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Artwork // Scrub Bull

This story is abour when we would always go out bush. Wild scrubbers always break away from the big mob cattle. Might need three people to take him down. 

First one trying to grab a tail and take him down. This person jumping off the horse to take him down. Got to tie him down. They always have bull straps to tie him down when he’s laying on the ground. They used to cut his horn in those old days. Then they bring that scrub bull back into the mob.

I used to be in that life myself. Bullocks, we used to get by the tail and knock him down. That’s what we used to do in the olden days. 

Artist // Mervyn Street

Mervyn Street is a Gooniyandi man. He was born at Louisa Downs Station and now lives in Muludja Community, near Fitzroy Crossing.