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| Our Camp Spot on the Murrumbidgee |
We visited the Shearers Outback Museum, which was really interesting. Then a visit to the Dunera POW Museum. The Camp is no longer around but the stories of the 3000 plus war time prisoners from Germany, Austria, Italy and Japan that were imprisoned here was fascinating. We also visited the home of an Archbishop. The home built in the 1880s is constructed of corrugated iron with pressed steel internal walls, insulated with sawdust. Beautiful old home in pretty good condition. The original paint still on the outside tin. Visited a winery and bought some Port and then that pretty much did Hay for us and we decided to move on to Griffith. Did buy a Lotto ticket in case we got lucky and could go back and buy the old guys Plymouth but it wasnt to be. Rick has been sick with perhaps a sinus infection so we have spent up big on cold & flu tabs just in case.
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| Shearer in action |
This is the sort of puppy we need on the road, cheap and quiet. When we spoke to the shearer above we were asking him if he uses the harness that was apparently invented to make the shearers life easier on his back etc. when bending over. Apparently it has had some very serious side effects for some, with many shearers who used it, now suffering with breast cancer. The pressure of the harness causes rashes, and cysts, especially with the amount they sweat. Obviously its not as popular as it was when first introduced.
This is the sort of puppy we need on the road, cheap and quiet. When we spoke to the shearer above we were asking him if he uses the harness that was apparently invented to make the shearers life easier on his back etc. when bending over. Apparently it has had some very serious side effects for some, with many shearers who used it, now suffering with breast cancer. The pressure of the harness causes rashes, and cysts, especially with the amount they sweat. Obviously its not as popular as it was when first introduced. 
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