Monday, 13 May 2019

Where it all started



                                                                        Warialda the old home town


The beautiful Grass Tree at the Western entrance to Warialda, Warialda was the first town in the north west Slopes established in 1840 with a Police station



                                           
  The original & current Post Office




The Gwyder Council office Warialda




Warialda Primary School where Sue first taught, and I attended years before!



I can remember doing time in the garden out the front of the classroom, as I wasn't paying attention, I was "day dreaming"about being else where, and was sent outside to continue!


I and a couple of other lads in the Brick building behind, use to gouge out the mortar between the bricks so we could pass notes to the class next door!


This is the old Central School which I attended from year 7 to 10.
Before the High School was built.




Yours truely on the left doing a Hudson impersonation, my good mate Wayne Reeves on the right




Uncle Robert ( my first cousin), for a large part of our younger lives we lived together on "Melinga" our Grandparents Farm near Warialda. Sue is giving him the 1,2,3 on the Grandkid pics




Sometime in the 1980's some bright spark, decided to name the Warialda Rugby League team the Warialda Wombats, which is great I love the name, but I don't think there were any Wombats silly enough to ever live in the area, and that is going back three or four generations 





                


A friend from school Robby Grease told me this statue was styled on him 
not sure about that or being proud of it?



Warialda playing Bingara, who they beat 52 to Nil




Another goal for the Red and Black Warialda Wombats




Bike track just out of town



A bit dry !!!!!!!



Uncle Robert likes a durry or two





Rodger Moore's Garage was the main mechanical and Holden Car dealership in town when I was young. I don't think any cars are sold there these days. The big towns have taken all that business.


Royal Hotel Warialda



McGregors was the go to Rural supplies and Farm machinery.



Local beauty parlour



Was a Clothing store when I was
a youth



               Was the NSW Bank



        The Commercial Hotel or top Pub which was half burnt down a while ago.



Was Pyke's Grocery store