Gina has had to step aside whilst somebody else writes the front page of Murringo Matters this month. She is much too humble to write an article about herself, the very deserving winner of the Young Shire Citizen of the Year! Gina accepted the award at the Australia Day Ceremony held at Carrington Park in Young, supported by family and friends. Gina was nominated for her untiring work for the community of Murringo and Young. Gina works tirelessly for the Murringo Public School and the P&C Association. She is on the executive of the Murringo Sportsground Trust and the Murringo Tennis Club. Gina is also a keen supporter of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Murringo Fire Brigade and the Anvil Creative Gallery. Gina has worked on numerous committees in Young itself, including the very successful Relay For Life organising committee. Gina was an invaluable member of the 150 Years of Education in Murringo committee and devoted innumerable hours to the organisation of the event. Gina is also the driving force behind this publication, Murringo Matters, which takes a lot of time to produce each month. We all know how special she is and how much she means to us all. Gina Galvin is the unofficial Mayoress of Murringo and should be very proud of this very fine achievement. Congratulations Gina! Citizen of the Year !!! Dates for your Diary • Young Small Schools Swimming Carnival will be held on Wednesday, 9th February at the Young Pool. • Mobile Playgroup will be at the hall on the 9th and 23rd Feb from 1.30pm till 3pm. • Murringo Public School P&C Meeting and AGM, Wed16th February at the school. Starting at 3.30pm. • QLD Floods Fundraiser will be held at school on Thursday, 17th February. All donations welcome. • Murringo Market Day & Trash & Treasure, Sunday 27th Feb from 8pm to 12 noon. • Clean Up Australia Day, 4th March. Let’s all do our bit. • Tai Chi Classes every Monday afternoon at the hall from 5pm to 6pm. • Zumba Classes are held every Monday evening at the hall starting at 6pm till 7pm. • Anglican Church AGM will be following the service on 13 Feb • Church Services Anglican—2nd Sunday 8am Catholic—4th Sunday 7.30am Murringo Matters February 2011 Issue 22 OUR OUR OUR OUR Page 1
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Gina has had to step aside whilst somebody else writes the front page of
Murringo Matters this month. She is much too humble to write an article
about herself, the very deserving winner of the Young Shire Citizen of the
Year! Gina accepted the award at the Australia Day Ceremony held at
Carrington Park in Young, supported by family and friends. Gina was
nominated for her untiring work for the community of Murringo and
Young. Gina works tirelessly for the Murringo Public School and the P&C
Association. She is on the executive of the Murringo Sportsground Trust
and the Murringo Tennis Club. Gina is also a keen supporter of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, the Murringo Fire Brigade and the Anvil Creative
Gallery. Gina has worked on numerous committees in Young itself,
including the very successful Relay For Life organising committee.
Gina was an invaluable member of the 150 Years of Education in Murringo
committee and devoted innumerable hours to the organisation of the
event. Gina is also the driving force behind this publication, Murringo
Matters, which takes a lot of time to produce each month. We all know
how special she is and how much she means to us all. Gina Galvin is the
unofficial Mayoress of Murringo and should be very proud of this very fine
achievement. Congratulations Gina!
Citizen of the Year !!!
Dates for your Diary
• Young Small Schools Swimming Carnival will be held on Wednesday, 9th February at the Young Pool.
• Mobile Playgroup will be at the hall on the 9th and 23rd Feb from 1.30pm till 3pm.
• Murringo Public School P&C Meeting and AGM, Wed16th February at the school. Starting at 3.30pm.
• QLD Floods Fundraiser will be held at school on Thursday, 17th February. All donations welcome.
• Murringo Market Day & Trash & Treasure, Sunday 27th Feb from 8pm to 12 noon.
• Clean Up Australia Day, 4th March. Let’s all do our bit.
• Tai Chi Classes every Monday afternoon at the hall from 5pm to 6pm.
• Zumba Classes are held every Monday evening at the hall starting at 6pm till 7pm.
• Anglican Church AGM will be following the service on 13 Feb
I hear the School Bell We have some new faces gracing the playground at the school this year.
Lily Rice and Christopher Bartolo have begun their school journey, forming
the kindergarten class for 2011. Lily and Christopher have already spent a
lot of the time at the school and are enjoying spending more time with
their new friends.
Samantha McDonald is our other new student, joining Year 5 this year.
Samantha is a keen sportswoman and enjoys
playing the guitar. She has already made some great friends and is fitting in
beautifully.
Mrs Sonia Wheatley is replacing Mrs Kersti Dean for Term 1, whilst she is on
maternity leave. Mrs Wheatley lives in Cowra and is excited to be working
with all of our students. She will be teaching the Lower Division class, and
the whole school at times, along with Mrs Annette Parkman. Welcome to
Murringo guys!
We would like to wish all of the Murringo kids good luck at their school
swimming carnivals coming up this term. The Young Small School Swimming
Carnival will be held on Wednesday the 9th of February and we are expecting
some great results this year.
Our beloved Lower Division teacher, Mrs Kersti Dean, has welcomed the newest
addition to her family over the school holidays. Kersti, her husband Ben and their
daughter Jas said hello to Nyxon Lucas on the 11th of January at 2.46pm. What a
birthdate, 1.1.11! He was 8 pound 14 and 52cm. Nyxon is a gorgeous little boy who
is doing very well with his sleeping and eating. Jas is helping mummy with the nappy
changing, the feeding and all the other jobs big sisters have to do.
Congratulations to you all and we hope that you enjoy this wonderful time together.
As parents, teachers and students prepare for another school year, Australian schools are being urged to
unite with SchoolAid to support its Floods Relief Appeal and take part in a National Relief Appeal Day
observing a minute’s silence and donating gold coins.
SchoolAid demonstrated its strength as a leader in schools fundraising when it rallied schools across the
nation in 2009 to support its Victorian Bushfire Appeal raising close to $1 million and subsequently the
organisation distributed these funds to schools and organisations supporting the recovery process for
children. SchoolAid Founder, Sean Gordon says “it’s time to do it again, the kids being impacted by these
devastating floods need our support – as a Queenslander, I am witnessing first hand the scale of this
disaster, but my experience with SchoolAid tells me that we can make a difference”.
By observing a minute silence at 1pm AEDST on 17 February, lowering flags to half mast, and each student
bringing in a gold coin donation towards the Appeal, Aussie Schools are set to make a huge difference and
raise funds for our friends, neighbours and families overwhelmed by the flooding and its unprecedented
impact.
If you would like to support Murringo Public School’s fundraising efforts to support those affected by the
recent disasters in Queensland, please feel free to donate or join the minute’s silence at the school.
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Maroon for Day………………………...
Welcome to the World, Nyxon Lucas Dean.
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Robertson’s Gymnastics held a holiday clinic during the Christmas holidays and pictured here are some of smiling faces who participated in these fun clinics.
ROBERTSON’S GYMNASTICS
16 Murringo Gap Road, Murringo NSW 2586
PHONE/FAX: 6384 6236 MOBILE: 0421 700 678
EMAIL: robbogym @yahoo.com.au Providing quality gymnastics classes for children between the ages
of 18 months- 15 years. Proprietors: Michael & Michelle Robertson
Jumping around during the Holidays ……...
Murringo Matters Contacts : By Phone By Fax By Hand [email protected] 6384-6351 6384-6322 Just drop it in the big green mailbox at the school.
Campbell Duff, Isabelle Duff & Max Bird
Advanced Girls
Rear - Pam Wilson and Samantha McDonald.
Front - Molly Craggs-Unwin, Shannon Robertson
and Lucy Stuart.
The Intermediate Boys are Jack Stephenson, Jack
Causer, Dylan Muggleton & Will Causer
On the Beginners Beam is Tennyson Neville,
Maxine Stephenson, Georgia, Liam Stuart
& Isabel Muggleton
. Just hanging around is Taine Lockton &
Archie Dowling
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Murringo says Goodbye to Fred……………... Fredrick George Taylor (Fred) was born on the 18th July 1935 and sadly
passed away last month on the 15th January at the age of 75 years.
Fred was the youngest son of Isaac & Beatrice Taylor. Fred is survived by
his older sister Alma. Fred lived his childhood years at the Taylors property
at Murringo. Fred attended Murringo School where he completed all of his
formal education. As a very small boy his mother asked a close neighbour
Mrs Gruber to have her daughter, Nancy, give Fred a lift to school on her
push bike, as it was a long walk for a little boy and the Taylors did not have
a car. Fred sat on the seat and poor Nancy had to stand on the pedals as
well as peddle the bike all the way to school. The next year Nancy’s parents
provided her with a horse to ride to school. As many of us know Fred never
liked horses, this finished the doubling to school with Nancy. Fred became
older and proficient enough to ride his own bike to school. There were
about 36 – 37 children at Murringo school during his time there in the
1940’s and most students completed education there. Fred had many friends during his time at Murringo
School many who continued as friends all his life. On week-ends Fred & his mates would go Rabbiting.
They would hunt rabbits on the neighbouring properties, along the mountains around the Murringo Gap
and on the hills.
Fred’s first job was working for Mr Henry (HSB) Young at “Spring Valley”, a property Fred also worked on
later in life, when it was and still is owned by the Taubman family. The work involved general farm work,
digging out rabbits, digging post holes and fencing. His weekly wage at the time was around ten Shillings:
$1 in today’s currency, a week! After a while he left Henry Young’s to work for Bruce Walker at
Templemore. His work there included making hay and again rabbiting. Catching up to 500 per day. They
would trap and hang them up one day and send them off to the Harden depot to market the next day.
Fred left Templemore to start work for Jim and then Len Dowling. Fred drove to work in his new two tone
Austin A70 Ute. Whilst working for Jim Dowling, making hay on his lucerne paddock next to Murringo
cemetery, Fred had a very serious accident with Jim’s International W6 tractor. The road past “The
Barracks” the residence at the time of Bob Patterson & his family was notoriously rough and pot holed
with many corrugations, which caused the front wheels of the W6 to bounce out of control, resulting in
the tractor rolling over, pinning Fred’s left leg under the back wheel. Bob Wilding the post master at the
time saw the accident happen before his eyes and raced down to assist. Fred was rushed to hospital
where he made a complete recovery and was able to resume work after being released from hospital. A
very lucky escape for him!
During his early years working for Len Dowling, Fred showed an exceptional aptitude for anything
mechanical things like engines, tractors, trucks, cars and farm machinery. He was sent off to the
Hawkesbury Ag College to do a course on Diesel engines, so with his friend and neighbour Kevin Gruber
they attended the Hawkesbury Ag College to learn all about diesels.
In 1952 Fred was called up to do National Service. Along with
many young men of the same age, including Jimmy De Britt,
Fred Williams, Bob Slater, Jack Malloy, John Minehan, John
Reamer and Col Allison. They did 3 months intensive training at
Puckapunyal in Victoria.
Whilst working for Len Dowling that he met Hazel Gluas, his
true love and soul mate of 53 years! They were introduced to
each other by Hazel’s brother Maurice, one night at the
Criterion Hotel here in Young; rather ironic considering neither
one of them was a drinker!
Fred & Hazel were married on January 4 1958 they moved into
Hazeldean, the house they had purchased from Burrinjuck and moved to
Murringo. Ross was born 10 months later on October 2 1958, and then
Janelle came along on May 22 1961. Fred was a very keen house
renovator and remodelled the home several times.
Also around this time Fred and his nephew Sam took up Midget Car
racing at the Wambannumba circuit. Sam and Fred had a lot of fun and
even won a few races with it. On week-ends during Prune season, Fred
would work for Basham’s at Wirrimah, in the Dehydrator. It was hard work and Fred noticed that they
had a welder tucked away in the shed. This is where he started to weld and soon realised that he could do
welding jobs and earn more money out on his own. He went out to search for a welder of his own, finally
he tracked one down over at Temora, the only one to be found in the whole district. He installed it in the
shed behind his parent’s home. There he taught himself to weld! What a naturally great welder he was!
Without formal training he picked up the art as well as any boiler maker.
In the early days of the steel fabrication business he and his nephew Sam also turned to carrying. Many
people will remember the Austin truck they carted hay on. Robert Tout’s Wambanumba where they
carted and stacked 22,000 big square bales in 10 days including 2 days with break downs. A marathon
effort, this caused Fred to suffer a hernia, no wonder!
The steel fabrication business flourished and soon they were building sheds all over the place as far away
as Narromine, Walgett, Mittagong, Yass and Wagga, taking them away from home for weeks at a time.
Fred also invented a cattle crush bail head with an overcenter locking mechanism.
Fred also went in for rearing Poddy calves, in the 70’s inventing all sorts of gadgets to mix the powdered
milk, mix the feed grain and even feed the calves. A memorable trip was when Fred, Kevin Gruber and Ray
Dowling made to Colo Heights on the Putty road to pick up a load of day old calves. Loaded with hay to
take up to the bloke who Fred was getting the calves from. The police pulled them up over between
Blayney and Bathurst and asked Fred why he had so much hay on the back. As convincing as he could be,
he told the officer that we were taking hay to a poor old bloke that was in a bad way with no feed for his
livestock because of drought, the office was very impressed and sent us on our way with his compliments
and no check of the log book, the reason he stopped us for in the first place. We duly unloaded the hay
and loaded on all the calves. When we arrived back at Murringo, Kevin took about 4 calves, Ray took
another 2 leaving Fred with about 40 day old calves to feed in the morning.
Fred designed the Taylor bandsaw, which became a full time production model selling over 3,000
Australia wide. This work kept the workshop very busy in periods when there was little coming in from
the farming sector due to droughts and low commodity prices.
His right hand man who deserves a special mention was Murray Dawes; Murray started with Fred after
leaving school and soon took to the steel fabrication business like Fred. After Ross left for the west
Murray ran the workshop whenever Fred was away on business. During this time they built stock floats,
grain bins, truck bodies, lengthened truck chassis, they made trash flow undercarriages for seed drills and
numerous other jobs big and small, whilst, all the time turning out the Bandsaws.
After 35 years Fred decided it was time to retire as the kids had grown up and left home and for Hazel and
him to move to town. He purchased the block of land in Wombat Street and built their new house,
complete with workshop out the back. It wasn’t long before he saw another business opportunity. So he
went back into the Water carting business. His hobbies were listening to music, especially country music.
He loved the computer and completed several courses at Young TAFE College on computer use. Fred and
Hazel also enjoyed outdoor and indoor bowls.
Fred is survived by his wife Hazel, children Ross and Janelle and their families.
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News from School continued………………..
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Murringo Floods and Rainfall……………….
Highest yearly total: 2010: 1199mm. 1984: 1152.5 mm. 1950: 1137.5 mm. 1956: 1123.75mm
Highest November total: 2010: 209 mm. 1995: 158 mm. 1934: 157.5 mm 1985: 144.5 mm
Highest December total: 2010: 213 mm. 1887: 205.25 mm 1999: 199.5 mm 1947: 194.25 mm
A fitting year of record rainfall to break the record 8 years of drought!
A major La Niña event continues: Long-range forecasts suggest that the La Niña is likely to persist into the
autumn.
La Niña periods are generally associated with above normal winter, spring & summer rainfall, particularly
over eastern & northern Australia. The current event has contributed to 2010 being our wettest year on
record, & Queensland having its wettest December on record. Contributed by Ray Dowling.
Rainfall for December 2010
Total for December ………...213 mm
Number of day’s rain recorded……..10 days
Highest daily total……………….90 mm on the 9th Dec.
Average for December is … 65.5 mm
December capped off a year of records
for rainfall: 3 records set in 2010.
The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)
value for December of +27 is the highest
Dec SOI on record, as well as being the
highest value for any month since Nov 1973.
Rainfall for January 2011
Total for January .......………...35.25 mm
Number of day’s rain recorded……..6 days
Highest daily total……………….16.5 on 23rd Jan.
Average for October is … 58.5 mm
The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) value has
fallen to +21 & still falling, indicating a return to a
typical summer & autumn rainfall pattern for
southeast Australia including southern NSW. As
well as drier conditions, the February to April
period favours warmer daytime and night-time
temperatures across southeast Australia.
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Holiday Snaps …………...
Here are some photos that some of our readers sent in over the
holidays. Enjoy!
Heather , Ryan, Gavin & Chris cooled down
over Christmas in the pool.
The Gruber Gang celebrated Christmas at
Lexie and Michael’s home in Canberra.
Meg Galvin and Madie Smith were seen
on the beach in Wollongong.
Sofala Neville opening her
presents on Christmas morning.
Steve and Alana Thomas enjoyed Xmas.
Leah Thomas & Vicki Christ welcome 2011.
Right:
The Dowling
Girls, Nina,
Tilly and Niki,
enjoyed their
holiday along
the beaches
in Bali.
Above: Claire
Yates and
Darcy DeBritt
just chillin’
out together
Below: Pete, Leanne and Bridget
farewelled Dominic as he went off
to boarding school in Orange.
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Where’s the Popcorn ?
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What’s Happening ?
.
ZUMBA is HERE in Murringo..........! and you are all invited to come along, check it out, see what’s
it all about and be ready to give a little swing and a shake. Qualified instructor, Sue Rice is ready to help us all lose
those few kilos that we may have put on over Christmas, have a laugh and join in the fun.
When: Every Monday evening starting at 6pm. (one hour session)
Where: Murringo Memorial Hall
What to bring: Water Bottle, Towel, Comfortable Clothes and Shoes.
Cost: $5 per person
Who can came: Anyone and everyone - men, women, boys and girls. You can do as much or as little as
you like, go fast or go slow, you can get down and go hard or stand and sway to the fantastic music.
KAREN LEEZ SCHOOL OF DANCE
Karen Leez School of Dance is offering Karen Leez School of Dance is offering Karen Leez School of Dance is offering Karen Leez School of Dance is offering
classes in Creative Movement classes in Creative Movement classes in Creative Movement classes in Creative Movement
(Pre School), Ballet, Modern (Pre School), Ballet, Modern (Pre School), Ballet, Modern (Pre School), Ballet, Modern
Jazz/Hip Hop and Jazz/Hip Hop and Jazz/Hip Hop and Jazz/Hip Hop and
Christine Wishart ’ s Dance Studio is offering Ballet, Contemporary, Tap,
Hip/Hop, Jazz and Boys Hip/Hop Classes which will be held in Young.
We offer Tap exams, Eisteddfod Work, Local Performances and End of Year Concerts.
For Enquires and Enrolments please phone Christine on 6942 6201
or 0427 782 954
Plants
Jewellery
BBQ
Craft
Local
Produce
SUNDAY, 27th FEBRUARY 2011
Tables $10 8am-12 noon
MURRINGO CRAFT SHOP
All Welcome
For Table bookings and enquiries,
please call Angela 6384-6496 or
Mary 6384-6241.
Murringo Playgroup Activities at the Hall 2011
1.30pm – 3pm
Welcome to playgroup 2011. Fees are $3/child or $5/family. Our service provides a wonderful environment for you and your child to play with activities and socialise with other families. Any enquires, please ring Penny LePoidevin 0448 763 504 or Margie McGeoch 0428 432 695.
Term 1 Wednesday, 9th February Wednesday, 23rd February Wednesday, 9th March Wednesday, 23rd March Wednesday, 6th April
Term 2 Wednesday, 4th May Wednesday, 18th May Wednesday, 1st June Wednesday, 15th June Wednesday, 29th June
Term 3 Wednesday, 27th July Wednesday, 10th August Wednesday, 24th August Wednesday, 7th September Wednesday, 21st September
Term 4 Wednesday, 19th October Wednesday, 2nd November Wednesday, 16th November Wednesday, 30th November
Please Note:
A Christmas Party will be
held at the last playgroup
day in November.
Please bring a plate of
party food to share on
this day.
The Next MCA Meeting - The MCA AGM will be held on Wednesday, 2nd
March at 7.00 pm prior to the
first general meeting. Please note that agenda items include:-
Reports – Presidents, treasurers and works.
Review of hiring charges for Hall and hiring charges for furniture.
Review of membership fee.
Review of closing date for the financial year of the Association (remembering that the AGM must be
held within six months of that closure date).
Election of Office Bearers.
The Murringo Hall needs You! - There will be a working bee at the Hall on Saturday 12th
February start-
ing at 8.00 am. Some of the jobs which need doing are whipper snipping, weeding, spraying, removal of
garden refuse, dismantling of Christmas decorations, and if we have sufficient volunteers the floors of
both halls need washing. Morning tea and refreshments will be available to all the willing workers who
take a pride in their Hall and surrounds.
Productive Workshops for a Productive Village - Planning for a Healthy and Productive Landscape – A
workshop will be held on Friday 11th
February at Murringo Hall starting at 10.00 am, under the auspices of
Communities in Landscapes. The workshop is based on improving farm production outcomes, which will
also benefit biodiversity. Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
There will also be a “Regenerating Native Grasslands” workshop held on Wednesday February 16th
at the
Hall commencing at 10.00 am. Again this is held under the auspices of Communities in Landscapes.
The Young Theatre Company is presenting the pantomime “Peter Pan” for all those who
missed out on seeing it last time. It will be held on Saturday, 12th February starting at
6pm on the outdoor stage at the Weir in Marina Street, Young. A gold coin donation is
all that it will cost and a sausage sizzle will be available. You might like to take along a
rug to sit on and we hope you enjoy the show.
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Murringo Community Association News………………..
Young Theatre Company presents……..
CALCIfert Lime - Direct to farmers ,
Hi quality 96% agricultural lime.
Available year round, you can pick up
or we deliver in 25-26mt loads to your
door.
For all enquiries or orders please
phone Damian Giuliano on
0408 028 667 or 6384 6300 at night.
STILL PLENTY OF GRASS TO MOW! If your mower needs some attention,
let W & K FORKLIFTS take a look.
For all your service and repair needs to all makes and models of lawn mowers and forklifts.
W & K FORKLIFTS, Wally Gardner on
6384-6228 or 0412 529 222
11 Calabash Street, Murringo.
Murringo Classifieds …………………... Happy
Birthday
to
Dickie
Galvin who has now
turned
49 years of age
on the
2nd of Feb.
SHANNON Robertson SHANNON Robertson SHANNON Robertson SHANNON Robertson is now 10 years old and she enjoyed her party lots.
Best wishes for the 1st February.
MARY FOGGMARY FOGGMARY FOGGMARY FOGG
will be making the ol’ boilers run around the court
on her 64th Birthday.
Wear a bra on the 8th Feb!
Love the Tuesday Tennis Girls!xxxx
Cheers�Skidge�
51�years�old�on�
the�3rd�Feb.�����
There’s�a�cold�one�ready�
when�you�are.�From�All�Your�
Mates.�
CHRISSY MALONEY
will be enjoying a
beer or three
for his 45th
Birthday on
the 20th Feb.
Cheers!
Happy 5th
Birthday,
Christopher
Bartolo
for the
17th Feb.
Have a good day
Declan Summerfield
is growing up too fast. He turned 12 on the 3rd Feb.
Happy Birthday Dec!
xxx
Our Local Bike Rider
Pete Mowat
will be celebrating his
53rd Birthday on the
12th February.
Have a great day
Pete!
Sweet
32 years old is
SCOTT
Unwin on the
14th Feb.
Happy
Birthday,
Scotty!
Kevin & Fay Gruber 56 Years Married on the 19th Feb.
Good Job!
HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY
Alana Thomas
Have a
fabulous
day.
Love
Alex,
Heather
and
Rolf.xxx
Happy
17th
Alana,
Lots of
Love
from Mum, Dad,
Ryan and Gavin xxx
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