SPECTACULAR STEAMFEST
I would like to congratulate every member of Maitland City Council who were responsible for organising the attendance of the four steam locomotives at this year’s Steamfest.
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As a member of the Maitland Steam and Antique Machinery Association I was aware of the many obstacles they had to overcome.
To get these locomotives here all together was truly a miracle considering engine breakdowns, politics and the co-ordination of all railway requirements.
The fact that they were able to achieve this provided a wonderful spectacle and enjoyment for thousands of people.
The council staff can take pride in the fact that they have created history by running the four steam engines in parallel.
This has never been done anywhere before. They have now put Maitland on the world map.
Well done all concerned.
Bob Neal, Rutherford
CULL THE ‘BLOODY PESTS’
There are a thousand kangaroos to one human where I live on the Golden Highway at Cassilis.
I see big roos on the roads all the time I think if we could control the population of the roos we would be better off.
I have hit a few roos and I'm getting a bit sick of it. Our car may be old but it's ours and we own it.
I'm glad we have a bull bar as if we hit one now we will kill the roo and not damage our car as much.
Yes I believe there should be a cull on the bloody pests.
I'm not saying kill them, all just a few.
I used to be a roo shooter back in the 80s and the roos that I shot still didn't put a hole in the population.
There are way too many roos in Australia. I say just get rid some of them and be done with it. They are pests and they need to be controlled.
Ricky Duncan, Cassilis
CLARENCE TOWN VISIT
My wife and I visited Clarence Town in the majestic Williams River valley recently to remember 100 years since the birth of our father Ralph Dark and the hundredth year since the death of his great grandfather Stephen Neat Dark.
Stephen started as a flour miller at ‘Gostwick’ and then was a businessman in Dungog and Clarence Town from the middle 1800s.
He probably was a bit of a rogue as he liked to entertain and spent time on race committees and represented the Williams electorate in parliament before floods resulted in business commitments.
I can understand why my ancestors loved the area with all shades of green, tall timber and clear water. T
oday with better roads, advantage of proximity to beaches, National Parks and city specialist services the area is even more desirable.
We visited the Clarence Town Court House Museum and feel compelled to congratulate members, community and Shire in supporting the history of the Area.
The ghosts would be pleased with the museum and spacious grounds and well deserving for Clarence Town has such a rich history once being the river port for the then smaller village of Dungog and its hinterland as far away as Gloucester.
Gems like this in your area with records of the first and successive settlement encourages people to visit and likely settle.
Thank you. We enjoyed our stay. Congratulations on your efforts
Stephen Dark
POLITICS AND NSW HEALTH
Imagine if nobody voted for a party and we ended up with a parliament full of independents voting on what they thought was best instead of towing the party line.
Jarrad Priestley
I may be young but all I can say is they are all as bad as one another!