Molong Express 9 Feb 2023

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Council Flood recovery update $$ for Roads & Pools Remembering Jeffrey Burgess

Banjo's in town

Molong is about to celebrate the fun of Banjo Paterson's stories of the bush and the fabulous (funny, humorous, interesting) characters he sat and talked to as he wandered through villages, farming lands and towns.

"Salt of the earth" Banjo would describe early bush families as he wrote about their lives - living and working in isolated bush landscapes.

Did Banjo find his way to Molong, or maybe Cudal, Manildra, Boree Creek, Cumnock, Yeoval, Buckinbah Creek?

Yes, he did! That's why we're celebrating on Saturday 18th Feb and Sunday 19th.

What's On this weekend Sunday 12 Feb Molong Bowling Club

"Riding is my special gift, my chiefest, sole delight.."

"..there once was a swagman camped by a billagong under the shade of a coolabah tree"

12 noon FREE Sausage Sizzle 1 pm Public Meeting to update members and guests 'where to from now' for the Bowlo 2pm in-house trial for members and guests prior to Pennants starting 19 February.

Refreshments available beer on ice.

Food

@ The Telegraph, RSL Bistro, Kaye & Philip's Chinese Restaurant, IGA Supermarket (See Ad. inside); Wildflower (Gidley Street Sat/Sun Breakfast & Lunch); Lime & Stone (Bank Street Saturday)

Shopping:

Sunday 19th : Take a look at Boree Nyrang Homestead (Peabody Road a few kms from Molong) and the magnificent bluestone building steeped in history of Emily Barton's time on the property where her loved grandson Banjo visited and wrote with her. High Tea will be served in the gardens.

Carolyn's Caneware/Gifts (Sat/Sun Bank St); Molong Yarn Market (Sat/Sun Bank St. ); Booful (Sat Bank St.); Summerhill (Sat/Sun Gidley St); Molong Florist (Sat Bank St), Molong Newsagency (Sat morning), H Hardware (Sat Morning) Molong Pharmacy (Sat morning)

Molong Poetry BRAWL

Saturday 18 February 2023 6.30-10 pm Freemason’s Hotel, Bank St, Molong

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Judged by National Champion Bush Poet Robyn Sykes.

• Individual, paired or group performance • Must include THE SECRET PHRASE (“been there before”) Competitor and Audience Registration • Online: 'Trybooking. com' • Hotel on the night

To book as competitor or audience Go to: trybooking.com - search suburb “MOLONG” Further information contact Jude Taylor on 0405 021 265

Town Talk

by Rozzi and contributors

Kids are back at school - many mums and dads are back into the ‘juggling act’ of getting the kids to school on time, or childminding, or pre-school, (or all three), lunches packed, bags packed, the right clothing for the day, school pick-ups, after school care, shopping, organising dinner, homework, washing, ironing, cleaning ... reading, bath, bedtime, sleep ... The arrival of the new day ... and the same routine starts over again. Somehow mums and dads of today also have to fit in career, employment, their own sporting and leisure times (if any). I don’t envy today’s families. It’s a busy and very fast life.

Remembering back ... when my sons (now in their 40’s) and I faced the same routine ... and ‘that’ tiredness of racing here, racing there ... I observe my two today as dad’s following a similar pattern with their own.

The only difference between their generation and mine?

Their lives and that of their kids are busier, faster, each day (including weekends) filled to the brim with a much busier life than I can remember. Why are our lives so busy?

Which brings me to the story of John (see photo below) a gentle man in his 60’s who has spent 44 years walking and living rough in the bush. Why? “I’m content” he told the Express.

Looking for John on his current long walk on the road between Cumnock and Yeoval - my driver, Jane Lyons-Miller of Molong and I found ourselves in Yeoval - where we happened to come across a stunning Welsh Mountain Pony called ‘Jonah’ harnessed to a gig - travelling along the main street in a training session. Read inside pages for John’s story ... Enjoy!

A street scene last Saturday in Yeoval. An interesting local story coming to Express readers soon.

(Above) Ken Harley training ‘Yarrandale Jonah’ a gorgeous three year old Welsh Mountain Pony. There are some interesting programs coming together at the Yeoval Central School, and Peak Hill Central that maybe heading to the Brisbane Royal. More about that soon.

Interestingly, we found Ken and Jonah outside Alf and Sharon Cantrell’s Banjo Paterson More than a Poet Museum - and Banjo’s brilliant statue of his time during wartime.

Check out the great program at Alf and Sharon’s tribute (museum) to the life and times of the great Banjo Paterson - and enjoy the delicious foods at Clancy’s Cafe in the museum. Sunday 19 will see a poetry/ballad and special event at Yeoval organised by Alf and Sharon. Well worth a visit.

One of Molong’s most gracious historical homes, Boree Nyrang, will be open on Sunday 19 February for visitors to view.

This is a rare opportunity to visit the bluestone home and gardens on a property on the Peabody Road, one that was once owned by the Barton family (Banjo Paterson’s grandparents). A delicious high tea will be served in the gardens by the Molong Historical Society. Poetry, music, entertainment. See inside pages.

The Express asks Cabonne Council ... What is happening to this now empty building in Bank Street? A question that is surely, one of the most asked questions in Molong right now - given the site (out of the flood area) of a substantial building that was the result of the Molong community coming together to fundraise/seek grants and to build as a Dr’s surgery (before HealthONE came about). Cabonne Council assumed responsibility of this building on behalf of the local community. What now?

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(Above) Meet ‘Kit’ the Express Pet of the Week. Bred by Olivia Greenwood - Kit came to live with the Express a few weeks back. But, is currently ‘boarding’ with the Boyan’s until we return to the Gatekeeper’s cottage.

Sadly, we lost our beloved Gatekeeper cat, ‘Tommy’ during the November flood.

Olivia came to the rescue with ‘Kit’ from her mother cat’s litter.

Now settled well and truly with the Boyans Kit is very happy in all aspects of home living.

(Above) “What’s for dinner?”

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Resources For Regions Cabonne Flood Recovery - Mayoral Makes a Big Splash in Cabonne Update

It has been 12 weeks since the devastating flood event that hit the Cabonne Local Government Area.

The sheer scope of the floods means we are yet to fully realise the long-term impacts on the environment, the economy, and the health and well-being of our communities.

In the last weeks, a number of activities have taken place in the Cabonne LGA, including: • $4.2 million from the NSW Government's Regional and Local Road Repair Program to undertake priority maintenance works and immediate repair to road networks, which have been significantly impacted by severe flooding, storm damage and persistent wet weather events during 2022.

• The Pods on Private Property Program will provide a modular home known as a ‘pod’ on private property for up to two years, as medium-term housing for eligible floodaffected residents in the Cabonne Shire.

• The Damage Assessment Program provides eligible flood-affected homeowners in Cabonne with access to general assessments by NSW Public Works to determine if their home is repairable and access demolition services.

• Council has engaged consultants to undertake a review and update of the Molong Flood Study and Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan. A questionnaire is being made available to all Molong residents, seeking information

Swimming pools across the are building what matters to Cabonne Shire will soon receive local communities and securing a much needed upgrades thanks to brighter future for regional NSW.” Deputy Premier and Minister the NSW Government’s Resources for Regional NSW Paul Toole said for Regions Program.

NSW Nationals Upper House MP Resources for Regions has delivered Sam Farraway announced $2.88 355 projects worth $560 million million from Round Nine of the to mining communities since its program to support Cabonne Shire inception in 2012, stimulating local Council upgrading and replacing economies and delivering critical ageing equipment at seven pools infrastructure.

“It’s absolutely crucial we across the region.

“The NSW Government is backing continue to support regional in local councils through our mining towns that supply our State Resources for Regions Program and with the resources needed to keep delivering much needed upgrades the lights on and the economy for community infrastructure,” Mr moving forward, and this program is just another example of the NSW Farraway said.

“This funding is great news for Government’s commitment to the Cabonne residents with all seven future of our mining regions.

“I would like to congratulate pools in the LGA set to have better Cabonne Council for putting filtration systems, ensuring these on their experience of historic flooding dating community assets can be used well forward this project which will back to the flood of March 1956. make big difference for the people into the future.

• Reopening of the Eugowra Swimming Pool. and organisations in this local “Grant opportunities like our • $1million from the NSW Government to build community.”

Resources for Regions Program a new Rural Fire Station in Eugowra.

• Commissioning of the new SES trained Community Action Team in Cudal.

• Council’s road crews working with Transport for NSW on flood maintenance.

Cabonne Council has also been working with the impacted communities to understand the needs, and ways in which Council can support recovery.

In conjunction with our communities, Council has identified a number of key priorities for our communities, which are focused on building back a better Cabonne. These priorities are flood recovery, mitigation and response; transport infrastructure; and community infrastructure.

(Above: Mayor Kevin Beatty with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Eugowra) NSW Nationals Candidate for Orange Tony Mileto, NSW Nationals Upper House MP Sam Farraway and Cabonne Mayor Kevin Beatty

Cool FUN at the Molong Swimming Pool

Can you swim 6 laps of the Molong pool in 6 minutes or less?

Would you like to provide a community service?

Looking for casual/part-time work during the summer months?

Consider becoming a qualified pool lifeguard.

For the Molong pool to be open to the public when the schools and universities are in term time more pool lifeguards will be required in coming seasons.

Currently the majority of qualified lifeguards available for the Molong pool are school or uni students so are only available outside school & uni hours which means the pool may not be able to open from 10.30am every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Fridays during term time.

If you can swim 200 metres in under 6 minutes and swim 25 metres “rescue” a person and return with them you could train as a Pool Lifeguard via Royal Life Saving NSW. Some of the course is on-line which is completed before a 2 day “in person” course (the next local one is Orange on 24-25 March), a current HLTAID011 First Aid Certificate is also required.

There is no reason that pool lifeguards have to be young. So retiree’s, part-time workers, parents looking for work during school hours this could be an opportunity to provide a community service and be paid for it.

The hours are on a casual basis so Belinda Mills, the Cabonne Council pool supervisor, is prepared to roster to suit individuals. Belinda can be contacted at Council phone 6392 3200 for more information about working as a lifeguard at the local pools and the required training.

We have a fabulous pool in Molong so lets do our bit to ensure it is open as much as possible during the season.

Well done to Cabonne Council and Manager, Belinda Mills who have the ‘pool’ looking fantastic for this year’s season. The Express headed down for a cool splash recently during the school holidays and loved the fun that local families

(and swimming groups) were having. Generations of local families have loved ‘the pool’ which has been a great source of ‘something to do’ during the long hot summers.

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Cabonne receives a $4.2m roads repair boost

Cabonne Council has been successful in receiving $4.2 million from the NSW Government's Regional and Local Road Repair Program.

The program was launched in January with the State Government pledging $500 million to support councils to undertake priority maintenance works and immediate repair to road networks, which have been significantly impacted by severe flooding, storm damage and persistent wet weather events during 2022.

The successful funding was based on kilometres of road network managed, with Cabonne Council currently managing a local road network of over 2100km and a regional road network of over 180km.

Cabonne Council Mayor, Kevin Beatty welcomed the successful funding announcement, noting that many of Cabonne roads have been badly beaten.

"All works completed under this fund will help to provide much needed support to regional communities and regional motorists to move around the network within the Cabonne LGA, especially after the natural disasters that have ravaged our network", Cr Beatty said.

"Cabonne's roads are integral to our local community, but also to freight and tourism within the region. After the past 12 months with multiple flooding events throughout the year, much of our 2,200km network of roads are in a bad state," Cr Beatty added.

The works must be completed and open to traffic before 29 February 2024.

The NSW Government announced a number of regional councils who will receive funding from the $500 million Regional and Local Roads Repair Program so they can get on with the job of repairing their local road network.

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said four Local Government Areas in the Orange electorate will receive more than $12.5 million to fix more than 6,500 kilometres of local and regional roads.

“All four Local Government Areas have been sent the funding deeds and once the deed is executed the money goes into council coffers,” Mr Farraway said.

“This injection of funds means councils can plan and undertake work now to restore and help protect against reoccurring problems on the roads you use every day, making them more resilient to help keep local communities, visitors and the freight industry safe and supply chains moving.

“After we announced our initial $50 million injection to help fix potholes across regional NSW in November last year a number of councils sat down with me and asked for additional help and funding.

“Communities in the Central West have endured catastrophic flooding and severe wet weather events the region has never seen before and this of course has had a massive impact on councils’ road network.

“That is why we have secured an additional $280 million for regional councils to fix their potholes, we also provided cash advancements for emergency disaster funding to eligible councils and have diverted Transport for NSW road crews to help fix local roads in the Central West.

“Since 2019, we have invested $1.8 billion into fixing the local roads you use to make your daily life easier.

“I encourage councils to get the deeds signed quickly so that funding for your local and regional roads gets to you sooner for essential repairs to get underway.”

Mayor of Forbes Shire Council Phyllis Miller said Council will receive $3.3 million to help with the mammoth task of repairing their local road network.

The Regional and Local Roads Repair Program is in addition to the $50 million the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government provided before Christmas to help regional councils carry out emergency pothole patching.

That funding will help to fill around 420,000 potholes on council roads in addition to the more than 220,000 potholes that government crews have patched inside the last 12 months on state-owned roads.

Funding allocations for the four Local Government Areas in the Orange electorate: Cabonne Council - $4,234,037.28 Forbes Shire Council $3,395,609.54 Orange City Council - $937,795.60 Parkes Shire Council $3,955,150.89

Talking to John "The Highway Man"

Who has the best roads in NSW? "Temora" (Shire Council) came the quick response from John (photographed above) known by truckies and travellers as 'The Highway Man". And, he should know - he's been walking many a country road and highways over the past 44 years.

"Dare we ask the worst?" the Express asked as we sat with the very fit 60+ something year old on the side of the road on the Banjo Paterson Way. "The Sturt (Highway) said John. "It's a shocker". Who is this man who cuts a lone figure walking on both lonely rural roads and highways who prefers to live his life on the road, walking, carrying many kgs on his back - and camping under a piece of tarpaulin at night? Read on. (Above) John and one of his 'carers', Jane Lyons-Miller of Molong sharing lunch and conversation.

John started his life in the small town of Minyip in the Woomera (Victoria) "I was a town kid doing what town kids did back then ... climbing trees, going to the pictures, going to school" - just an ordinary, uneventful life it would seem. "Mum was keen for me to join the Bank" - considered to be a good job for country kids back in the 1960's/70's. He found himself living in Melbourne in a shared house "we had a lot of parties".

"Back in the 70's young people were attracted to travel - hitch-hiking with backpacks around Australia and overseas".

John hit the road on a holiday and the bug, the feeling of contentment of walking, wandering, sleeping under the stars became his lifestyle choice. In 1979 the simple lifestyle became his permanent choice.

"I've never been one for possessions" he said as he ate the fish and chip lunch taken to him by Jane Lyons-Miller, one of the 30,000 'foster parents' who have adopted him over the past few years. He doesn't carry money, or valuables - "I don't have any" and no - he does not receive Centrelink payments, does not have a bank account - not even a Medicare card.

He sleeps under the stars - using a ground sheet, sleeping bag (donated by Jane Lyons Miller and son Gregory of Molong) and relies on a piece of tarp to keep him out of the weather.

He mainly eats cold foods "I don't light campfires in the bush" - and is happy to sit in the bush, road reserves etc eating tin foods and the occasional 2 minute noodles.

Does he have a home? "No, the bush is my home - I'm content doing what I do and the way I live".

How many kms does he travel - has he travelled? "I don't know - I just walk" said John. How many pairs of boots has he worn out? "I really don't know" he responded. How many blisters? "None" he said. "I generally walk 10kms or more a day - but some days if I pick up a good book somewhere (usually given to him by his 'foster parents') I might sit and read for a day. "I'm not in a rush".

Molong's Jane Lyons-Miller (also helped by Cally Oxenham) have been looking after John as he wanders through Cabonne Country and further afield ("see you in Gilgandra" said Jane). After delivering his lunch, helping him to pack home-made cake, and easy to carry foods (plus lollies), Jane also provided 2 clean (and ironed) shirts, and a pair of trousers (John fell the day before and took the knee out of one pair) "I only carry two sets of clothing, one to wear, one spare).

Whilst John does not believe he has an 'exceptional' life ... or is any different than anyone else ... he has a deep sense of making a difference to the lives of others who marvel at how he can possibly feel "contentment".

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Molong Probus Firstly thank you to Paul and Rozzi for getting the Molong paper up and going again so soon after the horrible flood that hit Molong. Our thoughts are with all those that lost so much.

At our Christmas lunch we raised some funds which we have given to the RSL for distribution to flood victims.

Our next Probus meeting will be held at the Manildra Picture Theatre on Tuesday 14th February, this will take the format of Morning tea at 10.00am (Please bring your own mug} followed by our monthly meeting, lunch will be served at 12 o'clock and we will then have our Movie "Ticket to Paradise" to follow lunch.

As March is our annual meeting nomination forms for office bearers will be available at the February meeting.

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Jeffrey William Burgess 16/10/1930 – 24/1/2023

by Michael Burgess (Son)

Molong and district residents will remember Jeff Burgess who was born into an early settler faming family, Lambert and Bryeena Burgess who also had two daughters Ruth (Pocknall) and Judy (Piddington) - both deceased.

They were a popular local family who worked hard on their local farm producing grains, foods and meats for their own kitchen tables - and those of many others in the district and further afield.

Both Jeff and his lovely wife, Pam, of some 63 years visited Molong a few years back when they attended the Molong Show and where Jeff was able to enter competitions for his carefully handmade timber products.

We loved their return remembered as the handsome and lovely gentleman farmer and his wonderful wife, Pam, who first came to Molong as a Kindergarten teacher at the Molong Central School.

Jeff was 92 when he passed away on 24 January 2023 after fighting off several rounds of cancer over the last few years.

Deliving his father's eulogy - Michael remembered his Dad's story. "Dad grew up on the family wheat and sheep farm just outside Molong. He went to a small, one teacher school called Pinecliffe School, a few kilometres down the road from the farm.

He rode a horse to school and would carry his sister to school. Dad often told stories about that time. It was wartime and he told us about jumping into trenches for air raid drills and making camouflage nets. The one (story) I loved the most was when he was young on the way home from school when he saw a goanna on the side of the road. Dad raced home and told his Dad that he had seen a crocodile!

Our Dad started high school at Molong Central School but was forced to leave in 3rd form when his father had a coronary and dad needed to run the farm fulltime. We took a trip back to Molong and the farm in 2019 and dad was able to share memories of his life on the farm. Including showing us the timber rafters he had cut from the trees on hills around the farm to make the verandah on the homestead and a shed he had built at the back of the house. He was surprised it was still standing!

Dad had plenty of stories about life on the farm too. One of mum’s favourites was when he went to help a neighbour with shearing and asked mum to pack his lunch. At lunchtime, in the shearing shed, dad sat down with all of the burly professional shearers who pulled out their slab sandwiches and dad pulled out his dainty little triangle sandwiches mum had packed. He copped a razing!

The farm kept him busy so he didn’t have much time for social or sporting activities. When mum started her teaching career - her first school was at the Molong Central School teaching

Kindergarten in the mid 1950's. Most of her students, today, remember the beautiful Miss Matthews - her lovely manner and kindness. Dad and mum met and after an appropriate period of courting dad asked mum’s dad if he could marry his daughter. Mum’s dad refused and said they hadn’t been dating long enough. A little while later dad asked again and mum’s dad said "if you are mad enough to want to get married you can".

Mum and dad were married in August 1959 and lived on the farm at Molong. They celebrated 63 years of marriage. That love was everlasting and was evident each morning and each night during dad’s stay in hospital as mum kissed dad hello and goodbye every time.

Graham and Michael were born during the time on the farm. However, the farm was only a small 500 acres and couldn’t sustain dad's parents plus his young family and his sisters. So, the decision was made to sell the farm followed by a move to Bathurst (mum’s home town) where dad worked as a sales person for (Gardener & Caffin) International Harvesters.

Son number 3, Phillip was born in Bathurst.

Being raised in the ways of farming families our dad focussed his time and weekends introducing his sons to rural living (like yabbying) and the farming values of respect for each other and others - the importance of good manners, empathy, forgiveness and of the importance of family. Not forgetting, what he learnt from his early settler family - the value of hardwork, never giving up, and the multitude of practical skills associated with farming.

Dad has left with his family a fine legacy of values from his farming upbringing and that which Molong's early settler families lived by.

These will live on through our lives and that of his descendants. Dad made a difference.

(Above Left) Jeff back on the Molong family farm.

(Above Right) Jeff and his wife, Pam. (Left) The handsome descendant of one of Molong's early settler farming families.

(Below Left) Jeff and his much loved wife, Pam (nee Matthews).

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Alexander (Alex) John Ambrus 9th August 1919 – 19th May 2004 Aged 84

Many locals will remember Alex Ambrus, a WW2 refugee from Hungary. Alex lived and worked in Molong from 1959 until his passing in 2004.

Alex led two fascinating lives, in Hungary and Australia and was multitalented.

Alex’s eulogy, prepared and provided here

by William Lee makes for fascinating reading.

One of Alex’s most famous local paintings, a cartoonish vision of Bank Street.

We are gathered here today to mourn the death or celebrate the life of Alex Ambrus, also known as Alex Ambrose, or just plain Alex.

Alex was born in Zebegeny Hungary on 9th August 1919, the son of Sandor and Eleanora Ambrus. From 1937 –1941 he attended the University of Budapest where he gained his diploma in Civil Engineering.

Whilst at University Alex studied Art at the Budapest Art school. Art was to be one of his life long pleasures and his work was well known in the Molong district where he had a number of exhibitions.

About 1940 Alex was drafted into the Hungarian army, which at that time was controlled by the Germans. By 1943 the Russians had advanced into Hungary where Alex was captured. I’m sure he told 8 MOLONG EXPRESS, Thursday 9 February 2023

me that he was a tank commander and that his unit was one of the last to be taken. As a prisoner he was taken to Russia to work in the labour camps, where he and a group of other prisoners were taken to a forest, given axes and basic saw milling equipment and told to build a village. He told me that they had to build a structure that could house grain, and that when they built it they drilled a small hole on the bottom, which they could stop with a cork.. Through this hole they could get some grain for their own sustenance and for the villagers, who treated them well and who were starving. This was in Stalinist Russia, where they could be executed if caught stealing from the State.

In 1948 the Russians released Alex, and he returned to Hungary, where he married his first wife and they

had a son named Sandor. At that time Hungary had fallen under the yoke of the Soviet Empire, and Alex being vehemently patriotic and anti-communist, joined the Hungarian underground around 1951.

In 1953 Alex was captured with his nephew and both of them were condemned to death. His nephew was shot but Alex was spared it seems because he was an engineer and was of some use to the State. Though Alex escaped execution, he did not escape torture. He bore till the day he died the scars of cigarette burns all over his arms and other parts of his body, and also during that time his teeth were knocked out by a rifle butt.

(Continued next page)

Alex Ambrus

(from page 8)

When the 1956 popular uprising came, the students released all political prisoners, of which Alex was one. He fought the Russians for about three days during this time, saying that many of the Russians stationed there had become Hungarian sympathisers and actually helped the initial stages of the revolution. When however a new garrison arrived he could see that things were getting worse, and the position being hopeless, he decided to slip across the border into Austria. In so doing he had to leave his wife and child behind, having previously instructed his wife that should he be caught, she should divorce him immediately to minimise any reprisals by the State.

Alex often said to me that when he arrived here his main aim was to get as far away from Europe as possible, and he ended up in Australia some time in 1956. When he arrived here he had nothing, virtually only the clothes he stood in. He worked for a couple of years on the Snowy Mountains Scheme, initially as a grease monkey, and then as an engineer, though his qualifications were never recognised here.

In 1958 he moved to Sydney where he met Margaret Martinek, another Hungarian émigré.

They were married on 25th March 1959, and Alex moved to Molong where he obtained work as deputy engineer to Charlie Williamson as a Bridge and Road Designer for Molong Shire Council, later to become Cabonne Shire. He retired from the Council in 1984.

One of Alex’s lasting contributions was the design of the new road from Cumnock to Molong ( The Norah Creek Rd.), where he said that he designed the road so that one could travel at 70 miles an hour (112 km/h) safely. The road is a monument to Alex’s work; as it has stood the test of time and is still in good order.

Alex was also a life member of the State Emergency Service (SES), having been awarded the National Medal first clasp in 1988, and National Medal second clasp in 1995, for his lifelong voluntary service with the SES. He was a foundation member of the Australian Civil Defence, training mostly in radiation and evacuation management, and he was deputy controller of Molong Shire Civil Defence and State Emergency Services. As well as this he was also a foundation member of the Molong Rotary Club.

His hobbies included shooting, reading, painting and fishing. He was a talented artist and used a variety of mediums including Oils Pastel and Watercolour. In another life, Alex could have well become a well-known painter. He was also an excellent fisherman, and in that capacity was very good to me. As a teenager, he taught me all he knew about trout fishing even buying me books on the subject. He made me a beautiful rod, which I still have to this day. He loved coming out to Claremont and going fishing with Margaret saying that even if he didn’t catch anything it was just great to enjoy the view. He was also very fond of his dogs and tinkering about with clocks and various gadgets.

One of Alex’s greatest pleasures was to live to see the fall of the iron curtain in Europe and to meet his son Sandor and granddaughter Reku in the early 1990’s, when they travelled to Australia to visit him. He kept in constant touch with his son and grandchildren, and derived a lot of pleasure from them.

Alex “lived in interesting times”, and like so many European immigrants, his past life had been destroyed and he made a new life here in Australia. Alex was the first to say that he was not a saint, but his life was a mixture of great sadness and also of great achievements. We as Australians and as residents of the Molong district have gained from the huge contribution that Alex made.

He leaves behind his wife Margaret, his son Sandor and grandchildren Reku and Silat.

Alex Ambrus was cremated at the Orange Crematorium on 21st May 2004.

Eulogy delivered by William Lee (information supplied by Kelvin Marriott & Helen Day)

Alex's rendering of the original Myors/Veney store at the corner of Bank & Watson Sts, where H Hardware now stands.

Bringing bicycle riders to the villages

Bicycle riders are seeking regional and rural riding experiences that takes them to the bush. Creating bicycle trails that provide interesting and scenic routes have occurred throughout regional areas in New South Wales. This is a growth recreational activity.

Two popular trails in the Central West are the Central West Cycling trail radiating from Mudgee and the Orange and Villages Bicycle Trail that starts and finishes at Orange. These trails are six day journeys where riders stay in towns and villages on route.

A proposed new ride will join up these two routes. The GeurieManildra Link is a three day journey through country roads and lanes taking riders to a quiet and picturesque part of the Central West.

The starting point is Geurie and finishes at Manildra. Suggested over-night villages that can provide accommodation are Yeoval and Cumnock.

Riders will seek a range of accommodation sites varying from the hotel at Yeoval, B'n'Bs at Cumnock, camping grounds and possibly farm-stay establishments in the future. Bringing bicycle riders to the villages will help local businesses. Riders have the opportunity to enjoy village life style and meet the locals.

Bicycle riders are a resilient lot who seek their own rural experiences. Some will vary the suggested route. They may take different roads.

A small group of riders will be trialling the proposed trail in the second weekend of February. The selected route aims to keep riders on quiet, safe roads and lanes and minimise main roads. Much of the route is on gravel roads.

The map shows route and highlights this approach. The day one trail goes from Geurie to Yeoval via Arthurville. Day two goes from Yeoval to Cumnock via Eurimbla. Riders pedal from Cumnock to Manildra via Gumble.

MOLONG EXPRESS, Thursday 9 February 2023

9

75 years ago this week 11 Feb 1948 ®

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is

sale

on

Newsagents:

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Cumnock.

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a

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in

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decision

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position

to

been-in

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it

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missioner, support

in.

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said.

DAY

ONE H.

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travel

for in

only

Cole

said.

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least

Cole:

change

a

to

Sover train

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the

to

night night,

any

move

trains

day

give

but

:

awful,'

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us

mail

a

train

day

one

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of

get

get

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service

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return

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son.

suggestion

and

seconded

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day

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the

date,'

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he

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town

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al

money

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their

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last

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would

vehicle

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for

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received.

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to

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on

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Aid,

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and

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night

asked

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for

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have

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road

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last

Municipal out carried in

,

Council the

on

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in

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the

in

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with

P.M.

Friday

80

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he

during

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to

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Today

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protest.

we

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Mr.

B.

meeting subject

official

week

Action

ad

15

Friday Saturday

Jeff

expert

past degrees.

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mum

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Brown,'

specific

today degrees.

risen

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as

purely

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gas

no

any

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apply

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on

Molong

has'

said.

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of

the

stay. will be

said

was

Mr.

the

4.30

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of

Scott

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alderman

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a

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Mr.

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89 DEGREES AT TODAY

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Mayor,

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part

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Molong

meet

to

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Manager,

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way

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Council

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:

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Jeffrey

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and

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Department will

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to

going

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Scott

fort-

Clerk)

manager

is

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a

rey,

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bald

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letter

as

feet.'

like

the

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unofficial, 'The

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coal feet; and average

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Scott

Council

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father

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rather

seems

cent,

allowance

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will

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vation.

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made

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it

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.

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it

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services

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leave

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he

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his

here.

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acted

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up

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afternoon

meeting Jeffrey

new all

is

over

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gas totalled

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position

Government,

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way.

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Thursday

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go

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two

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up

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now,

for

go,

night

the

to in

pressure take

I

out.

period.

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metropolis. and Mr.

small

and

on

it

had

since

the

last.

Local

leave.

night's Mr. Council,

which,

from

j

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in

that

Black

GAS OFFICER VISITS MOLONG TODAY

Mr.

last

gasworks

just

them

a

upon

for

that

night

J

1

has in

iob

sary

annual

continues

Piping

trouble

!

week.

to this

it

manager, been granted

has

'Cowra

much improved feeling Miss Gwen of Caldwell, who lias returned after

been

Liquid

vised

?

spent

in

entered

to

her

said.

his

as thankful, appliances

fortu-

term

on

,

?

through

get

that ointed

the

believed

is

time Aid. capacity

first

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given

gasworks

and

were

meeting.

roads.

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Mary

Dunlop

was

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the

Mr.

'

school

Their

Vale,

this

Mary

sojourn

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it

,

that

Moss

'West^Point'

hot

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and is

reduction

stated

stated

at

Manildra

Melbourne.

Scott

to report Municipal

a

the of said:

COUNCIL WILL NOT PROTEST AGAINST PETROL RESTRICTION

ShireCouncil Commonwealth -&id for Act, 1947, Works

letters

of

last

health

perty,

Boree

Monday.

Tii

Mr.

staff,

|

same

'

vocation

'Inglewood,'

E. P.,

by Messrs. and for M.L.A. Ashburnliam, in M.L.A. for Orange, Cutler, to 'Boree Shire Council meeting

Dring,

R.

Hollow, to

to the

was

letters

uiu

the

Board Mr., R.

From of

.sum

under

on

dispatched of at Cudal, and Mudgee,

in

FOR BOREE SHIRE ROADS

located'

office. was

Ryan,

in

office

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the

in

harmless.

on

in

meeting.

Allocation

That

quite uuiiwu

It

Council

Cudal.

travel

Street.

Looking

of

monthly

Government

death-adder

a

Shire

Boree

E.

mile, told

£1,450

DEATH-ADDER IN COUNCIL OFFICE !

in

trip

of

sheep,

to

expenses. would cost the secretary, the

^

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new

a

delegates and share

car

sale

as

have

Gidley

to

on were directors ?commenting invitation the from of Department the a Agriculture for attendance of at the Bathurst Food delegate for Britain conference on Friday. the Stock They said Mr. Inspector, should he could get Lockerjby, go if

auc

not

of head, stud rams,'

100

MV.

will

contacted

completed.

posi

an

regular

be

far^we

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committee

is

they

stock,'

any

on

in

Giffin

&

stock

in

sales.

the

collecting

owners

their would

number

the

regular greatly

would in

transport tion

in

the

if

signified

donation

a

In

of

years Williamson

flat

a

suburb

College, infant's teacher

new

The

Parker,

Jack

to Mrs

14

wife

liis

securing

a

or Miss person of est daughter

Protection

Friday's

at

meeting.

amDuiance

appreciated

have

for

Mon

cut directors

several

and

Wyoiig

be

Pastures

said

he

week in

Hills,

financial

should

minimum, Molong

BE

this hate

Mr.

'

to

last

Municipal

acted as Black, jnr., at last night's Molong Council. the of Municipal

workman

stage. has started

he

Jeffrey, Vf. weeks of

and

has been takeu over property who have' Mrs. Mr. and Lomax, Christine and Sarah. two daughters, and Williamson's son.

Mrs. Mr. only Arthur is deiitistat present studying Melbourne at and ry University, only

Move

Board's the

of

expenses

Board

Hall.

Mr.

make

next

at

tne

Town

secretary, would be

it

of

of

the

view

tion, the

extended harvest.

made

was

the

in

The

been

delayed

In

to

was

during,

has the

to

Molong P.P. am

of

much that

at

Molong

Kels'o

by

COULD CUT'

Molong

which

concluded

have fortnight,

»

by

drive

(Bathurst') cele was

Mrs. G. Mr. and R. a home in purchased, intend they retiring.

where

'EXPENSES

OWING TO DELAYED MOLONG HARVEST

residence

a

NGarra, have

AMBULANCE STOCK DRIVE EXTENDED

^

'

After

too it

It E.

for

ago the

who

Black

of

MOLONG GAS MANAGER MAY HELP COWRA &

staff.

train.

Trinity Church, of daughter Mr. II. of Molong, Burns, third son of and Mr. of Laurieton, formerly

Bathurst.

carried.

was

Holy

Clerk) fortnight but done,

Molong

was tendered from. apology A. Mayor, Aid. J. Tilbrook, and Aid. was indisposed, of the meeting. took charge

the

was

Mr, had

he

An

front it

at

granted

was

of

con

in

Dorothy

wedding

question,

a

a

'However, '

in

be

United

Rod of

meeting

on

Station,

said

be

had attempt week,

exchange. holidays Miss

(Town

had

on

third

Frederick, F. Hutt,

one

instructions work to

Neville

'Express'

the

that at

Ellen, A. Mrs.

a

Rita

Saturday^^vight's Western 'Times'

of

became

Miss

is

the

of '

brated

from with

to

reply

Scott

night

on

reports

normal

Wil

by Aid. to the opposed present ,'operat a daily night at

with

left

tomorrow

annual her, relatives is

Alexander,

She

In

sons

holiday

telephone

local

Sydney is

week.

per motion

The

at

press

Sydney,

to

holidays

the

two

returned

short

a

Sydney

to

to

Aid.

Mayor

last

the

to

23.

April Returned

Friday,

on

ALD. BLACK WAS ACTING MAYOR LAST NIGHT

.

meeting night's Council.

Municipal

Molong

in

order

Shirley.

Spending

|

stated. said Council

Wilson

for.

after

annual

short

always

has

arrive

Park

up

of the stated at

for

open Bartlett

in her

Council.

idea

commenced

Myors Railway

cleaning

of Mrs.

been

has

's

will

Appeal

Appeal meeting

Soldiers'

night

to

quality. had no

would

trucks

Work

Bruce.

daughter,

Off

has

be

of

O'Connor

Katoomba her

THE

coal

a

studies

and

Mrs.

first.

times

ask

is

Graliame

who

over

Mrs.

were

tha-t he

that

more

f.a.q. needed

WORK STARTED ON MYORS PARK

Mrs.

Nichols,

Sydney

in

living the

and

will

and store, this week.

further

when

the

Mr.

taken

21 shift

said

Permission

only Monday wheat,

on

the

Poppy Day in ducted Molong A

posi

to hear condition

A.

E.

another

He

the

End,

shift

completely

be

where shore

pleased

and

ill.

have

Street,

tends

west

be

dangerously and Mrs.

business

services. '

have

there

people always

services

pretty, Aid.,

GET

S.

Bartlett's

the

against

protest services.

the

PEOPLE KICK

restricted

support present

the

of

A.

Mr.

consent and

Noel

Bank

will

Everybody

normal

should

Aid.

should

We

will

jof

each

aged desire to'

that the

with

should

kick

In

I

of

will

people

in improvement of Weekes, son of West Weekes,

the

been

day

one

of

Black:

II.

country

age, the

train

service.

daily I

a

Aid. for

Parker:

A.

with daily

withdrawn.

was

Many

time

some

Sydney, a accepted to

has

They

to

to

Burgess,

that

23

April

morn

for

only

Ted

Mr.

added Burgess arrived trucks

morning

English

this

wheat

agent,

19

Lieut.

son, his

and

for

stay

tion.

a

consented

'Whenever

day-time,'

the

least

will

returning

Lieutenant

of

agree have

view

motion

COUNTRY

for

essential who those

at.

In

curtailment

I

and

people

Com

the'

be

and

K. Aid. of Orange

it

would

I

should

Connelly

motion

resolution. opposed that was imperative one least be. served by at

said

.Molong train. day

Aid.

to

by

seconded

was

Wilson: We

my seconder.

my

IMPERATIVE

Connelly.

B. Cole Aid. He

of

member Aid.

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Reg's Top Tips If phoning to pay a bill prepare to go through their security..A bit stupid as your unlikely to be paying for someone else and if.you were why the Fuck would they care Couldn't get a taxi home from town last night so I went into the kebab shop and ordered a delivery to my address and got in with the driver...

With Xmas just a few weeks away it time to nip into your attic to find your 1975 xmas copy of TV Week to see what's on TV this Xmas.

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REG’S BENCH Men. Get in touch with your feminine side. Crash the car.

Model railway enthusiasts; add a bit of realism to your layout by going on strike for the day.

Fancy a camping holiday? Don’t waste money on expensive tents, simply order an SD memory card, Lipstick or similar small item from Amazon and the box it’s delivered in will make an ideal tent for a family of 8 to 10 people

Across 1 Licit (6) 4 Burrowing animal (6) 8 Attempted (5) 9 Gruesome (7) 10 Clothing (7) 11 Force out (5) 12 Devoted (9) 17 Term of respect in India (5) 19 Generous (7) 21 Easily perceived or understood (7) 22 Bring up (5) 23 Overindulgence (6) 24 Instructed (6) Down 1 Deadly (6) 2 Lashed (7) 3 Below (5) 5 Very old (7) 6 Holy Writ (5) 7 Pact (6) 9 Small particles (9) 13 Doubtful (7) 14 Beloved (7)

15 Onto dry land (6) 16 Customer (6) 18 Mayhem (5) 20 Asian country (5)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Underwater vessel expected to overcome?

(6) 4 I'm taking a long time producing pictures (6) 8 Plan to get a hundred deer (5) 9 One of the Marx Brothers takes on a barbed dart (7) 10 No saint takes strong drink as a remedy (7) 11 Publication for children? (5) 12 Biscuit gives diet problem (9) 17 Is led astray and doesn't work (5) 19 See it as an anagram most undemanding (7) 21 Admirer may be wed (7) 22 Animal getting more 'eated? (5) 23 Transport needed

by Santa - his leg is broken (6) 24 Ghosts in sunglasses (6)

WORD SEARCH

Down 1 This time is not the first (6) 2 Fresh bread is cooked

(7) 3 Absolute, say (5) 5 Name of chap taking one drink (7) 6 Obscene number (5) 7 Vocalist forced to resign (6) 9 MP has date arranged in part of London (9) 13 Leave to throw a young bird (7) 14 Given a seat after standing (7)

15 The acid test? (6) 16 Baby birds? (6) 18 Big order for lager (5) 20 The laziness of an animal (5)

SODUKU Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9, with no number repeated.

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TRADES & SERVICES

BUILDING / CARPENTRY

ACCOUNTANTS / SOLICITORS

• • • •

Campbell Paton & Taylor SOLICITORS, ATTORNEYS AND NOTARIES

In Attendance are:

THURSDAY & FRIDAY by appointment.

CONCRETE / LANDSCAPING PRODUCTS

11 BANK STREET MOLONG

Ph: 6362 1922

Picton Bros Panelspan

MARGOT SAWYER

• Glass Rooms • Patios • Cladding • Carports • Recreation Rooms • Enclose existing verandahs BL83737C

6361 9244 www.pictonbros.com.au

G R EA D Y M IX

CONCRETE

CONVEYANCING

2/67 Bank Street, Molong NSW 2866 PO Box 174, Molong NSW 2866

Ph: 02 6366 8222 Fax: 02 6366 9273

6366 8448

AUTOMOTIVE / SMASH REPAIRS

CONCRETE

SIGNS

Watson Street MOLONG

T 6366 8280

$140

Now doing

LIGHT VEHICLE BLUESLIPS

• EXTENSIVE RANGE OF TYRES • WHEEL ALIGNMENTS • E-SAFETY INSPECTIONS • VALVOLINE PRODUCTS • SUPERCHARGE BATTERIES • EXHAUST REPAIRS

Open Monday to Friday - 8 am to 5.00 pm

ELECTRICAL

• Residential & Commercial • Network & data cabling • Security & access control • Optical fibre & TV cabling • CCTV

0447 239 937 sammueldwyer@gmail.com

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RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIAN

» » » » » » »

Switchboard Upgrades Lighting & Power Appliances Smoke Alarms Sheds Test & Tagging Emergency Call Outs

AVAILABLE 24/7

Recieve a Complimentary Electrical Safety Health Report Rest easy knowing your Home is safe & sound! Valued at $149!

TROY BARRETT ELECTRICAL Servicing Molong and the Central West

0407 274 358

MOLONG EXPRESS, Thursday 9 February 2023

•Sand, aggregates •Topsoil, Mulch •Mushroom compost •Woodchips

m 0428 650 499 Family owned & f 63 669 559 operated 33 BETTS ST, MOLONG

Lic. MVRL45372

starting from

BULK WATER DELIVERY

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR OVER 40 YEARS

Call Dusty

E: margot@margotsawyerconveyancing.com.au

Extensive range of driving lights and light bars

FIREWOOD AVAILABLE

Concrete Trucks Mini Mix •3 •Mini digger, Bobcat, Truck & Truck Trencher, Dog hire

Licence No: 1033852

Free Quote

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CONVEYANCING

MO

Orange office 193-195 Anson St.

BUILDING

Carpentry Painting Tiling Plastering

General Repairs & Maintenance No Job too Small !

Ph: 0437 218 930

TUES- Andrew Kermode Solicitor WED- Michelle Reynolds Conveyancer

Molong 02 6366 8049

Mark O’Donahue Home Maintenance

LIC. No 323812C

FUNERAL SERVICES

PACKAGING

6361 7777 6362 3751

EVERYTHING NEARLY

MOVING HOUSE OR OFFICE?

Serving the Molong District

PRE-PAID AND PRE-ARRANGED FUNERAL SPECIALISTS, RESPECTING ALL DENOMINATIONS email: mail@penhallfunerals.com.au

OUR FAMILY CARING FOR YOUR FAMILY

Book Boxes | Tea Chests

NOW CLEANING CHIMNEYS Avoid a fire !

Call Lenny Punch

Bubble Wrap | Glass Jars Packing Tape

ALL YOUR PACKAGING NEEDS! Come and see us at 1 Wellington Street, Molong

AFDA

CONNECTIONS

CABLE/ PIPE LOCATIONS TREES LOPPED / REMOVED TRENCHING / YARDS CLEANED PHONES / CABLES REPAIRED PHONE / TV EXTENSIONS ANY TIME ANY WHERE

NORMAN J PENHALL FUNERALS PROVIDING 24 HOUR 7 DAYS SENSITIVE, DIGNIFIED & PROFESSIONAL CARE WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST

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Or phone us on 02

6366 8100

M: 0481 119 039 T: 63 668 108

PUMPS + ELECTRICAL

PLUMBING

WINLOCK Plumbing & Roofing

Javelinplumbing

Servicing Molong & districts for 40 years

we’ll pinpoint your problem

Your local plumber is back!

Lic No. 160917C

Specialising in:

Licensed Plumber, Drainer, Gasfitter Servicing

• Roofing • Septic Tanks • Hot Water

• Domestic • Rural • Commercial

Servicing & Exchange

• General Plumbing Available 5 days / week

0408 031 829

Lic No 82435C

Ph Gus

(02) 6366 9010 e: javelin@telcomail.com.au

TRANSPORT

B-Double Livestock, Hay & General Freight Matt Knott

0428 986 164 knotttransport@gmail.com WATER BORES

0427 270 084 TREE SERVICES

Country Tree Services Garry Livingstone

• Arborist • Tree Felling • Trimming • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured • 30 years experience

0408 655 811 WELDING

SMASH REPAIRS

Molong

Smash Repairs Quality Smash Repairs

• Insurance & Private Work • All vehicle makes & models • Custom work and paint

• Hotrods/Restoration/Vintage vehicles • Motor bikes/boats and all marine vessels

Ph: 6366 8208

info@molongsmashrepairs.com.au

GARDEN / GEN MAINTENANCE

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OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE OVER 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY LICENCED & INSURED CALL BRYAN OR CLIVE NOW ON

WELDING & FABRICATION FIXED & MOBILE PLANT MAINTENANCE MOBILE WELDING SERVICE

PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL & RELIABLE SERVICE

0409 041 659 email: srdwelding@bigpond.com

6366 5220

Sam & Jacqui Duncan

(m)0468 962 162

14 Enterprise Place Molong NSW 2866

CABLE/ PIPE LOCATIONS TREES LOPPED / REMOVED TRENCHING / YARDS CLEANED PHONES / CABLES REPAIRED PHONE / TV EXTENSIONS ANY TIME ANY WHERE

NOW CLEANING CHIMNEYS Avoid a fire !

Call Lenny Punch

M: 0481 119 039 T: 63 668 108

MARKS MOWING

& Home Repairs

Residential / Small Acreage

• Mowing & lawn care • Weed spraying • Mini excavation work, trenching • Post hole digging • Yard cleanups • Pressure cleaning • Handyman Services • Painting Locally owned & operated fully insured Pensioner Discounts Available

0467 604 470

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CLASSIFIEDS

that work !

PHONE: 02 6366 8017 • Email: molongex@bigpond.net.au

POSITIONS VACANT

PUBLIC NOTICES

CHURCH NOTICES

UNITING CHURCH Sunday 5 FEBRUARY Come and join our great team and get on the job training. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic person who has a genuine interest in children, to join our little team in 2023.

This is a certificate 3 traineeship.

The position will be 3 days per week working with children, as well as additional paid hours for study.

For further information please contact Jenny at, Yeoval Preschool (Wednesday to Friday) on 68464292, Or email yeovalpreschool@westnet.com. au Please note you will need to complete a working with children check prior to commencement.

Please forward your application, with resume and 2 contactable referees to: The President Yeoval Preschool Inc, King street, Yeoval, NSW 2868

Molong 11.00 am: Gaynor Gibson Heather Woodhouse 63668218

As part of the 2023 celebrations of the Banjo Paterson Festival, The Molong Historical Society invites your family and friends to

An afternoon at Boree Nyrang

(Property belonged to Banjo’s grandparents) which includes

HIGH TEA,

MOLONG DISTRICT SOCCER Welcome back to all our returning players and new players!!!

Our registrations for 2023 will be opening on Monday 5th February.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT An Early Bird Discount Registration fee of $135 will apply for all U5-U12 registrations made from the 5th February until the 5th April 2023.

(A child needs to be turning 5 years of age in 2023 to be eligible to play) Any registrations made after the 5th April 2023 will be $150.

Active Kids Vouchers are accepted.

Please go to Play football to register https://registration.playfootball.com.au/ common/pages/reg/welcomeregplus. aspx?entityid=74944&id=79784 If you have any questions please do not to hesitate to contact us. molongsoccerclub@gmail.com We are looking forward to a great soccer season.

WANTED:

Fun loving people to come along to Molong’s Banjo Paterson Events Saturday 18 Feb - Join the Express table @ Poetry Brawl Sunday 19 Feb - Join the Express Table @ High Tea @ Boree Nyrang Singles, couples, families, all age groups everyone welcome Come on out and join in the fun 0490734650 or 0448231180

a TOUR of the bluestone homestead

and

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT PLUS RAFFLE: Prize Overnight stay at Nyrang or Silver service dinner for 8 in the dining room Cost $30 per person. Cash or card.

Address/Date: 154 PEABODY RD, MOLONG. Sunday Feb 19, from 3pm For further information contact Elizabeth Griffin 63611920

Molong Assemblies of God Contact Ps Deon Stapelberg Ph 0498 659 703 For meeting details

The museum will be open for the next 2 Thursday's for anyone wishing to RSVP for the day (for catering) as well tickets will be on sale for the raffle.

MOLONG MAGPIES RUGBY UNION 2023 SEASON VENUE SPONSOR

Claim the date – 2022

The Molong Magpies are requesting expressions of interest for a season venue sponsor for the 2023 season.

February 14 Molong Probus meeting March 2 Molong Men’s Shed meets 14 Molong Probus meeting April 6 Molong Men’s Shed meets 11 Molong Probus meeting May 4 Molong Men’s Shed meets 9 Molong Probus meeting June 1 Molong Men’s Shed meets 13 Molong Probus meeting July

Please submit your interest to admin@ molongmagpies.com.au

Phil Donato MP

Send your 2023 dates to molongexpress@bigpond.net.au

Abbey, formerly of 17 Shades Hairdressing is now operating in Poppy and Frank Salon at 141 Peisley Street, Orange.

Working primarily Wednesday through to Saturday with late night appointments available as well. ph: 0459689711

Member for Orange

Your voice in NSW Parliament Get in touch: M: 123 Byng Street Orange T: 02 6362 5199 E: orange@parliament.nsw.gov.au Authorised by Philip Donato MP, Member for Orange, produced using parliamentary entitlements

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Molong Bowls

MOLONG BULLS RLFC This Sunday 12 February Meet the coaches Molong RSL BBQ at 12pm AGM to follow at 1pm Margot Brown

Well, it has been 3 months since our last report. Wow it seems like forever.

As you would all be aware; our little club was wiped out with the destructive flood on the 14 November last year. This is the worst flood that the club has endured and it will be a long road back. To see our club now gutted inside is a site that is unbelievable. One we never thought we would ever see.

The Directors would like to acknowledge the wonderful response from many, who assisted in the mammoth clean-up. There are too many to thank personally but you all know who you are.

Cabonne Council, your efficient collection of debris is greatly appreciated.

Sunday 12th commencing at 12midday there will be a free sausage sizzle at the club followed at 1pm with a public meeting to

Molong Golf

update all members and guests on where the club is up to. At 2pm there will be an in-house trial game for members and guests prior to the commencement of Pennants which start on the 19th February.

There will be refreshments available on the day to purchase – beers on ice. Come and support your club, see where we are up to and have a roll up. Please be aware that there are NO bowls at the club so please bring your own.

The refurbishment phase will be lengthy as you can all imagine. The Directors are meeting regularly to organise events for our members and guests. Please support the club. Our town needs support from us all. Rome wasn’t built in a day, Molong will rebuild, Molong will come back bigger and better. We all need to stick together.

We have the best community in the west, one to be proud of.

Weather wise it was a great morning for golf on Sunday at the Royal Molong Golf Course.

Thirteen players were there for the usual twelve hole ambrose event with five teams of two and one team of three. Scott and Stubba were the winners from Bro and Paul on a countback.

I played with Mick P. who obviously took no notice of last week’s memo which stated ‘if your partner hits a bad shot then you should try and hit a good shot’. I hit far too many bad shots but he then followed up with a “worser” shot.

The trouble was he hit a great tee shot off the first. I mean, everyone knows that if you hit a great first shot then you can only go downhill from there.

Matt P. and Evo managed a few pars despite Matt losing two golf balls and breaking the head on his driver and Evo putting a huge dent in the branch in front of the eighth tee. Al behaved himself this week and was still bopping away from a Red Hot Chillies concert he had been to during the week.

Thanks to Matt E. for cooking the bbq and to Bro for doing all the cleaning up afterwards.

MOLONG MAGPIES

Rugby Union

COMMUNITY DAY

~ FREE BBQ ~ 1 8 F E B R UA RY 2 0 2 3 1PM @ THE REC

Gerard

Molong Sunday Golf Notes

All Positions vacant Anyone interested in the Bulls need to attend

Happy birthday to Stubba who turns fifty? this week and will be partying away this weekend.

The fairways and rough are looking great and the greens were nicely raked thanks to Scott and Kerry and anyone else who has been working out on the course.

Did you know that the oldest computer can be traced back to Adam and Eve. Surprise!

Surprise! It was an Apple. It had extremely limited memory. Just one byte. Then everything crashed.

In the same vein, the biggest joke on mankind is that computers are now asking humans to prove that they aren’t a robot.

My brother-in-law was told that if he didn’t get off the computer and help with the dishes he’d have his head slammed on the keyboard but he thought she was joking...=&#_^[] {¥^£3<>\~>?bhuj28965&$*)””)&#$&*):;=$^¥€£^{} >.vhjk469; so>\>{[¥_90\~€^….

Golf again on Sunday, 8.30am for 9am. All welcome.

MEET WALLABY LEGENDS MOLONGS OWN

DAVID LYONS Stirling Mortlock & Owen Finegan

JUNIOR MAGPIE SIGN ON SEASON LAUNCH @ MOLONG RSL TICKETS ONLINE $100.00 www.trybooking.com/CFAHT

Entertainment

By Andy O

It’s your club!

22-24 RIDDELL ST MOLONG

P: 6366 8105

e:admin@molongrsl.com.au

LANDMARK TABLELANDS LIVESTOCK

We offer Auction Plus assessments on both sheep and cattle. Direct paddock sales, over the hook rates, Weekly stock sales in Carcoar (CTLX), Forbes, Dubbo & Wagga saleyards. Contact one of our Landmark Tablelands Livestock team.

Paul Glynn (Molong & surrounding districts) – 0428 168 638 CTLX CATTLE 7 February

Numbers were up by 580 for a yarding of 1474 . It was a fair to good quality yarding with a good selection of young cattle to suit the feeders along with odd lots to suit the processors. There were fair numbers of well finished grown steers and

heifers and there were 200 cows yarded. Young cattle to the trade were 20c cheaper with prime vealers selling to 379c/kg. Prime steer yearlings sold from 336c to 390c while the prime heifer yearlings sold from 340c to 352c/kg. Feeder steers were up to 23c cheaper with the heavier weights most effected. The feeder heifers were 16c/kg cheaper. Feeder steers sold from 301c to 425c while the feeder heifers sold from 300c to 400c/kg. The few young cattle to the restockers were dearer with the young steers selling from 399c to 470c while the young restocker heifers sold from 300c to 423c/kg. Grown steers and heifers were 10c to 15c cheaper with the prime grown steers selling from 315c to 360c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 320c also to 360c/kg.

Cows were firm with the 2 and 3 scores selling from 220c to 280c/kg. Prime heavy weight cows sold from 257c to 305c to average 286c/kg. The restockers paid 292c/kg for Angus cows lacking condition. Bulls sold to 319c/kg.

BISTRO

LUNCH : Wed 12 - 2 Sun 12 - 2.30 DINNER : Wed - Sat 5.30-8.30 Great specials and a menu to suit everyone.

BAR: Mon Tues 3.00 - 9.00 WED 11.30 - BISTRO Wed 12.30-2.00 9.00 THU 12.00 - 10.00 FRI 12.00 - 11.00 & 5.30-8.30 Thu, Fri, Sat 5.30-8.30 SUN 12-2.30 SAT 11.00 - 10.00 SUN 11.00 - 8.00

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AUCTION

AUCTION

123 Bradleys Road, Orange

‘Tamarang’ is a simply stunning home, blissfully set on 9 acres*, beautifully envisaged by Source Architects.

Showcasing a sleek contemporary design with a focus on form and function, this property has been completed with premium finishes highlighted by natural materials adding warmth and texture.

Auction Forthcoming Auction Open By Appointment Kurt Adams 0428 747 050

SALE

1366 Amaroo Road, Borenore

Wylandra South’ is superbly located in a blue ribbon location just 13km* to the Orange. Boasting an outstanding 305acres* property with a sense of peace and privacy, ‘Wylandra South’’ offers buyers a chance to secure a top-shelf grazing property in an area known for its fertility, high rainfall & reliability.

Auction Forthcoming Auction Open By Appointment Kurt Adams 0428 747 050

SALE

111 Spring Hill Road, Spring Hill

Sitting comfortably on 5acres* and 15 minutes from Orange CBD, this magnificent lifestyle block is not to be missed. This stunning homestead epitomises sophisticated country style. Everywhere you look, this beautiful property just exudes simple understated elegance.

Sale $1,150,000 - $1,250,000 Open By Appointment Kurt Adams 0428 747 050

4 Spring Terrace Road, Orange ‘Locarno’ offers the ideal rural lifestyle for those seeking a productive 43Ha* (106ac*) parcel of land. A rare find, in a tightly held location, with an array of quality structural improvements, abundant of excellent quality water and a stunning outlook to Mount Canobolas makes ‘Locarno’ stand out as your exciting new venture.

Sale $1,800,000 - $1,900,000 Open By Appointment Kurt Adams 0428 747 050

Ray White Emms Mooney

34 Bank Street Molong NSW raywhiteemc.com 02 6366 9606 16

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