New blog addresses

These are the new blog addresses for Where is Witchwae

 

http://witchwaegoestowaikiki.blogspot.com

 

http://whereiswitchwaypart2.blogspot.com

Marree's Grand kids

Quick visit to my girl friends Marree's for dinner & catching up with the grandies!!!

 

Ebony, Jack, Corey, Chantal & Luke

Bob & I are flying out to Hawaii on Sunday 18th Sept & returning by cruise ship. Back in Sydney on 15th October.

I am working on a new blog http://WitchwaegoestoWaikiki.blogspot.com

Benjamin

Now back in Sydney & this is first time I have met my gorgeous, cute & adorable great nephew.

 

 

 

 

 

Gladstone gaol

Gladstone has some of the largest grain silos in SA & is surrounded by wheat & sheep. Together with Peterborough it is one of two places in southern hemisphere where you can still see 3 railway gauges (Broad, Standard & Narrow)

 

Historic Gladstone gaol 1881 -1975. Second largest rural gaol in Australia with 125 cells. During World War 11, it was used as an internment camp for Italian & German internees. For a short while it was under the command of the Army & used as a military prison.

 

 

During late 1979 the gaol "reopened" under the fictitious name of Gatunga whilst Smiley Films P/L used the complex to recreate prison life for the movie STIR starring Bryan Brown

 

 

 

Check out Bob behind the door hatch

 

 

We were lucky enough to have a gentleman who was a Superintendant officer @ this gaol & now running the tours, so really had some inside stories told to us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laura

Laura main street is line with peppercorn & gum trees & many art & craft shops. Every April they hold the Laura Folk festival a 2 day celebration of music, art & food. It is also home to Golden North ice cream factory ( & we didn't get to taste any!!!!)

 

Statue of Australian writer & poet, CJ Dennis who wrote "Sentimental Bloke", spent part of his childhood in Laura

 

 

 

Melrose

Melrose is cradled at base of impressive Mount Remarkable. The oldest town in Flinders ranges established in 1840 due to copper being found.

 

 

 

Old courthouse

 

Having fun on the suspension bridge

 

 

 

Blundstone blacksmith shop. This was a real find, still had all the blacksmiths bellows, handmade nails etc in front of store & out the back was a cute coffee cafe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mt Remarkable hotel

 

 

 

 

 

Some old car buffs, were having a weekend away & stopped for coffee, which gave us time to have a look at their bright & shiny cars