Day 18
It was a leisurely start to the day. It was quite warm through the night which was a contrast to Canberra. After breakfast we headed off for our first stop.......the broom factory!!
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| A quick check of the Speed 20/ 25 engine room....fortunately its still there!! |
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| TA14 begins a very tricky backward parking manoeuvre outside the broom factory |
The
factory has been making millet brooms since the 1940’s and once had 15
employees. There are now two people running the business and sell their stock
as soon quickly as they can make it. They gave us an excellent talk and demonstration
on how to produce a millet broom and although they have to import their millet,
they still produce a sort after product. Although unexpected, they sold most of
their current stock to the Alvis visitors (the sales where aided by Maritta and
I “volunteering” to transport them back to Melbourne (or Albury in 1 case) in
the back of the Navara (the Alvis tender vehicle did come in useful eventually).
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| Alan guides Richard into place |
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| The Alvii line up outside the old broom factory. |
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| Some Armstrong Siddeleys joined us |
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| Crowd outside the Broom Factory |
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| Locals were also keen to see what was going on! |
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| Short wait as the owners thought we were coming in the afternoon |
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| Straw brooms ready for sale (most sold by the end of our tour) |
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| Sorted millet ready for becoming a broom |
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| Broom ready for stitching |
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| Millet as received, needing sorting and grading. |
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| Heading off to Adelong Gold mine. |
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| Memorial in Adelong |
After the broom factory we travelled to Adelong for a talk
on the mine by a local enthusiast and an excellent lunch in their recently
erected pavilion, we were its first official users.
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| Lookout over the Adelong Mine |
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| Part of the mine ruins |
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| Remains of puddling dish. |
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| Belle (19.82 Silver Eagle) and TA14 in carpark. |
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| Pat and Michaels 12/50 |
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| Trevor and Judy's Speed 25 |
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| Lunch in the recently erected Adelong Mine pavilion |
It was then back to the Motel for our final dinner with a Gatsby theme.
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| Gatsby night ramps up! |
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| Al Capone (Ernest) and "floosy" (Julia) came to visit |
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| What can one say!!! Nice pins! |
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| Maritta and Lesley swapped hair colour for the night |
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| Mark, as always, rose to the occasion |
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| Mike and Jan played it cool! |
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| Dale, Maritta, Ernest and Julia. |
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| Alan and Noeline pose in front of the 12/50. |
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| The night gets underway. |
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| Mike and Jan provide a little lite entertainment. |
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| Presentations, speeches and thanks to those who made it all worth it. |
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