Around About
By Justine Weatlwrford
Around About Australia
(continued from last week)
After we completed our delightful cruise and disembarked,
we walked a short distance along Circular Quay to the point
out In front of the Opera House where we lunched beside the
harbor under the trees. We were soon back on our bus takling
an educational city sightseeing tour which alereted us to
Sydney's past and cosmopolitan present as we traveled
through Kings Cross, Double Bay and Rose Bay, visited
South Head and Paddington and made short stops at
sensational Bondi Beach and at the historic "Rocks," an area
built by early convicts' labor ,
Sunday morning at 8:30, we bussed away to the north to
begin our farm holidays. First we drove through miles of
lovely suburbs along Sydney harbor's north shore and then
near the Tasman Sea to New South Wales' second largest
city.m Newcastle, the gateway to the fertile Hunter River
Valley, In that area, we observed enlarging cattle and sheep
properties, saw several bydroelectrid and several coal-fired
power plants and whizzed through several Welsh coal-mining
towns where various Industries flourish. We then drove over
the great Dividing Range into the Orana Region where the
Central Slopes fall away from the range into the Plains
Country.
Here the rainfall is markedly less than in the coastal
regions, although there are several good streams where
there is usually good fishing for golden perch and Murray
cod. Wildlife, particularly birdlife, is plentiful. Kangaroos
ands emus run in mobs on the open grasslands or rest In the
shade of clumps of wilga, coolibah and brigalow trees.
We had Sunday afternoon dinner at the Hungerford Hill
Wine Village, a large parklike stopping place. Then we drove
on through the valley to the gorgeous, historic "Belltrees
House." When we reached Quirindi a group of farm hosts and
hostesses waited to take us to their homes. For the next two
nights, 1 stayed on "Old Warrah" with Marge and Ron Smith,
their sons, their horses, sheep, cattle, chickens, cats and
kangaroo "Honey." I learned a bit about rural life in central
Australia, about how carefully they catch every bit of
rainwater, how devastating droughts are. I hadn't dreamed
that I would be touching one of the swift-moving kangaroos,
but Honey and I were soon friends, and I took many
snapshots of her in the evenings and early mornings she
slept under bushes all day.
Tuesday morning after a fine breakfast, Marge drove us
back into Quirindi where we rejoined our friends and got
back on our coach for another day's traveling In a
northwesterly direction to hte town of Coonabarabran (about
the size of Heppner). Coonabarabran is near the western
entrance of Warrumbunple National Park which features
rugged terrain formed by volcanic activity when Australia
was young. The park contains much animal and bird life. Our
next furm hosts met us near the eastern entrance to the park
at the Warrumbungle Guest House where we had a late lunch
and enjoyed seeing a great assembly of vividly colored
parrots and other birds before going out to the farm
properties where we spent that afternon and nighy.
For this stay, I was grouped with three other women and
we were taken to "Weenya," the huge home of Marge and
Bill Lambell. Marge offered to take more guests as she said,
"I always have 14 beds made up for guests." I believe their
home was close to the size of the Fair Pavilion Building it
had many tremendously large rooms, beautifully furnished;
a wonderfully large y ard ; and a cluster of smaller homes and
buildings nearby. The Lambells have a Merino and Polled
Shorthorn Stud business, raise race horses and have many
acres of wheat which was about to be harvested. The walls of
Bill's game room are covered with pictures of their
prize-winning cattle, sheep and horses and their diningroom
displays many prize awards such as large silver bowls and
trays. That afternoon, we were driven around their property
before we enjoyed dinner and some visiting. Along with the
lamb we were most often served, Marge Lambell Introduced
us to the New Guinea bean, a mild tasting but very strange
looking vegetable that they raise alkong with many other fine
vegetables and a large variety of fruits.
The next morning, Feb. 1$, we again assembled at our bus
and continued our journey into the interior of New South
Wales, turning south and westerly to reach Dubbo about
noon. There over 16,000 persona live in the "Hub of the West."
It is an excellent farming region, has attractive parks and a
nice business district. We drove to the quite new Western
Plains Zoo, a little south of Dubbo, which is Australia's
greatest open-range wildlife park with no bars or cages and
through which visitors drive among large areas holding
animals from different continents. We saw fine groups of
Africa's rhinos, elephants and camels, along with areas,
holding animals and birds from each other part of the world.
In the huge Australia section I finally found Koalas (doa't
ever call litem bears they are marsupials as are
kangaroos).
After a big barbecue lunch put on by the zoo staff, we
moved to a fringe area of Dubbo where we met our hostesses
for the last rural stay of our trip. Again I was grouped with
three other women and was taken to the home of Judy and
Denis Skinner, whose property named "Kybeyan" is well
over an hour's speedy dribing from Dubbo out through
historic Mendooran (which is a sleepy -appearing town a bit
larger than lone) and then past the tiny hamlet of Merrygoen
(10 km. beyond Mendooran) and a few km. farther along
gravel (unsealed) roads. There we had a fine afternoon, a
pleasing evening (as usual watching part of the Winter
Olympics on colored T.V.) and a good look around their
property which they share with Merino ewes, Leister rams
and a fine collection of red Santa Gertrudis cattle, riding
horses, geese, chickens and assorted wildlife and birds.
Their sons learned leather tanning in school and have a
sizeable collection of animal skin rugs in their rooms.
I was surprised to find that Denis Skinner is a first cousin of
my hostess of the previous night, Marge Lambell. After our
luncheon on Thursday, Judy drove the four of us back to
Dubbo where we met our fellow travelers and took a walk
through the very old Dubbo Gael, parts of which were built in
1865, had a little shopping time and went to the R.L.S.
(Retired Servicemen's League) clubhouse for dinner before
going out to the Dubbo Airport for our evening flight on Air
New South Wales back to Sydney.
It was after 10 p.m. that night before Julianne King and I
and other friends were again settled into the Hyde Park
Piazza Hotel. The next day we were told to sleep in or to
wander around Sydney, looking or shopping, until afternoon.
I did lots of walking and looking, particularly enjoying the
super department stores and my trip up to the top of Sydney
Tower, the highest structure in all the southern hemisphere.
When we were making ready to leave the hotel for the airport
and our flight to Tahiti, we were told that Australia required
a $20 departure tax from each traveler. We all managed that
and all boarded the Qantas flight in good spirits and laden
with Australian souvenirs.
Majeske chosen Resident of the Month
Freida Majeske
Freida Majeske has been
selected as Pioneer Memorial
Nursing Home's Resident of
the Month for March.
At age 19, Freida Ann Kurth
left her home In Ringle, Wis
consin, to help her sister, who
was married to an Echo ran
cher. She tells of a "whirlwind
courtship" with Mr. Adolf F.
Majeske, after which they
were married, April 5, 1920, at
Echo.
Mrs. Majeske recalls that
Adolf was born May IS, 1891 in
Germany. He and several of
his cousins decided to come to
the U.S. They had heard of the
possibilities of securing lard
to farm on In the Northwest, so
they decided to come to Eas
tern Oregon to try their luck.
After ranching just one year
in western Oregon, the Ma
jeskes returned to Lexington,
never to leave again. Through
the years, the Majeskes pur
chased the Roy Tyler place,
Nat Shaw place, and the Er
nest Christenson place.
Freida and Adolf had three
children: Eugene Frank, born
July 12, 1922; Audrey Mounts,
born February 19, 1929; and
Patricia Wright, born January
11, 1934. Mrs. Majeske says
that all three are still living
and Gene farms the original
place. Audrey is a housewife
in Gresham and Pat is the
Morrow County health nurse,
and lives in Lexington.
Mrs. Majeske has been a
widow since 1973 when her
husband passed away at the
age of 82. She has six grand
children and five great-grandchildren
; all but one live in the
area.
She is a member of the
Rebekah Lodge, American
Legion and V.F.W. She has
numerous hobbies and regu
larly attends meals and pro
grams at the Senior Citizens'
meelsite in Heppner.
'Hie Heppner Gaette-Tlmes, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 22, 1984 THREE
Spring cleanup to be held Saturday
atW.C.C.C.
The annual spring cleanup
at Willow Creek Country Club
is scheduled for this Saturday,
March 24. Golfers are asked to
bring a garden rake, or spade.
pickup, or just themselves,
said a club spokesperson.
There is a lot of work to do
and so it is hoped that there
will be a large turnout of
golfers to assist with this
cleanup. It is hoped that all
work will be completed so the
course will be ready for the
April 1 opening," she aded.
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