by webit_godf | Oct 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
A 5000km round trip with a B double load of camels paid off for Northern Territory cameleer Chris Hill when he was announced as the winner of the most prestigious trophy in the nation at Barellan on October 6. Chris, of Uluru Camel Tours, travelled to Barellan in...
by webit_godf | Oct 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Records tumbled at the 2024 Good Old Days Festival as teamsters from around the nation brought out the biggest horse, camel and bullock teams ever seen in modern Australia. The teamsters also excelled themselves with creating a world first – four bullocks, two camels...
by webit_godf | Oct 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
A world first – four bullocks, two camels and two horses, harnessed together and pulling a wagon, was the result of a few beers around a campfire by the nation’s leading teamsters at the Good Old Days Festival. Aleks Berzins, Marlie Draught Horse Stud, Exeter, dreamt...
by webit_godf | Oct 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
A life-sized bronze statue of a Clydesdale paying tribute to the role the draught animal played in the nation’s history has been unveiled during the 2024 Good Old Days Festival. Narrandera Shire Council and the Barellan Working Clydesdales Committee received funding...
by webit_godf | Oct 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
In a first for southern Australia, leading teamsters from around the nation outlined how they handle their horse, bullock, camel, donkey and mule teams in a Q&A session at the Good Old Days Festival. The Teamsters Q & A was a new initiative this year for the...
by webit_godf | Oct 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Medical instruments, Morse code instructions, a living padre, Light Horse saddlery and military vehicles were all part of the 18th Battalion Living History Group’s display at the Good Old Days Festival. Group members travelled from Sydney for the Festival at Barellan...
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