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Jean Mc
Oct 7, 20232 min read
Hey Hay - let's have some fun!
Hay is the furthest west we get on this leg of our trip as we head for Shepparton. A bloke told us next stop west is South Australia. We...
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Jean Mc
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Darlington Point - one game of triples with the boys
We're in Darlington Point because we were going to Griffith to play today. We discovered there is a bowling club here and popped in...
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Jean Mc
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Coleambally - trouble with fertiliser
We just recently discovered Darlington Point. When we stopped in on Wednesday the boys told us about Coleambally. We came back to...
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Jean Mc
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Barellan - hello Evonne Gooloogong!
We drove through Barellan on our way to Darlington Point for our Griffith game. Jean said "I think there's a bowling club here." Mal...
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Jean Mc
Oct 3, 20232 min read
Ariah Park - a generational club
So we arrived this morning at the Ariah Park Camp ground and dropped into the bowling club on our way to the shops to check in. The club...
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Jean Mc
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Bowls and high-tea in Ardlethan
Today we're in Ardlethan. Its a tiny town of 400 people with the bowling club as the hub. Ardlethan is 'The Kelpie Town'. We saw it. We...
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Jean Mc
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Ungarie - let's watch the footy instead!
When we were at West Wyalong Sports yesterday We told them we'd come to Ungarie today for a rollup They laughed and said "Have a good...
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Jean Mc
Sep 30, 20232 min read
West Wyalong Sports - yay, Mal won the money!
We last came to West Wyalong in December last year. It seems we didn't know about the other club there - the West Wyalong Services and...
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Jean Mc
Sep 30, 20231 min read
A tiny little rollup at Caragabal Country Club
We came to Caragabal Country Club from Grenfell on our way to play a game in West Wyalong. We were told in Forbes and Grenfell it's...
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Jean Mc
Sep 29, 20232 min read
Grenfell poor Mal did his best!
We're just in Grenfell for a day. We're free-camping at the historic railway station. It's men today so Mal's here for a game. First...
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Jean Mc
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Forbes - at last a game for us!
We came to Forbes a day early because we didn't go to Gooloogong. We popped in on Wednesday to put our names down for Thursday afternoon....
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Jean Mc
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Gooloogong Country Club - no rollup for us!
So we were to stay tonight at Gooloogong Country Club and play bowls but decided to go to Forbes instead. We couldn't really find power...
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Jean Mc
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Canowindra - nobody home.
We came to Canowindra for just a day because we can't get a game. We had another rollup. It's Monday and there's not a soul around. Jean...
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Jean Mc
Sep 24, 20231 min read
Eugowra - drinks with the locals
So we're off to Canowindra today (Sunday) and will stop on the way at Eugowra Bowling Club. Jean found out a while back that they don't...
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Jean Mc
Sep 23, 20232 min read
Parkes Railway - thanks Lewi for your efforts!
We stopped in to Parkes Railway Bowling Club yesterday to find out the best time on Friday for a rollup. We heard there was a pairs...
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Jean Mc
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Parkes - we so love the country clubs!
We're in Parkes for two nights. We'll have a game at Parkes today and rollup at Railway tomorrow. Jean's been in touch with Gary via...
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Jean Mc
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Orange City Bowling Club - Jean plays the ladies
We popped in to Orange City Bowling Club just after we arrived Monday to find out about social bowls. It's Ladies tomorrow. We thought...
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Jean Mc
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Good company for Mal at Orange Ex-Services Country Club
So Jean was at Orange City Bowling Club this morning to play with the ladies. While she was there she found out about Orange Ex-Services...
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Jean Mc
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Majellan Bowling Club - a lovely Sunday afternoon
Our last day in Bathurst we are going for a game to Majellan - Bathurst's second club. Mal's skip at Bathurst was from there and told us...
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Jean Mc
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Oberon - we nearly won - what a game!
We didn't have Oberon on our map but the boys at Bathurst told us about it. We drove 30 minutes for a Saturday game. It's a big club -...
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