windlass-handle

Updated: May 29, 2025

But Tom kept both hands on the windlass-handle and said nothing. "Lower away!" They lowered him to the bottom, and Tom shouldered his pick in silence and walked off to the tent. He found the tin plate, pint-pot, and things set ready for him on the rough slab table under the bush shed. The tea was made, the cabbage and potatoes strained and placed in a billy near the fire.

Henry Lawson - While the Billy Boils