giving over their holdings.

Differnt now ees bees the dutchey's are doing ok in Dannevirke now and Norswood ud know that.that 70mile bush was a hard toll but thats what the town is built on.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

Differnt now ees bees the dutchey's are doing ok in Dannevirke now and Norswood ud know that.that 70mile bush was a hard toll but thats what the town is built on.

Yes, but what labour imagine getting off a ship after six or so months, and then trudge all the way down there on foot or bullock team or whatever...and the mummies with little ones...

Yeah tough bugger the lot of them,reading the early years book on Dannevirke I beleive they specificly chose that natnality because they were hard bastards

My grandad got this farm i'm on after ww1 as a soldiers ballot and he cryed when he saw the mess, burnt out stumps everywhere no house just a creek too camp by. 3 generations later I think grandad mick would be happy now

they were tough but i didnt say they were clean!!

Originally Posted by Dundee

My grandad got this farm i'm on after ww1 as a soldiers ballot and he cryed when he saw the mess, burnt out stumps everywhere no house just a creek too camp by. 3 generations later I think grandad mick would be happy now

Do you have any pictures of that era Dundee?