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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.
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 retire from the workforce this week and to celebrate have decided to retire my current blogs and start afresh with a single consolidated blog - My Bright Field - to record the delights of my new life adventure. If you are interested follow me over there. I will still be Sweet Wayfaring and collecting Royal Hotels. The delights I discover along the way will appear together with my gardens and towns where I live.
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.
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.