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Walking In The Mallee

Mark Twain traveled in this country, and found it somewhat weird. He amused many with his writings about his travels here, but I'll bet he never walked in the mallee.

Isaac Duff did, and his younger sister Jane, and their little half-brother, Frank, not quite four year old. Their walk made them famous. Not as famous as Mark Twain, of course; but famous in their small way. Their fame spread, though not as far as his. They never wrote any books, but books were written about their walk. Jane has a monument commemorating her walk in the mallee.

The Mallee these da...

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