It was the centenary of the railway link so on Sunday there was a celebratory ride from Gulgong to Dunedoo. We decided to take the trip on the old railmotor brought in from Newcastle for the occasion. It was shaping up to be another wet day.
Is that a Coolibah tree beside the abandoned house? Every Australian knows about Coolibah trees because the bush ballad Waltzing Matilda is nigh on our unoffical national anthem but most of us live nowhere near the inland where they grow. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
Many, many years ago (middle of last century) in the far flung reaches of our universe (Denman) we had a railmotor (Tuesday and Thursday) which came from Muswellbrook and thence to Merriwa. It looked just like that.
ReplyDeleteNot everyone can say they've travelled from Gulgong to Dunedoo!!
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Julie, This one did its service over that way, if i remember rightly. In the middle of last century where I lived it was all steam trains, until sometime in the 60s.
ReplyDeleteRed, I can't see it taking on ... wait for the rest of the story.
Art Deco design? It's beautiful! Great colour.
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