Taurus (fl. 1936) Taurus (fl. 1936) i(A133247 works by)
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1 A Day in the Show and a Night Out Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 19 August 1937; (p. 42)
1 Flies Will Buzz Again Soon : Be 'Toney' and Prepare a Blue Room for Them Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 12 August 1937; (p. 42)
1 Is Dairying in Australia Inefficient? : Professor Wadham Says It with Music Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work prose
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 17 June 1937; (p. 42) 'Taurus', at a conference on dairy cattle, listens to a speech on over-capitalisation, production and cattle diseases and the inefficiency of dairy farmers.
1 It's a Topsy-Turvey Old World : Usually We Don't Follow Our Own Advice Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 June 1937; (p. 41)

A train traveller listens in on a conversation between a commercial traveller and a farmer. The farmer wants to buy cows that give five percent butter fat and the salesman says that, in order to keep the breed pure, choose either Illawarras or Jerseys but not to mix the breeds. The train traveller is later amused to see the salesman get off the train to join his Japanese wife on the platform.

1 Gentle Art of Procrastination : 'To-Morrow' Is Too Late for the Farmer Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 20 May 1937; (p. 43)

A man listens to a farmer making plans for his year's cropping but then discovers that the farmer has made the same plans for his farm for the last three years. However, he has done no work on his farm, not even putting up buildings on his property during that time.
1 Old Folks Know Best Sometimes : But Youth Will Have Its Way Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 25 February 1937; (p. 35) A young man takes over a farm and his fiance's father is amazed at his methods of agriculture. The young man seems to have both good and bad ideas. Then the old man discovers that some of the boy's best ideas come from his father.
1 Unselfish Wives : A Story Recounted for Women Only Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 25 March 1937; (p. 42) A man tells of a girl who married an agriculturist who did not do well. She urged her husband to pursue dairy farming and although he refused he allowed her to have some of their land to raise a few cows. She eventually killed herself working so hard in the home, bringing up their daughter as well as taking all responsibility in her ever increasing dairy business.
1 Mr. Bancroft had a Wholesome Respect for Water : Notwithstanding He Liked Something Mixed With It Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 14 January 1937; (p. 42)

Four men travelling home in a car from a farmers' meeting entertain themselves with yarns. The lay preacher philosophises on monotony and hope causing the men to think about drought and the future. They decide to visit Mr. Bancroft on the way home. Bancroft tells them his life story and of how water had played a large part in his decisions from the time he had run away from home.
1 The Other Woman's Husband Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1937 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 11 March 1937; (p. 45)

Jack's wife is impressed by her neighbour's husband's amateur furniture making. She complains to Jack saying he should make a shoe box like the one Thomas Brown had made. Jack however is always working to keep his farm and animals in good condition and does not find time to do it. One day Jack goes to help Thomas Brown with a trapped cow. While Thomas Brown shows Jack his handy man work the cow dies. Thomas Brown's wife praises Jack's farm and Thomas brown forgets his handy work and takes better care of his farm.

1 Headin' North? Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1936 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 10 December 1936; (p. 43) A man overhears a conversation between two drunk farmers who finish with 'that's not cricket'. Later his niece introduces him to her boyfriend who needs advice on how to make money and he finishes his story with those same words.
1 The Girl Who Knew Too Much Taurus (fl. 1936) , 1936 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 November 1936; (p. 42) An intelligent young woman wants to marry the local well to do dairy farmer but when she demonstrates her knowledge about India, ghee and economics he is frightened off.
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