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Jean Mc
Aug 14, 20241 min read
Can't stay at Binnaway
We stayed t he last two nights in Coonamble and got a game . We drove two hours today to the little town of Binnaway and its bowls club....
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Jean Mc
Aug 13, 20242 min read
Jean saves the bacon at Coonamble
Since we decided not to stay at Mendooran , we drove on to Coonamble. We know they have bowls on Tuesday morning so we'll be there in...
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Jean Mc
Aug 13, 20241 min read
No rollup for us at Mendooran
We'd heard about Mendooran at some of the other clubs like Trangie . Sam from Dunedoo told us Mendooran closed a couple of years back. ...
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Jean Mc
Aug 11, 20241 min read
A friendly rollup at Dunedoo
When Jean lived in Gulgong in the 70's she visited Dunedoo quite often. We've had a lovely time to date in Nyngan , Gilgandra ,...
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Jean Mc
Aug 10, 20242 min read
Bowl with the Billy Goats at Trangie
We were supposed to come to Trangie on Thursday for a game however when we were at Gilgandra Noel told us there's a memorial day at...
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Jean Mc
Aug 9, 20241 min read
Not at Tullamore
We've been on to Tullamore about social bowls and staying at the club. We decided to come on Friday for a rollup. Hmm, not so! There...
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Jean Mc
Aug 8, 20242 min read
We played with the boys at Narromine
We drove today f rom the nice stay we had in Gilgandra to Narromine. We'd heard on the grapevine that there's Men's bowls on today so...
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Jean Mc
Aug 7, 20242 min read
All things being equal at Gilgandra
We had such a lovely time staying two nights at Nyngan. We said a sad goodbye this morning and drove over to Gilgandra. They play at...
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Jean Mc
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Friendly people at Nyngan
We drove over six hours today - Monday - from Cunnamulla to Nyngan. They have social bowls on Tuesday morning so we wanted to be here in...
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Jean Mc
Aug 4, 20241 min read
No damp rollup at Cunnamulla
Our last stop in Queensland for 2024 is Cunnamulla. It's in the Outback - just above the NSW border. They have social bowls on Thursday...
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Jean Mc
Aug 3, 20241 min read
A rollup in the Outback at Quilpie
We're almost done in Queensland for this year - we spend our last couple of days in The Outback. Today we came to Quilpie for a little...
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Jean Mc
Aug 2, 20242 min read
A slow roll at Charleville
We left Mitchell this morning and drove a couple of hours to Charleville. There's no social bowls on today but the club is open from 4pm...
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Jean Mc
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Bowl with happy people at Mitchell
Jean contacted Mitchell Qld a couple of weeks ago to find out about social bowls and whether we can park our van there overnight. We...
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Jean Mc
Jul 31, 20242 min read
A rollup with the locals at Injune
Jean's been in touch with Injune Bowling Club via Messenger. She found out that on Wednesday night they have social rollups. We don't...
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Jean Mc
Jul 29, 20241 min read
A lonely rollup at Biloela
We left Rockhampton this morning and drove down to Biloela. Jean's been in touch via Messenger and told them we'd be here Monday for a...
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Jean Mc
Jul 28, 20242 min read
Jean wins for a change at Gracemere
On our last day in Rockhampton we'll visit Gracemere for a Sunday game. We dropped in on Saturday to put our names down. There was an...
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Jean Mc
Jul 27, 20242 min read
Bowls by the river at Victoria Park
Jean found out on Messenger that Victoria Park has bowls on Saturday - our second-last day in Rockhampton. MONDAY We dropped in to get...
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Jean Mc
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Practice night at Yeppoon
We'd been in touch with Yeppoon some months ago and we're told there is social bowls Friday afternoon. We planned for that but found...
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Jean Mc
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Bowling for the Diggers in Rockhampton
We found out a while ago that Diggers' Memorial has Men's bowls on Thursday. Mal will play in his Queanbeyan RSL shirt 👕. MONDAY We...
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Jean Mc
Jul 23, 20242 min read
Mal kills it at Emu Park
Jean's been talking on Messenger with Emu Park's PR officer Caite. She was excited when Jean told her that we were coming today. It's a...
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