sentences:  A bullock whip had a stick handle that was cut from a spotted gum or another native tree and was approximately six or seven feet long.The long handled whip permitted the bullocky to control his bullocks while keeping a safe working distance from the danger of being run down by a large dray or jinker.The thong, often made of plaited greenhide, was 8 to 10 feet long and attached to the handle by a leather loop.