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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National

An ode to the 'last bushie' in the Hunter Valley

Colin Talbot and Bob Skelton celebrating Colin's 90th birthday. "He's a legend to still be working on the farm at that age," Bob said. Picture supplied

Bob Skelton calls his mate Colin Talbot "the last of the bushies".

Colin recently celebrated his 90th birthday and Bob, a bush poet, paid tribute to him with a poem. Colin still works on his farm in the Karuah district.

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