Interesting encounters

When we asked people around the country to send us in bush yarns, several wrote about strange meetings in the bush. Here is a selection.

A thunderous bang announced an eerie visit, writes hut warden Michele Ayres.

How to catch a wild possum? Ernie Smith tried the hard way.

Fred Hollows stayed calm in a terrifying situation.

It’s a long way from railway clerk to bushman, says Shelley Bennet.