Coolamon - Ganmain Farmers Review Ardlethan A celebration of heritage in the Coolamon Shire A celebration of heritage in the Coolamon Shire Coolamon, Ganmain, Ardlethan, Beckom, Marrar, Matong FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1924 Price 4d. Coolamon, Ganmain, Ardlethan, Beckom, Marrar, Matong FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1924 Price 4d. ON THIS “Well, the shops in “In my lifetime I’ve LOOK OUT RADIO YOU Ardlethan. Ernie seen Ardlethan WILL HEAR… Frost had a shop. QUALITY change from a tin Kirby’s had a shop. mining town, to STORE’S OUR SHIRE farming town, to a ARDLETHAN Jack McDougal and Neil Quinane used to PHENOMENAL very industrious tin TIN MINING. have the groceries. STOCKTAKING mining town and then featuring the voices and stories of John Stewart, John O’Brien and Neville Those days, when the settle back to what Caldow. These recordings unveil personal recollections and memories of the tin shop was wanting we have now. Which OUR STORIES mining industry in Ardlethan SALE is a service area, a ‘Our Shire, Our stories: a Celebration to shut, they would of Heritage in the Coolamon Shire’ is a leave everybody’s service area for the collaborative project, aiming to unveil POWERING farmers around and the personal stories and recollections that groceries outside. truly defi ne the history of community HOME LIFE. No nobody touched an education area for and place. featuring the voices and stories of a lot of children” The project began with extensive Eileen Gaynor, Vera Davies and John them.” consultation with the six towns and villages O’Brien. These recordings give insight - John O’Brien that make up the Coolamon Shire. The into home and domestic life in Ardlethan, - William ‘Nobby’ respective community committees from including the introduction of electricity. each town was tasked with identifying both Clark R. TILTMAN interviewers and interviewees to participate. BUILDER & CONTRACTOR Eight volunteers were then provided training ----------------- to conduct interviews in their communities. Available for all lines of work An astounding thirty-two interviews “I can remember took place in kitchens, living rooms and dining tables across the Shire The result originally, every “And the main thing of these interviews was a truly personal recollection of what it means to be a part of (that makes this a community. The stories that were unveiled morning we’d wake reveal a history that is not told in books. area unique) is the Like many rural communities, the up to the “thump Coolamon Shire is shaped largely by its farming. Wheat, residents and their stories. Reflecting on the history and heritage of our community thump thump” of sheep, barley, allows us to appreciate and celebrate the past, and the experiences and memories that “We used to have canola and all that. create our community. There is a resounding the stampers as fear of losing vital parts of community three or four stores The main thing heritage and history as time goes by and they separated the stories are no longer told. By mapping our there, grocery stores, about the Ardlethan heritage and past with an oral history project we widen the scope, we bring history into, tin” area, I think, it’s all and out of the community. Regardless of to get anything you age, status, gender, culture, each individual about Agriculture.” story or experience of a time allows us to - John O’Brien want.” create a sense of belonging. - John Wood - John Wood WHY RADIO AND NEWSPAPER? During the evening of 23 November 1923 it provided a lifeline for rural and regional people across Sydney gathered eagerly in Australia, and an invaluable link to Europe and the rest of the world their homes around pieces of wondrous This exhibition aims to pay homage to new technology to hear the fi rst radio forms of communication from the past. It is broadcast in Australia. hoped that as you move the dials on the radios and turn the pages of the newspaper you are Australia’s nationhood coincided with taken back to a time when news and stories were the beginning of the radio age, and radio has shared among the community by a wireless on a always played a central role in our history mantle and printed press. and social life. We took to the new invention immediately and enthusiastically, and it soon became an inextricable part of Australian life. Also, because of the vast distances involved, Coolamon, Ganmain, Ardlethan, Beckom, Marrar, Matong Price 4d. Coolamon, Ganmain, Ardlethan, Beckom, Marrar, Matong Price 4d. Beckom Coolamon A celebration of heritage in the Coolamon Shire A celebration of heritage in the Coolamon Shire Coolamon, Ganmain, Ardlethan, Beckom, Marrar, Matong FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1924 Price 4d. Coolamon, Ganmain, Ardlethan, Beckom, Marrar, Matong FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1924 Price 4d. S. RK. SLOAN. ON THIS “I would say ON THIS ----------------- happened in the DINKUM SUMMER CASH SALE RADIO YOU RADIO YOU SATURDAY, 2ND FEBRUARY. early 50s, the late WILL HEAR… WILL HEAR… WE HAVE FOR SALE: 40s. The horses went ◊ OATS ◊ SUGAR by the wayside and ◊ CHAFF BAGS ◊ OILS FARMING COOLAMON ◊ SEWING TWINE ◊ GREASE tractors come into ◊ SUGAR ◊ FRUITS THROUGH the area. Some of MEMORIES. ◊ PRESERVATIVES the old tractors we Featuring the stories and voices THE YEARS . of Barrie Holden, Colin Patterson and featuring the voices and stories of first started to use, Barbara Carmichael. A personal insight to Lindsey Smith, Noel ‘Buster’ Fairman, one Dad had was a living and working in Coolamon. George Cox, Jim Gardner and Errol Foster. SCHUTE These recollections share an insight to the WD 40 which used to WOOL importance of farming to the Beckom & BELL district. start on petrol with WAR SKINS & CO a crank handle and YEARS IN GROWING then change over UP IN to diesel as it got THE SHIRE. Featuring the stories and voices of warm, it had a habit Val Brill, John Stewart, Pat Quinn, Laura IMPORTANT BECKOM. of the motor bloating. Evans and Dan McIntyre. This recording ----------------- provides a glimpse into life in the shire Clearing Sale. featuring the voices and stories of Millar and Farms, enquire by Mail Lindsey Smith, Noel ‘Buster’ Fairman, Jim You had to run up during the War years. Gardner and Errol Foster. This recording alongside, grab a Samuel and shares fond and personal memories of L.. M REDGRAVE “Counsellor Henry “I started at growing up in the Beckom community. spanner and shove it PIONEER STORES Aitken. He was a Elizabeth Stinson back to petrol. It’s a ----------------- Coolamon co-op We wish to THANK our Customers for their good mate of mine… .. were the first N. MUTTON AN CO., wonder it didn’t kill generous support during the past year. in 1950…And so ----------------- We hope that by attention to every detail he came to town white settlers at Auctioneers, someone!” of our business and the requirements of the things were totally Stock, Station and General Commission community, we will merit a continuance of and he said “is there North Coolamon Agents. - Jim Gardner such support. different, you know, anything wrong so it must must’ve “The Canzna theatre behind the counter, was going to back in CONSTRUCTING CROCKER & REID. around the place?” been very hard and ----------------- writing the orders, they grew the first the late 50s. Oh well, THE BECKOM General Produce Merchants and one bloke said COOLAMON Coolamon. CO-OPERATIVE., taking the orders wheat in 1857. They during the 1950s HALL “Yeah, when are ------------------------------------------------- WE HAVE FOR SALE: and cushing the cash “So we organised a group which you going to fix that General Merchandise, ploughed up five and 1940’s through wasn’t very hard in Beckom and ◊ OATS ◊ SUGAR All your Stock, Station and General across to the office people come in from everywhere. We ◊ CHAFF BAGS ◊ OILS big hole over there Needs. acres of ground to, I think it was the always had a work group there. And ◊ SEWING TWINE ◊ GREASE in the little spring with a forked early 1960s’, when we tore the old fl oor up, put a new one near the railway line ◊ SUGAR ◊ FRUITS down. And then the Hall Committee cart thing. Groceries sapling pulled by a ◊ PRESERVATIVES when you come into it burned down but decided that was too good a fl oor were extremely without a supper room and all the town?” And he said bullock. Then they we used to go to the rest of it. cheap in those days’ scattered the weed So Henry Aitkin and I got together and FOR BEST PRICES “oh that’s not too bad pictures there. So, started to do a few plans and put it to them Sheppard Harvey & Compnay comparison what by hand from a big they had a picture S. HOLLAND and everyone agreed. So we went around, ----------------- is it?” “Bad? I’ll be or the executives went around to organise Wheat & Barley Seed they are today. A five fi nancing and I’ve got to say the whole of buggered, there was dish. And when it theatre and they used GANMAIN the Beckom area and put a heck of a lot of effort into that. or six-pound quid grew they cut it to have the balls there It is truly a wonderful investment. ----------------- a mini minor buzzing A. J. ADAMS There were big working bees, out at CONTRACTOR Henry’s to build this steel construction. DAVIES PATENT FASTNER order was a big order. with a scythe and too and that’s where ------------ around in the bottom ----------------- And then we had chaps from all around SOLE AGENT .... ----------------- Beckom in there putting the walls up and H. Davies the other day!!” So the Available for all lines of work Three or four pound then thrashed it I made my Debut at building the fl oor.