Barellan Festival

BARELLAN Good old dayS FESTIVAL 2019 nniversary celeb 10th a ration SATURDAY OCT 5TH & SUNDAY OCT 6TH Grand parade Live entertainment Market stalls Barellan Beer and camp oven dinner Working demonstrations Kids activities

Gate entry: Adults $20 per day, children 16 yrs and under $5 per day

Visit the website www.barellanclydesdales.com.au and Facebook page for updates Welcome elcome to the 2019 Good Old Committee has purchased eight WDays Festival! Clydesdales, harness and vehicles to Ten years ago we had a vision of add to the spectacle for the general something special, but I am not sure public. we realised how big and special that Due to unprecedented dry conditions, vision would become. our horses were sent on agistment this The Good Old Days Festival now draws year and we thank Stewart McDonald, people from every state and territory, of West Wyalong, and John Dando, along with Canada and New Zealand, Colinroobie, for accommodating the and has grown into one of the biggest horses in a time of need. tourism events on the calendar in We are grateful to those who make the region. their wagons, horses and old farming equipment available to us for the The not-for-profit event is run by weekend. volunteers and raises funds which are reinvested back into our community It would be remiss of me if I didn’t send a big thank you to the teamsters through new infrastructure. and exhibitors that make such a huge Over the 10 years, the Festival has effort to travel long distances to come contributed almost $60,000 to local and support us. community organisations. We also appreciate the assistance of As we gear up for our biggest event the judges, ring organisers and to the yet, the 10th anniversary, a big thank stall holders who add to the spirit of you must go to our hard working, the weekend. passionate and dedicated committee. In conclusion, I extend a warm country Also, to our selfless and amazing welcome to our visitors who will volunteers, without their assistance witness something special, a tribute and support the weekend would not to our pioneers. happen. Bruce Bandy Over the past 10 years, the Clydie Barellan Working Clydesdale Committee president

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ne of the Riverina’s most unique with the Festival’s own Barellan Beer, Ofestivals, the Good Old Days, is brewed using locally grown barley. set to celebrate its 10th anniversary Ringmaster Tim Peel, assisted by Paul on October 5-6 with a tribute to the Brooks, will oversee the ring events on nation building teams. Saturday for led, working and harness The working draught animals classes, catering for Clydesdales and represented in the tribute will be other draught horse breeds. Clydesdales, Australian Draught horses, bullocks, camels, donkeys and This will be followed on the Sunday mules. from 10am by a ploughing contest This year’s program will include a for any draught animal in single or Furphy Festival, camp oven under pairs pulling a single furrow plough. the stars, live music, market stalls, New for this year is a bullock cueing, sheaf tossing, camel races and rides, or shoeing, competition to be held blade shearing, cow milking and on Saturday after the grand parade. butter churning, working yard dogs, dog jump, a working blacksmith, rope Master harness maker Noel Wiltshire making, animal nursery, Clydesdale will be demonstrating the skilful art weight pull, whip cracking, grand of whip making while Ernie Davis, of parade and a tribute to the Light Barellan, will show the crowd how Horse. rope was made a century ago. Early farming practices to be show- Australian champion shearer Lionel cased include horse and bullock Garner, of Hay, along with Bruce drawn ploughs, binders, wool wagons Rollinson, Jerilderie, will demonstrate and a mallee roller. blade shearing across the weekend. The Back Block Bards will open the festival with poetry around a bush breakfast on the Saturday, and will perform again on the Sunday morning. Eight camp ovens with a commemorative 10th anniversary lid will be specially made by the Billman’s Foundry for the festival. Local cooks will be hard at work making scones for the hungry visitors who can wash them down

3 , What s On Good old dayS FESTIVAL PROGRAM Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6 7.30am: Bush breakfast featuring the Back Block Bards 9am: Ring events start, demonstrations of horse drawn implements. 9.30am: Furphy re-barrelling demonstration 10am: Scone making, cooking all day, cow milking, milk separating, butter churning, petting ring, entertainment by Stickie Fingers, market stalls, barbecue and hot food, camel rides, blade shearing, working dogs, dog high jump, blacksmith forge, whip making, whip cracking, rope making, bullock teams, wool spinning and coach rides. 10am: Ploughing competition (Sunday only) 10.30am: Horse drawn harvester on the crop area. 11am: Official opening by Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke (Saturday) 11am: Bar opens serving Barellan Beer on tap 11.30am: Camel races – heat 1 12 noon: Ploughing and wool loading in the ring. Sheaf toss – juniors. Light lunch served in the pavilion. 1pm: Grand parade and Tribute to the Teams lap of honour in the ring. 1.30pm: Petting ring. Sheaf toss – seniors. 2pm: Camel races – heat 2 3pm: The Barellan horse team and wool wagon in the ring. 3.30pm: Bullock cueing at the blacksmith’s forge, demonstrations of horse drawn implements, wagon rides, camel rides 6pm: Bush poetry with the Back Block Bards around the campfire (Saturday only) 6.30pm: Two course camp oven dinner under the stars plus entertainment by Happy Hour (Saturday only) Unfortunately due to drought conditions there may be changes to the demostrations on the crop. Times may change slightly. See our Facebook page for program updates 4 , What s On

2019 Ring Events

Ring master: Tim Peel Block entry of $10 per horse (entries taken on the day). Assistant ringmaster: Paul Brooks Entries in Clydesdale led, working and Announcer: Andrew Lavis harness classes must be registered.

Saturday, October 5 Working Classes Clydesdales 13. Single horse in long reins – 1. Clydesdale stallion – 4 yrs old and obstacle course over 14. Pair horses in long reins – 2. Clydesdale colt – Under 4 years obstacle course Champion and reserve 15. Brick snatch in slide – single horse stallion or colt Harness classes 3. Clydesdale mare – 4 yrs and over 16. Two wheel farm turnout 4. Clydesdale filly – Under 4 years 17. Four wheel farm turnout Champion and reserve mare or filly 18. Two wheel – show/delivery turnout 5. Clydesdale gelding 19. Four wheel – show/delivery Champion gelding turnout Any other breed of draught horse Champion and reserve turnout 6. Stallion – 4 yrs and over 7. Colt – Under 4 years Sunday, October 5 Champion and reserve male Any draught animal 8. Mare – 4 yrs and over ploughing contest 9. Filly – Under 4 yrs 1. Any draught animal in a single furrow plough Champion and reserve female 2. Any pair draught animals in a single 10. Gelding furrow plough Champion gelding Champion draught animal Ridden heavy horse in ploughing contest 11. Ridden heavy horse 12. Ridden heavy horse – Junior under 16 years

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MAIN ARENA

Stables

Animal Sheaf Toss Harness Horse Area Shoe Toss MARKET STALLS (Keep Clear) Drive-a-Nail

Blacksmith Roast Beef Rolls BBQ (Day) Rope Maker Slushies Camp Oven DINING TENT Dinner (Night) MARKET STALLS Bullock Cueing Pies Drinks

Camp Oven MERCHANDISE Cooks

Horse Works

Furphy Rebarrelling Dog Camel/Wagon High Jumps Rides

Whip Maker

Equine Petting Ring Blade Shearing BAR Market Demo Scones Stalls Cow Milking Dog Trials Woolshed Cream Separator Crop Work Butter Churning

RV Dump

Stallholder Parking SHOWERS CAMPING AREA

6 Parade Competitions Ploughing Camel Races Demonstrations Festival stallholders: Country Clothing Akubra Hats Turned Wooden Bowls MARKET STALLS Woodwork Items Various collectable sites Hats Redback Knives West Wyalong Movies Garden art MARKET STALLS Soaps ATM Oil paintings with demo Furphy ends & wheels Horse gift ware Clydie Merchandise ENTRY Saddlery Leather belts Whips Various horse gear sites Women’s clothing Children’s clothing Poetry books Office Barellan Masters Games information site MARKET Wool spinners INDOOR Light Lunch STALLS Niagra Therapy Woolshed MARKETS Pavilion Plants - iris, day lilies, succulents Various gift sites Staff FOOD & Parking REFRESHMENTS RV Dump Churros Pancakes Coffee vans Stallholder Parking Riverina Chilli Queen CAMPING AREA Ice cream vans Fairy floss Map not to scale - use as a guide only Save Room for Sweets 7 Our History

arellan has 328 residents and among By 2014, visitor numbers Bthose are some pretty motivated had blown out to over 5000 from all and determined people who have a over Australia and the committee was “can do” attitude to getting things done. drawing on over a dozen community Barellan Working Clydesdales started in and sporting organisations for assistance 2010 – a year after the Barellan Centenary with staging the event. when a street parade of vintage farm “The committee wanted to keep the machinery, horses and bullocks proved heritage farming theme throughout and a hit with the 3000 visitors. engaged a blacksmith and whip maker, The momentum carried through to a and in 2015, an old booth was relocated local committee forming to hold a one- and renovated by volunteers for a new off educational, heritage event in 2010. scone kitchen,” Norma said. Secretary Norma Zingel said the event “The horse team was increased to 26 was funded with $1000 donated by horses in 2015 for the grand parade, the Barellan War Memorial Club, a setting an Australian record for the $2500 loan from the Barellan Progress most horses to pull a wool wagon in the Association and $700 from a street stall. modern era. A team of 17 draught horses harnessed “Our camp oven dinners on Saturday to a wool wagon weighing 3.5 tonnes night have grown from feeding 120 to was a huge hit with the crowd. 550 in 2018. “We had no idea what we were getting “The inaugural Furphy Festival was ourselves into. The response and held in 2018 with static displays of feedback was overwhelming with this Australian icon plus re-barrelling spectators and campers from NSW, of Furphies which was of great interest Qld and Victoria vowing to come back to the crowds. next year,” Norma said. “The combination of horse, bullock, “We hadn’t even considered next year camel, donkey and mule teams can only at that stage.” be seen in Barellan in this format and The event was slated for 2011 with nowhere else in Australia. the added attraction of Ron McKinnon “The Good Old Days Festival is now and his 12 bullock team, an important regarded as the greatest showcase of element of early farming practices. harnessed animals in the world.”

The Barellan Working Clydesdale Committee (back from left) Peter Conlon, Heather White, Emil White, Paul Conlon, John Dando, David Irvin; (middle from left) Graham Pellegrino (Retired), Paul Bandy, Jan Johnson, Steve Johnson, Colin Bandy, Pam Bandy, Bernadette Bandy; (front from left) Paul Geddes, Kylie Fretwell, Sheryl Conlon, Lesley Bandy, Norma Zingel, Louise Mulligan, Laura Curran, Allison Prentice, Bruce Bandy. 8 Our Horses

lydesdale owners and breeders, and harness classes. Cthe Bandy family, were instru- The horses themselves are a mix of mental in the formation of the first the majestic Clydesdale, known as heritage event at Barellan in 2010. the breed which built Australia, and Paul Bandy, his father Colin Bandy the Australian Draught, a hardy blend and uncle, Bruce Bandy, had the of the Clydesdale, Percheron, Shire skills, experience and vision to bring and Suffolk Punch. together the first team of horses at Master horsemen Steve Johnson, Lake the Barellan Working Clydesdales Cargelligo, and Tim Peel, have been Good Old Days weekend. instrumental in helping to organise The 17 horses were harnessed to a horses, driving the big teams, and huge wagon loaded with wool bales overseeing the horse events. filled in 2010 with rice hulls, and later The Barellan Working Clydesdale changed to actual bales filled with committee has its own horses and wool. maintains a collection of harness The wagon weighed around 3.5 and vehicles for the annual public tonnes. spectacle. The program was expanded to feature classes mimicking what horses would have done in their daily working lives – log snigs, pumpkin snatch, ploughing, and carriage driving. Horse work demonstrations of chaff cutting or working with vintage binders and headers in standing crop were added. The showring caters for heavy horse breeders and handlers with led, ridden

The team of heavy horses pulling the wool wagon is the star attraction. 9 Our Attractions

The bullock teams at the Festival recreate the daily work activities of our pioneering farmers and teamsters.

here are just a handful of bullockies He has been joined on the program Tleft in Australia and the Good Old by fellow bullockies, Phil Thomson, of Days Festival is proud to feature quite Queensland, Josh Stannard, Sussex a few of them. Inlet and Geoff Lloyd, Springbank. Third generation bullocky Ron This year, the program includes bullock McKinnon, of Nowra, NSW, first cueing for the first time – bullocks were appeared at the event in 2011 with sometimes shod with special split his team of 12 bullocks and quickly shoes to accommodate the cloven became a crowd favourite. hoof and prevent foot problems on His team is a mix of Illawarra Shorthorn rough or stony ground. and Jersey bullocks, each weighing At Barellan, the bullocks are used up to 1200kg each, are trained to the to pull a giant original Mallee roller, voice and whip. a heavy implement used for rolling They are used for hauling logs from the down mallee scrub to prepare land for forest to a sawmill on Ron’s property. cropping. Ron has had 24 bullocks pulling a wool Scrub was rolled in winter, allowed to wagon at the Good Old Days Festival dry off in summer and then burnt in – the 36 metre long cavalcade was a February for the ground to be ready for sight rarely seen in modern Australia. sowing in autumn.

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The Furphy train pulled by Clydesdales at the 2018 Furphy Festival.

he inaugural Furphy Festival was The water carts were designed by Tincorporated into the program in Shepparton engineers, J Furphy & 2018 and spearheaded by Barellan Sons, with many of the carts used farmer and committee member David to take water to soldiers on the Irvin. battlefronts during World War I. The festival included a Furphy The tanks became popular gathering points where soldiers could swap competition and static displays of gossip and rumours, with the word the Australian icon, while re-barrelling “furphy” entering the Australian of Furphies were of great interest to vernacular as a false story. festival visitors. The tank ends carried a small poem David harnessed two teams of six “Good Better Best, Never Let it Rest, Furphies pulled by Clydesdales to re- Until your Good is Better, and Your enact an early pioneering photograph. Better is Best”.

11 BARELLAN Good old dayS FESTIVAL Camping Breakfast Unpowered sites are available at the Join us for a full country style breakfast Barellan showground at $15 per night. on the Saturday and Sunday from There are no powered sites available. 7.30am-9am with bush poetry by the Book online at Back Block Bards. www.barellanclydesdales.com.au Join us for a sausage sizzle on the Horse yards evening of Friday, October 4 and the There are limited yards available other- bar will be open. wise bring your own portable yards. Courtesy bus For details call secretary Norma Zingel A courtesy bus will run to and from the on 0447 736 586 showground to the Barellan & District Camp oven dinner & entertainment War Memorial Club on Friday-Sunday Tickets are $30 for adults and $12 nights. for children for a two course camp oven dinner plus entertainment by acoustic duo Happy Hour on Saturday, October 5. Our Sponsors The Barellan Working Clydesdales Committee extends thanks to our valued 2018 sponsors:

Narrandera & District Community Bank® Branch

Adams Keneally White Everything Sports Kevin Morris Ag n Vet Barellan Findlays Jeff Savage Area Builders Glenn Gordon Jim Skews Barellan & District War Golden Grain Café Spirit FM Narrandera Memorial Club GrainCorp Tyres for Buyers Bernie Kearins Grant’s Saw Mill Narrandera P & P Wilson Boots Construction Codemo Machinery Chris Halden Amos Vaughn Collier & Miller Intersales Leeton/Temora Warrick Park White Suffolks Elders Insurance Maas Group K & S Whytcross Elders Rural Services McDonald Farming Noel Wiltshire Evans Livestock Contractors Milbrae Quarries Yenda Producers

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