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Royal Hotel, Munduberra
I was surprised to find Munduberra claiming to be the Citrus Capital of Queensland. I thought the nearby town of Gayndah had long received that crown. Has anyone heard of Munduberra oranges? I haven't, but I have certainly heard of Gayndah oranges -- marketing is more than staking a claim.
Oh I saw a lot of XXXX up this way. But since I only really notice Royal Hotels can't speak for the presence of Carlton. I know that in NSW most of the Royal Hotels have Tooheys signs.
I've got a few more Royals on the trip ... let's see what they are displaying.
In the morning we went out to see the radio telescope 20 or so kms out of town. On another wayfaring trip we visited the radio telescope at Parkes but this one is an array of dishes on a long track that can act like one big dish.
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
I haven't even heard of Gayndah oranges!
ReplyDelete(now I feel like an orange)
Oh that's funny. I looked up the web and they have an orange festival and a big orange. Oranges have to be important in Gayndah.
DeleteA QLD pub selling Carlton. I guess Carlton and XXXX have the same parent company anyway.
ReplyDeleteOh I saw a lot of XXXX up this way. But since I only really notice Royal Hotels can't speak for the presence of Carlton. I know that in NSW most of the Royal Hotels have Tooheys signs.
DeleteI've got a few more Royals on the trip ... let's see what they are displaying.