Murrurindi NSW where we stayed a night. This town has less than 900 people, it's a tidy rural town.
There's a map at the bottom so you can see where we were in winter 2018 in relation to Sydney NSW.
Caravan Park at Murrurindi NSW.
17 km up the road we came across roadworks which was at Willow Tree.
Most of our towns no matter how small are called towns, odd one might be called a village but usually was back in time. We have a place called Westbury not too far from home, it's a small town, there is a Village Green.
In the good old days of the stream trains, the North West Mail (SYDNEY to MOREE -west and Glen Innis -north) had another stream engine hooked on at Murrurindi to climb the range on the way to Werris Creek where the train divided into a train to Moree and the other part went onto Glen Innis up past Armidale. Ah those were the days of excitement for we boarders going back home at the end of terms from Sydney. The antics on the night trains coming back were a nightmare for the conductors - ha ha. The girls were locked into one sleeper car and the boys into another - you would be surprised how energetic some of the senior boys were in climbing from carriage to carriage. Ah youthful love!!!! Cheers Colin PS: Just in case someone gets the notion that pregnancies were common, I think far more imagination of lustful thoughts occurred than any action. Some of us had VERY lively imaginations!!!
I chuckled at your comment in the last post about escaping the cold. I don’t think you guys even know what cold is!
ReplyDeleteWell David, to us it's freezing :)
DeleteTo you it would be rather warm..it's what we get used to.
At first I thought the person with the "slow" sign was wearing shorts--- Oh... Yellow leggings.
ReplyDeleteYellow trousers which are not tight - that colour is supposed to stand out so we the drivers can see them.
DeleteUn lugar tranquilo sin aglomeración de gentes.
ReplyDeleteBesos
Certainly not many people there at all, it was early morning and no one was about.
DeleteLooks nice and sunny. It's starting to get cold here in USA.
ReplyDeleteWas sunny that day so with the sun coming in the vehicle it was making us warmer.
DeleteYou keep warm.
tiny village for European Union not town
ReplyDeleteIt would count as a town in the USA for sure, we don't even really use the term village.
DeleteMost of our towns no matter how small are called towns, odd one might be called a village but usually was back in time.
DeleteWe have a place called Westbury not too far from home, it's a small town, there is a Village Green.
In the good old days of the stream trains, the North West Mail (SYDNEY to MOREE -west and Glen Innis -north) had another stream engine hooked on at Murrurindi to climb the range on the way to Werris Creek where the train divided into a train to Moree and the other part went onto Glen Innis up past Armidale.
ReplyDeleteAh those were the days of excitement for we boarders going back home at the end of terms from Sydney.
The antics on the night trains coming back were a nightmare for the conductors - ha ha.
The girls were locked into one sleeper car and the boys into another - you would be surprised how energetic some of the senior boys were in climbing from carriage to carriage.
Ah youthful love!!!!
Cheers
Colin
PS: Just in case someone gets the notion that pregnancies were common, I think far more imagination of lustful thoughts occurred than any action. Some of us had VERY lively imaginations!!!
Very interesting Colin, lovely to read what you and others did back then.
DeleteWonderful memories. I bet you did have lots of fun on the trains.
Less than 900 people! that's amazing!
ReplyDeleteMany towns like that in Australia Krishna.
DeleteLike a school child, I had to sound out Murrurundi to get the pronunciation.
ReplyDeleteI too have to think how to say that towns name. They are bits of tongue twisters in a way.
DeleteIn that town I am sure everybody knows everybody's business! : ))
ReplyDeleteOh that would be for sure.
DeleteVery nice, the shots are beautiful, especially the first two.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob
DeleteA very tidy little town.
ReplyDeleteIt is River..often see country towns tidy.
DeleteThe colours of the building in the first photo would make me want to stop and check it out.
ReplyDeleteCertainly not my favorite colour for a house
DeleteMuy bellas imagenes, amiga... Que nos trasladan a ese lugar
ReplyDeleteThank you.,
DeleteWell that house will certainly stand out in the street!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly did in the morning sun.
DeleteLooks a nice place.
ReplyDeleteI especially like the colour of the buildings in your first photograph.
All the best Jan
Don't often see a pink house, see a few purple ones.
DeleteHello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to see all these kind of houses as on the first shot.
Good shots.
Best regards,
Marco
Less population help area to look neat and I can see this clearly in this charming town
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