Cattle and Horses at The Hollow
Much of the outside work at The Hollow consisted of fencing and mustering. Harold Finch-Hatton describes the life of a stockman thus:
‘Every morning he gets on his horse, and goes out on the run, jogging along about five miles an hour the whole day, and returning in the afternoon. His business is to be constantly among the cattle, riding the boundaries to put his own cattle back, and his neighbour’s away, hunting up stray calves and bringing them home and branding them.’
Horses in The Hollow yards
Despite sugar being a main industry in the Mackay district in the early days cattle were grazed in the area. The Hollow was a cattle property.
Last updated: 10th January 2008
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