Monday, November 16, 2015

Mudgee Stay, with Delle & Rod. 6th-11th Aug 2015.



Our second trip to Mudgee this year. It was our first chance to get away after my operation and also to get away with our friends Delle and Rod. Once again I & R were still in Sydney. We were there Thursday to Tuesday, Delle and Rod, Friday to Sunday. 


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Water tower for steam engine, Zig Zag Railway, Clarence Station.

Vandalised train carriage, Zig Zag Railway, Clarence Station.

Steam engine, Zig Zag Railway, Clarence Station.

Not going anywhere.

The wattle was blooming at Dangaroo.

The wattle was blooming at Dangaroo.

Wattle flower

'Tis only a weed.

The house dam has a little bit of water in it.

There was a lot of chatter going on around the Hardenbergia .

I would like to know what put these green leaves on and around  this termites nest, and why.

It has a lot of stories it can't tell.

Tinja Lane, Mudgee.

Their relatives made Mudgee famous.

Highland Cattle, Mudgee.

Highland Cattle, Mudgee.

Mudgee Brickworks. The brick factory is believed to be the only factory of its
 type still operating in NSW. Machinery used in the factory is well over 100 years old.

Camping Tree. Under this tree is where the first settlers in the
 Mudgee area, George and Henry Cox, camped on the 12th Feb 1822.

Now there are different tenants, like this Wood Duck, who use the tree.

Rural scene near the Camping Tree.

Breaking Through.

Just enjoying the ambience.

Sunday prayers.

Old bottle corker and cash register at Craigmoor Winery.

Old barrels, Craigmoor Winery.

Delle and friend.

Ice Lab.

Rod tries out his new 'hip flask'

Warm friends.

A visit to  Pieter van Gent Winery.

Delle said they would look good at her place.

Pieter van Gent Winery.

Sampling the products at the Pieter van Gent Winery.

A good vintage.

Lunch (sausages and mash for the men) at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Gulgong.

Prince of Wales Hotel, Gulgong.

Seems like a bit of a conflict.
Poster in Gulgong shop window.



Strange 'bumps' in the tall grass.

The 'bumps' have necks with heads.

Emus

Cassilis

Cassilis is a dying town.

St Joseph's Cassilis Church.

Royal Hotel, Cassilis.

I should have bought it in 2012 when it was still in good condition.

One has been improved.

The 1899 sandstone Anglican Church of St Columba of Iona replaced a
 timber structure built on the site in 1864 as a church and school.

The graveyard at the Church of St Columba of Iona, Cassilis.

The graveyard at the Church of St Columba of Iona, Cassilis.

The graveyard at the Church of St Columba of Iona, Cassilis.

The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, opened here in 1909 and ceased here in 1984.
A bank teller at Cassilis once looked up to see a bushranger (bandit) standing before him with a pistol pointing at his head. The bushranger demanded, "bailup or I'll blow your brains out." "Will you by golly", the teller replied and immediately vaulted the counter towards the bushranger. This action so startled the bandit, that he dropped his pistol and ran from the bank with the teller in hot pursuit. After ashort chase the teller, and others who joined in, captured him. as the local police
officer was away at the time, the locals dealt with the would be robber by giving him a thrashing (beating) and then turned him loose.                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Could do with a new coat (of many colours) of paint.

This grafted rose seems to be enjoying the conditions.

Say aahhhhhh.

Filing down the teeth to stop them growing through the roof of the mouth.

Looks like she had the nails done as well.

Feed me, feed me.

The tiger has to work to get its feed of chicken

"You can try and take it off me if you like.............

..................that will just give me something else to eat.".

Giraffe have 'hay in a basket' for lunch.

This clever Giraffe can eat from both ends.

"Now which way do we go?"

A Yellow-throated Miner joined us at our lunch table.

A baby Black Rhinoceros gets a drink from mum.

Now mum enjoys a drink.

Now they are off to have some fun and play in................

...........the poo pile.

Ring-tailed Lemur

Ring-tailed Lemur

Cheetah

Cheetah

Lucky these didn't escape, there would have been carnage.

This White-handed Gibbon doesn't look at all happy.

The elephant compound.

I rode this elephant into the ground.

Our tour-guide was this Grey Shrike-thrush.


The kids.

Mum.

Dad.


Had his hair done especially for our visit.


Oriental Small-clawed Otter.


Lion, Elephants, Lemur, Tiger, Otter and Giraffe. 




The grand old home on the road to Lue.

A country scene along the road to Lue.


The village of Lue (near Mudgee NSW) no longer bustles as it once did.

Old railway bridge, Lue.

Lue Railway Station.

Lue Railway Station, as it is.

Who was chasing the fox?

Climbing down the gum tree it had climbed up to get away from us.

Bridge View Inn, built in 1871, Rylstone.

Having lunch at 29 nine 99 - Yum Cha and Tea House at Rylstone.

29 nine 99 - Yum Cha and Tea House at Rylstone.





Cameras:  Canon PowerShot SX60 HS and Sony DSC-W690.