YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE Serving the Hunter for over 20 years with a readership of over 4,000 weekly! The only way to fi nd out what’s going on! Thursday 23rd April, 2015 Missed an issue? www.huntervalleyprinting.com.au/Pages/Entertainer.php Movie remembers ANZACS See inside By Rebecca Jenkins Whilst many a great soldier fought bravely during the Great War from 1914 - TV Guide 1918, most forget that it wasn’t just the humans that showed great courage ADDING TO YEARS during this dark time. Over 130,000 Australian horses served our country in the First World War by carrying our warriors into and out of battle. Very sadly, just like the humans, some didn’t make it out alive. During the Battle of Damascus, nearly 30,000 horses were engaged in battle in the Middle East. Story continued page 2. Australian Stock Horse Society Horse The influence of the horse in history & today. Festival Ball - 8th May From ‘Fantasy’ to ‘Dressage’ Scone Equine Hospital Festival Parade - 9th May By Ceramicist Susanne Fraser Yarns Night hosted by Scone RSL Club - 11th May 30th April – 31st May 2015 Official opening 3.00pm Saturday 2nd May Inglis Official Scone Cup Calcutta hosted Open Thursday to Sunday 11.00am to 5.00pm by Scone Sporties - 14th May Scone ISUZU Ute Grand Finale Fireworks Haydon Hall Art Gallery 66 Mayne Street Murrurundi NSW 2338 & Picnic by the Lake - 17th May P: 6546 6969 E: [email protected] W: www.haydonhall.com.au For all enquiries: www.sconehorsefestival.com Lee Watts 0413 036 628 Emirates Park SCONE CUP CARNIVAL Scone Cup Race Day Friday, 15 May 2015 Inglis Guineas/Darley Dark Jewel Race Day Saturday, 16 May 2015 434 Bunnan Road Scone NSW Tel: 02 6545 1607 City class racing, country style... [email protected] sconeraceclub.com.au SRC10106 +WV\IK\\PM->-6< [\WZMZWWUNWZITTaW]ZM^MV\ XIZ\aPQZMVMML[ >QM_W]ZM`\MV[Q^MPQZM ZIVOMWVTQVMJa^Q[Q\QVO \PMM^MV\[\WZMZWWUKWUI] Amelia Wilkinson 0400 099 761 / [email protected] / theeventstoreroom.com.au facebook.com/theeventstoreroom Join Kerry for his unique ‘take’ on the world of sport and those jokes that never end! Saturday afternoons from 12pm until 4pm - the man they call “Skull”, Kerry O’Keefe broadcasts across the Upper Hunter on 2NM. what’s8 rhvr 6 on Movie remembers ANZACS Continued from front page Despite this being the birthplace of their reputation and legend, none returned home. The significance of their role in WWI has been celebrated in a recent documentary by Director Russell Vines: “The Waler: Australia’s Great War Horse.” The Waler (a breed of colonial-bred horse from New South Wales dating back to the First Fleet) has long been an asset to our nation and Australians have always shown great pride for their four-legged companions. They’ve always been a source of companionship and helped make our nation what it is today. This documentary details the sacrifice, mateship and the enduring heart-felt bond that we as Australians have with our horses, specifically the Waler. The documentary was filmed in various locations including Haydon Horse Stud in Murrurundi. Established since 1832, the stud has seen many a generation of Haydon take the leadership reins. Currently Peter Haydon has them in hand and also features in the documentary itself. It wasn’t just the location and beauty of Haydon Horse Stud that made it a perfect location to shoot, but also the history. The Waler shines a light on local Upper Hunter legends that rode their Walers into battle. In this case, Peter’s ancestor Lieutenant Guy Haydon is a focus. During the Battle of Beersheba, Lt Haydon was injured by a bullet that passed into his spine through his beloved mare, Midnight. Unfortunately, the mare (born and raised on the Haydon Horse Stud) did not survive. But her bravery, strength and sacrifice has not been forgotten. In later times, that same stud contributed to the horse populous of the Battle of Damascus. The documentary (presented by Scone Films) will be premiering at the Senior Citizens Centre in Scone on the 24th April. For more information on the documentary, please head to http://greatwarhorses.com/. For more information on the screening, please head to www.sconefilms.org.au. “The Waler: Australia’s Great War Horse” is a stunning tribute to one of man’s best friends. Don’t miss your chance to see it. 8hp 8ur v Bvi h Cr Whyyr Q vvt Program information @ iyvphv5ur hyy vvtph Thursday 23rd to Wednesday 29th April Q) ! %$#$ !''' A) ! %$#$ #%$ The Entertainer in conjunction with Majestic Cinemas are giving away two double passes each week to two lucky readers. Look for the handwritten word “WINNER” along with the ! editor’s signature on this page above HVP logo. Present the winning Entertainer edition to the Muswellbrook office of Hunter Valley Printing, 6 Wilkins Street Muswellbrook and collect your passes. 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In the audience with his family was fifteen year old film maker Lleyton Hails of Scone who the following night was announced as winner of the festival’s top prize - ‘The Bluey’ for his film ‘Dawn of the #Hashtag’. It was the second time Lleyton had entered a film in the Blue Heeler Film Festival. Last year he won the People’s Choice award. Lleyton said he had really benefited from joining up for last year’s ‘Make a Movie’ workshop weekend run by the Upper Hunter Youth Council with funding from Regional Arts NSW. The Old Court Theatre, which has been owned and managed by the Upper Hunter Shire Council since 2013, can be booked for private and community social functions, lectures and debates. Film family: Gerry Hendriksen, Anne Beckenham, film maker Lleyton Hails, 15, who won ‘The Bluey’ prize and Kirsty Hails all of Scone were at the Scone Old Court Theatre screening as part of the Blue Heeler Film Festival. Carousel to War Horse Haydon Hall in Murrurundi is pleased to present “Carousel to War Horse” an exhibition by ceramicist Susanne Fraser from Alstonville, (northern NSW) commencing on 30th April and running until 31st May 2015 which will coincide with the 2015 Upper Hunter Horse Festival. From our childhood fantasies and escapism of riding a horse on the carousel and all the fun of the fair through to the multiple areas of basic war manoeuvres and training of the dressage horse which is the foundation of all excellent sporting horses today . this all goes towards fuelling Susanne Fraser’s passion for the horse and its influence in history and today. In recent years Susanne’s fascination with Chinese art history has increased Scone Motor Inn and she has developed a particular focus on the social and spiritual bonds between women and horses. Conference Centre “I have become convinced that the stereotypical theories such as ‘the s3TAR,,,,Accommodation; Corporate Rates romantic ideal’, and ‘quest for sexual dominance’ do not explain these s#ONFERENCEAND-EETING2OOMS&REE7I &I)NTERNET bonds. Rather, I believe the desire for freedom and the need to control s,ICENCED"AR-EALS-ONDAY &RIDAY one’s life lie at the root of many a woman’s desire for a horse.” stated s"REAKFAST!VAILABLEDAYSs3ERVICED!PARTMENTSAND+ING3UITES Susanne. Cnr New England Hwy & Mount St 02 6545 3079 www.sconemotorinn.com.au Through the exploration of these relationships and with the adoption of concepts from traditional Chinese equine art, Susanne uses stylised plant Now also at Dubbo and floral motifs for their symbolic value. Manera Heights Apartments The official opening of the exhibition will take place at Haydon Hall on Executive and One-Bedroom Apartments Saturday 2nd May at 3pm. For further enquiries phone 6546 6969 or visit Family Units and Three- Bedroom House www.haydonhall.com.au Image: An example of Susanne Fraser’s 02 6884 3865 www.maneraheights.com.au ceramics that will be on display at Haydon Hall. ͑ R U`Q .V` J `I 7QIIVIQ`: 1J$ .V VJ VJ:`7 6.1G1 1QJ] ]`1CT %JV ]VJ1J$] ]I`1R:75]`1C Q`JV`Q``1R$V1CC1:I `VV "5 %"1VCCG`QQ@ V:` "8HVJ `VI%"1VCCG`QQ@8J"18$Q08:%1I%"1VCCG`QQ@:` "HVJ `V8HQI8:% %VR:7 Q`1R:7:IR ]IVV@VJR:IR]IQJR:7G7:]]Q1J IVJ QJC78CQ"VR]%GC1H.QC1R:7" www.huntervalleyprinting.com.au/Pages/Entertainer.php Thursday 23rd April, 2015 - The Entertainer - 3 food & wine Up, up and away at the Upper Hunter Wine & Food Affair He’s the first Australian pilot to successfully perform the world famous Triple Ribbon Cut, he’s performed over 600 aerial displays in front of an estimated several million spectators and next month, he’ll be barrel-rolling his way across the skies above the Upper Hunter Wine and Food Affair on Saturday 2nd May at Denman.