Grenfell facing the south, showground at right bottom corner and Young road at the top. Last week, I filled up the extra seat in the Piper and flew down to Kerang, Victoria to have a cuppa n' cake with an old mate. Would'nt you know it, the flight path cut straight across Woodabyna, Junction Reefs, Canowndra, Conimbla, and Grenfell and Weddins. (Weddins will be an upcoming entry, Im sure).
Grenfell is a small Central West town with a population of about 3400. It's main industries revolve around farming of sheep, cattle and cereal crops. It was the birth-place of Henry Lawson.... 'Listen to this.... its straight from the tourist brochure!... At school, we learnt to recite the Australian National Anthem, the school creed, and the cover of the 'Welcome to Grenfell' tourist brochure.
When we flew over, the country was still looking very dry. Dams are low and a lot of country destocked. Its the first flight Ive taken over Grenfell country, and Ive got to say, it was all very intersesting, a bit nostalgic... and the plane was so noisy that I wasnt bothered to tell anyone the stories from this place and that.
Grenfell facing easterlish. The Mid western H'way running straight on through. Most people stay on the highway and pass through, thinking that the town has no Main Street. The 'Main is the curved detour to the left of the Highway in the centre of town. It paralels the Emu Creek, which is where the town sprang up as a gold mining villiage in tyhe 1850's.
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