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SHOP LOCALLY ............... SHOP TOCUMWAL
The Toc Flyer acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise
their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past,
present and emerging.
Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK The TOC FLYER
Editors: Gail Horan
It was lovely to see visitors in town Advertising manager: Gail Horan
over the Australia Day weekend, With assistance from:
especially after the disappointment of Melissa Miller & Lois Bird (layout)
Christmas. Owen Peake & Lois Bird (images).
Australia Day itself turned very wet,
which was very welcome, but A huge thanks to the Langs at Toc Post
unfortunately, it dampened the Office for delivery of the Flyer!
Tocumwal Chamber of Commerce
and Tourism BBQ and duck race on Email: tocflyer@gmail.com
the foreshore. Phone: 0409 805 778
Even with all the ups and downs over
the holiday period, the time has flown Advertising rates
by and the kids are returning to (From December 2020 onwards):
school. We now turn our focus to the 1/8 page $35 (62mmx40mm)
March long weekend, which will be 1/4 page $50 (62mmx94mm)
here before we know it. Let’s hope all 1/2 page $90 (128 x40 (or 62x190)mm)
runs smoothly between now and then Full page $170 (125mm x 190mm)
and that 2021 is a much better year.
Deadlines:
Advertising - 15th month prior to pub.
Editorial - 20th month prior to pub.
Editorial images - off camera size
no JPEG compression
The Toc Flyer is a not for profit non
political community publication edited
by volunteers and auspiced by the
Tocumwal Chamber of Commerce. The
editors reserve the right to not publish
TOC FORESHORE MARKET DATES
March 6th
Booking hotline:
0428 627 538 (or see Facebook page)
The next Chamber Meeting will be
on the 9 February @ 5.30pm at the
library.
TRADES AND SERVICES
A digital copy of the Toc Flyer is
Page 38 - 57 available on the Chamber website.
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Tocumwal Visitor Information Centre
Christmas started with such promise, but due to a few cases in NSW,
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews decided to close the border between
NSW and Victoria late on New Year’s Eve. This decision was unnecessary
and extremely dangerous. To get home in the time frame set out by the
Victorian government people threw their belongings into their vehicles,
caravans and boats and bolted for the border. Many had been drinking
as it was New Year’s Eve, and many became locked out because they
couldn’t get back in time. Tocumwal was a ghost town by 10pm New
Year’s Eve, and the following day everyone in town seemed to be shell
shocked especially all our business operators.
The Australia Day long weekend saw many return to town which was
wonderful to see, but I expect many more holiday makers remained in
their own state not taking another chance on another border closure.
Numbers at the information Centre over Christmas were wonderful and
then of course returned to mainly locals after the border closure. It is
encouraging to see tourists back out and about, let’s hope this continues
for the Labour Day weekend and Easter.
FROM THE CHAMBER
On a very wet and soggy Australia Day, the Chamber put
on a BBQ and entertainment on the foreshore. The musical
entertainment was supplied by Nathan Haley and the BBQ
was cooked by representatives of the Tocumwal Football
and Netball Club - Eliza Baldwin, John and
Christine Arthur.
Australia Day Duck Race Winners
1st Maryanne Menhennitt - $1000
2nd Jamie Scott - $100
3rd Lou Yates - $100
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FINLEY DEMENTIA ALLIANCE
We must ask people to book so we are COVID-19 safe. They can do this
by phoning Elizabeth Adam on 0427 617 589 or reception at Finley
regional care 03 5883 9600 by the 15th.
It’s a time for people living with dementia to be able to socialise and
chat to other people living with dementia, and for carers to talk the
other carers , and to ask questions for information, which we will be able
to give them or know where they can find the answer.
RANDOM MATHS PROBLEMS
1. A man is four times as old as his son. 10 years later, the man will be
three times as old as his son. What is the man’s current age?
2. Three men do a job in 7 days. In how many would five men do the
same?
3. Seven pipes empty a water tank in five days. In how many days would
four pipes empty this tank?
4. In a box, there are four apples and six oranges. What is the probability
that the first fruit picked is an orange?
5. How many digits exist in the binary system of numbers?
Always think twice before accepting a plastic bag, not only at the supermarket.
TAKE A RE- USEABLE BAG FOR ALL YOUR SHOPPING
It’s also time to say no to produce bags and look for alternatives.
#nomoreplasticbags #waronwaste #boomerangbags
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ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
JOKES
What do you call a dinosaur that What do you call a droid that
is sleeping? takes the long way around?
A dino-snore R2-Detour
Why did the teddy bear say no to Would February March?
dessert? No, but April May.
Because it was stuffed
Why can’t Elsa have a balloon?
What did the dalmatian say after Because she’ll let it go.
lunch?
“That hit the spot!”
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MATHS QUIZ 1. What is four fifths as a decimal? 2. How many months are there in twelve years? 3. If a recipe requires 400 grams of potatoes for four people, how many kilograms would be required for twelve people? 4. What is the name for an angle which is greater than 180⁰ and smaller than 360⁰? 5. Fred’s car holds 12 gallons of petrol. On one full tank of petrol he drove four trips to London and back. London is 45 miles from his house. How many miles to the gallon did Fred get from his car? 6. What is 20% of 1630? 7. What is the square root of 1,369? 8. How many feet are there in a fathom? 9. Which number is represented in binary as 1000? 10. Joy starts watching TV at 5:25pm and watches three shows; one lasting 45 minutes, one lasting 28 minutes and one lasting just 8 minutes. Assuming that the shows run back to back with no adverts, what time does her last show finish? 11. A car travels at a constant speed on the motorway. The 300-mile journey takes exactly four hours. At what speed was the car travelling? 12. A school has 800 students and on one day of severe illness 27% of the students are absent. How many students attend school on that day? 13. Which type of triangle has two sides of the same length and one of different length? 14. What is the name for a 14-sided polygon? 8 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES - TOCUMWAL PUBLIC SCHOOL 9 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
ECHIDNA BALLS
Serves 6
Ingredients
800g beef mince
2 eggs
1 cup cooked long-grain white rice
2 400g cans condensed tomato soup
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
In a bowl, combine the beef, eggs, rice and season with sea salt and
pepper to taste.
Mix well and form into 4cm diameter meatballs.
Place in a large baking dish and cover with the soup
Take each can and swirl ¼ cup water in it, add this liquid to the
meatballs.
Bake for 50 minutes or until the mince is cooked through.
Recipe Notes
Serve with mashed potato and steamed veggies
For extra veggie content add grated carrot and zucchini to the mince
mixture.
BOOTS ‘N’ US LINE DANCING
Sundays 2pm-4pm at the
Town Hall.
For more information,
contact Margaret Murphy
on 0407 520 036.
10 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021February is the last month of summer, but your soil still needs protection on hot days. Add more mulch to your garden beds to keep the soil moist and replace any mulch washed away by summer rains (if any! more like wind). Remember to water before you mulch. When it comes to watering in February, do it first thing in the morning. A deep drink for your plants, twice a week is better than more regular, shorter watering. Now is the time to get rid of any weeds in your garden. They love the warm weather and the longer you leave them the harder they are to eradicate. Other important gardening jobs include feeding your citrus trees, re- potting plants if they need, deadheading flowers, removing spent plants, staking tall perennials and don’t forget to raise the blades on your lawnmower. Leaving your grass longer means longer roots and cooler soil. Cut back hydrangeas that have finished blooming, unless you like to keep the ageing flowers through autumn. A good rule is to make the cut above two buds on the stem. It has been a pretty mild summer but the humidity is very high. At the Kalangadoo Cottage Nursery the plants that have stood up to everything without extra attention are the following: The standouts in the garden so far are the Crepe Myrtles (dwarf, ground cover, bush and tree), perennial Statice, Osteospermum (African daisy), Acacia mop tops, Grevilleas, Callistemons, Convolvulus Silver bush, Gardenias, vincas and Sedums. The heat does not seem to affect them too much as long as the water is kept up to them. Kalangadoo Cottage Nursery at Finley has a great range of these plants especially the Crepe Myrtles, coming into bud and flower and looking wonderful. Watch us on Facebook, get some great ideas! Kalangadoo Cottage Nursery 3260 Dales Road Finley 0358833327 11 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
EVERYBODY’S POCKET ENCYCLOPAEDIA - 1893 Published in Melbourne in 1893, this little book is well loved and packed full of now defunct information. The European and Asian maps show the world as it was at publication, with Persia and Siam instead of their modern day titles. There’s plenty of differences to find: Korea alone is one country and has spelling differences ‘Corea’, ‘Seul’ and ‘Fusan’, and some countries are non-existent, such as Czechia and Ukraine. There’s lots of other things to find in this gem of a book, so expect some more in the coming issues. 12 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - TOCUMWAL FOOTBALL CLUB 14 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
BOOMERANG BAGS
TOCUMWAL GROUP What’s the difference between the
Our working bees are postponed US Capitol and Mordor?
until later in 2021. We are still One does not simply walk into
sewing plenty of bags in our own Mordor.
homes!
A BIG THANK YOU TO THE SEWING I arrived early to the restaurant. The
LADIES WHO HAVE KEPT manager asked “Do you mind waiting
UP OUR SUPPLY OF BAGS. for a bit?”
AWESOME WORK!!! “No,” I replied.
To all the sewing addicts, if you’re “Good,” he said. “Take these drinks
bored with your current projects, to table nine.”
maybe you’d like to try bags, we
have kits ready to be sewn up! If pronouncing my B’s as V’s makes
Please contact me sound Russian, then Soviet.
Kristine 0447 139 844
Flight Attendant: Would you like a
drink, sir?
Passenger: What are the options?
Flight Attendant: Yes or no.
Sorry for my spelling and grammar
mistakes, my first language is English.
Russian Doctor: This medicine is for
insomnia, this one is for nervous
break-downs, and take this one for
depression.
Patient: Thank you very much
Doctor, but do you have any other
medicine besides vodka?
15 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021SUSAN LEY VISITS TOCUMWAL
On Friday the 15th January, the Federal Member for Farrer Susan
Ley visited Barooga in the morning and then Tocumwal later that
afternoon. The community meeting was held at the Terminus Hotel, and
was a forum for business operators and residents of Tocumwal to put
forward their concerns regarding the border closure ordered by the
Victorian Government on New Year’s Eve.
Susan Ley visited towns along the Murray to gain local knowledge
of the devastation caused by the border closure. She has been in contact
with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and will continue to make him
informed of the feed-back she receives. Ms Ley made no promises
during her visit. The meeting was reasonably well attended due to the
time of day, and all were respectful in putting forward their points of
view regarding their individual businesses and also some ideas for
helping attract visitors from within NSW and taking away our reliance on
Victoria for our main source of tourism, which in this pandemic it
reinforces that old adage of not putting all your eggs in one basket.
These ideas are great in the long term, as it will take time and
money to produce some form of advertising, but in the interim, we need
an immediate solution. The best solution by that stage (Jan 15th) would
be to have the cross-border communities declared a green zone that
appears on a map (unlike the map attached, showing the original zones),
allowing Victorians who are not cross-border residents to confidently
cross into the border zone and return without restriction (testing upon
return, hotel quarantine, isolation, etc). Even though the entire state was
declared a green zone on the 22nd January, holiday makers need the
confidence to book a holiday without anxiety that the border will be
slammed shut again, and businesses need the assurance that holiday
makers can complete their stay.
The Christmas holiday period sadly has been lost and it’s time the
state governments made better decisions when handling outbreaks, and
don’t just use the blanket decision to close everything down without
thinking about the consequences. As Tocumwal is 675km from Sydney,
269km from Melbourne and have been COVID free since the first
lockdown last March, it seems unreasonable to prevent Victorians from
16 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021visiting our community. This is the same across the border.
It makes decision making difficult for event holders to plan ahead
(eg, the Toc Races, Foreshore Markets) with confidence that the event
will not be cancelled again at the last minute. This affects the whole of
Tocumwal, from accommodation down to local businesses and residents.
The
meeting
had an
excellent
turn out
17 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN With a heritage that dates back over 100 years, Georges Department Store in Melbourne was one of the original pioneers in Australian retail. Owners William and Arthur George moved into the building at the ‘Paris’ end of Collins Street in 1889, into what is today known as one of the most iconic buildings in Melbourne. Georges Department Store ceased trading in 1995. The store's motto was Quod facimus, Valde facimus (What we do, We do well) With approximately 6,000sqm, spread over four floors. The ground and basement floors were refurbished for a mixture of retail tenants. Occupants included a homeware store and variety of men’s and women’s fashion retailers, complemented by a café, hairdresser and upmarket restaurant and cocktail bar. Georges is ideally situated on Collins Street with a walkway on the ground floor that connects to Little Collins Street. Today it is an iconic Melbourne CBD landmark, where style-conscious consumers flock to, to indulge in a spot of retail therapy. 18 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
DID YOU KNOW? Did You Know? Africa is the to have hosted the soccer, cricket second largest continent on Earth. and rugby world cups. Did You Know? Between 1500- Did You Know? Table Mountain 2000 languages are spoken in in Cape Town is believed to be one Africa. of the oldest mountains in the Did You Know? Africa is the world. source of the world’s longest river. Did You Know? Arabic is spoken Did You Know? Africa is home to by 170 million people on the the world’s oldest university. continent, followed by English (130 Did You Know? The richest man million), Swahili (100 million), ever is African man Mansa Musa. French (115 million), Berber (50 Did You Know? The world’s million), Hausa (50 million), largest, hottest desert is in Africa. Portuguese (20 million) and Spanish Did You Know? The world’s (10 million). largest, tallest and fastest animals Did You Know? The second come from Africa. Congo War claimed over 5.4 million Did You Know? South Africa is lives and is the deadliest worldwide the home of the highest bungy conflict since World War II jump in the world Did You Know? Over 25 million Did You Know? The Sahara is the people are HIV-positive on the largest desert in the world and is African continent and over 17 bigger than the USA. million have died of the disease Did You Know? Africa is home to already. the largest wildlife migration on Earth. Did You Know? Africa is the world’s hottest continent with deserts covering 60% of land surface. Did You Know? South Africa is now the only country in the world 19 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
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Wow this is amazing. Firstly, to the Berrigan Shire and Australia Day awards committee - thank you for your recognition of the efforts of the many community organisations making a difference in our shire. I want to acknowledge the significant work undertaken by all volunteer groups within the Shire and to give a shout out to the great work being done by Finley Can Assist branch. What an honour it is for Can Assist Tocumwal to be named the Community Organisation of the year. Thank you to the Tocumwal Chamber of Commerce for nominating our branch and having the confidence in our ability to make a difference. Our wonderful team has focussed strongly on supporting members of our community who are undertaking cancer treatment. This award is for all our members who have enabled us to increase our client numbers and financial capacity to provide support. This award is greatly appreciated and it will assist in increasing our profile in the community, which ensures more people know what we do and know how we can help. Thank you very much, we are extremely excited to have received this award. 22 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
Valentine Wordsearch 23 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
This Month
In History
On the morning of 3 February 1931, the air 'had grown still and
oppressive' and the sea was 'so calm and still' and a 'most peculiar
colour', so much that everyone was talking about it. At almost 10:47a.m.
the earth heaved upwards and swayed. Energies roughly equal to the
detonation of 100 million tonnes of TNT was channelled down a moving
slab of landscape - a 'rupture zone' - that ran directly below Napier and
southwest across the Heretaunga plains. The noise was compared to
that of 'an express train'. Then, half a minute of calm and another violent
shock with a downward movement, and more swaying and rocking.
Clouds of choking white powdery dust rose into the air from crumbled
mortar and shattered concrete. Two and a half minutes after the first
shock it was over.
Meanwhile, fires started in two chemist shops on Hastings Street - those
of W.R. Henderson and A. Hobson. From these shops the fire spread into
adjoining buildings, and by mid afternoon, the town was completely
ablaze. With the water supply already disrupted by the earthquake, the
Fire Brigade was rendered virtually powerless, despite earnest attempts
to bring water from the sea. Consequently, Napier's business district,
from Tennyson Street to Dickens Street, was abandoned to the flames
which, after destroying any remaining wooden structures, left the town
looking like a bomb site.
A special reporter sent by the New Zealand Herald on the day of the
earthquake reached Napier at night to find "a city of the dead, except for
the glow of a land fire, and the lights of ships”. It wasn't until that
afternoon that the fires finally died out and the destruction could be
assessed. Most of the structural damage and
human casualties occurred in Napier’s central
business district. Some of the greatest
tragedies occurred as a result of collapsed
masonry buildings - brick being the deadliest of
materials in an earthquake the setting up of
emergency services was greatly assisted by
seamen from HMS Veronica. Radio messages
24 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021were relayed to the outside world via the Devonport Naval Base, which responded immediately by sending HMSS Dunedin and Diomede from Auckland to provide assistance. The warships brought much needed doctors, nurses, and medical equipment, as well as 54 stretchers, 5 marquees, 34 tents, 400 naval blankets, 125 seamen's beds, 200 ground sheets, 80 shovels and 31 picks. No work was too dangerous for the "bluejackets". They acted as firemen, took part in demolition work, cooked meals for refugees, were food distributors, water carriers, tractor drivers, bullion guards, policeman, searched for the dead and carried bodies to the morgues, carried out sanitation work, and even acted as nurses in the hospitals. The response was called 'a genuine triumph of organisation'. On 4 February a planned evacuation began. Initially, women and children were to be sent while the men were expected to stay and help out. The Army also arrived reaching Napier slightly before the Navy. In Napier and Hastings food depots operated dispensing free food. Water was collected from Artesian wells in Mclean Park. Reconstruction Just days before the opening of Tin Town, retired magistrate John S. Barton and retired engineer Lachlan B. Campbell, formerly of the Public Works Department, were appointed Commissioners of Napier with the task of restoring services. With Barton acting as chief administrator and town planner and Campbell in charge of engineering works, Napier would be under their control until the election of a new Borough Council on 15 May, 1933. On 8 April The Hawke's Bay Earthquake Act was passed, providing statutory assistance to the region. Only then could the task of clearing Napier begin in earnest. 25 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
MOVIE QUIZ
1. What is the first name of Rambo in the Sylvester Stallone
movies?
2. Which actress plays Kate Macer in the 2015 movie Sicario?
3. Who stars in 2014 movie American Sniper?
4. What role does Orlando Bloom play in Troy?
5. What is the name of the main character in The Revenant,
played by Leonardo DiCaprio?
6. In which country does the spectacular opening sequence
of the Bond movie Spectre take place?
7. Who voices Dory, the star of the 2016 movie Finding
Dory?
8. In which 1990s movie did Tom Hanks play a lawyer
suffering from AIDS?
9. Taylor Lautner plays which role in the Twilight movies?
10. Randie McMurphy is the lead character in which 1970s
movie?
11. Who starred with Colin Firth in Girl with a Pearl Earring?
12. What is the name of the reindeer in Frozen?
[ ANSWERS ON PAGE 58 ]
26 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021RANDOM QUIZ
1. What’s the official language of the Most Serene Republic of
San Marino?
2. What singing group felt glad all over?
3. What country lifted a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, and
Dickens on February 11,1978?
4. What Arthur Miller play recounts has marriage to Marilyn
Monroe?
5. What bird can swim but cant fly?
6. What great Australian runner won the Olympic 1500 metre
event in 1960 by a record margin?
7. What Grand Duchy is bordered by Belgium, West Germany
and France?
8. What rock group struck gold with At the Hop?
9. Who was the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aborigine?
10. What did Little Johnny Green put in the well?
11. What’s a somnambulist?
12. What sport would you be watching if you saw a two
hands clean and jerk?
[ANSWERS ON PAGE 58]
27 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021TOCUMWAL ANTIQUES AND TEA ROOMS
Tocumwal’s first general store was built by Edward Hillson
in the mid 1800’s. Today the store is home to Tocumwal
Antique and Tea Rooms. Lynne George runs the tea rooms and
Antique Shop. Mrs George said the original store sold general
goods in the front and the back portion was divided into two –
the hardware on one side and haberdashery on the other.
Mr John Hunter worked here as a boy and customers
would ask him for half a pound of butter and he would walk
right to the back of the shop, go down into the cellar, get the
butter which was wrapped in paper and burlap (hessian) and
make his way back, Mrs George said. He said things were so
much better when they got a Coolgardie safe.
When Edward Hillson built the general store he also built
the adjoining residence and the Tocumwal Hotel. The three
buildings were built on a sandhill in view of the Murray River.
They were built on a hill, because the Murray River flooded.
There were no banks.
At the turn of the century the main street of Tocumwal
was re-surveyed and they left an area at the front of the
general store. A new brick extension was then added to the
front of the store, bringing the building in line with the road.
All the bricks were from Sandy’s Brick Kiln in Deniliquin Street,
Tocumwal.
Mrs George said L.E.Moore purchased the general store
in the 1920’s and Frank Peacock took on ownership in the
1940’s. Norm Desailly then bought the store from Mr Peacock
in 1968. In 1982 Mrs George’s parents Elaine and Duncan Bate
purchased the building when they heard builders were going
to knock it down to build five new modern shops on the site.
28 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021Elaine didn’t know what to do with it, but restored it and then
decided to open it as an antique shop. The bricks had
deteriorated on the west side and had become porous. They
were about 120 years old. My parents rendered the residence
walls and put quoining around the windows and doors. The
period features on the building were retained and the
cantilevered verandah replaced with the present bull nose
verandah.
In 1987 Mrs George established the Tearooms and
replaced two front rooms of the residence into the “Secret
Gallery” where she showcases gifts. Mrs George also became a
councillor on the Berrigan Shire and served for 8 years.
Today the shop still boasts the original timber ceilings, a
pressed tin ceiling and a raised skylight which is a prominent
feature on several other buildings around the town. But while
these changes and many others will be made over time, the
building will still retain its period charm. The fact it is still here
and running as the Tocumwal Antique and Tea Rooms by Mrs
George is a great asset to Tocumwal.
Circa 1924
29 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021TOCUMWAL ANTIQUES & TEA ROOMS
Top : Exterior of Tea Rooms.
Right: Proprietor Lynn George.
Below: Stock on display.
Right page: More exteriors.
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ICAC must re-open water corruption inquiry after damning government emails SFF NSW state MP Helen Dalton has written to the state’s corruption waterdog asking them to re-open their inquiry into NSW water mismanagement, after six recent emails revealed state water bureaucrats continue to favour Northern Irrigator groups and exclude those on the Murray River. The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) handed down findings on NSW Government water policymaking in late November, criticising water bureaucrats for “preferential treatment of irrigator groups”, “favouritism” and “sidelining of parties that do not represent [Northern Basin] irrigators’ interests”. Mrs Dalton said recent emails from NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) senior bureaucrats proved nothing has changed. “The selective consultation, favouritism, lack of transparency and apparent conflict of interests in the NSW Government’s process to issue licences for floodplain harvesting have been exposed,” Mrs Dalton wrote in her letter. Floodplain harvesting is the practice of irrigators diverting rainwater into private dams before it reaches this river. After being unregulated for several decades, the NSW Government is now in the process of granting irrigators licences to capture and store this water. “Given floodplain harvesting licences may cost taxpayers up to $4 billion, it is 32 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
imperative ICAC intervenes to independently investigate the floodplain harvesting licencing process,” Mrs Dalton said “This really hurts towns like Tocumwal. If the Darling River can’t meet its South Australia targets, they come hunting for more water In one email, a DPIE official tells the state’s water regulator, the Natural Resource Access Regulator (NRAR) that an NRAR opinion piece in The Land newspaper needs approval from NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey’s office. “NRAR is supposed to be an independent oversight body free of Ministerial interference,” Mrs Dalton said “The NRAR opinion piece itself strongly echoed the policy and campaign positions of the NSW Government.” “A further email from a DPIE official suggested the NSW Government were desperately trying to justify the economic benefit of floodplain harvesting, on behalf of Northern Basin irrigators,” “Nevertheless, the email highlights a benefit figure $400 million, which is well below the estimated cost of floodplain harvesting to the taxpayer.” “There has been no transparency from the NSW Government on the cost and benefits of floodplain harvesting licencing to the NSW taxpayer.” In another email, a DPIE official warns against providing information to the Darling River Action Group, as they “tend not to be favourable to DPIE Water”. Emails also indicate the NSW Irrigations Council and NSW Farmers have regular fortnightly meetings with DPIE. There are no public records of these meetings. “By contrast, DPIE has consistently refused to meet with groups representing the Southern Basin, and in fact will not even respond to their emails,” Mrs Dalton said. Mrs Dalton also wants ICAC to investigate the lack of transparency regarding the Healthy Floodplains Review Committee, which was set up by the NSW Government to provide advice and recommendations on floodplain harvesting. “I am informed the NSW Government is financially compensating Committee members, which may undermine the independence of the Committee’s advice and recommendations,” Mrs Dalton said “The NSW Government has not published details of these payments.” “There is also no published details of conflicts of interests Committee members may have, including whether they will financially benefit from the granting of floodplain harvesting licences.” “Given the billions of dollars that could be gained from these licences, this is an extraordinary oversight”. 33 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
LIFE STORY BY THE LATE TRIXIE MOORE - PART 1 The year is 1999. I have just celebrated my 80th birthday and have had a most wonderful day with all my family around me. Between them they engaged the Hall, and the League Ladies to prepare the food, and invited all and sundry. I sat back and waited to see just how many friends I had and was not disappointed. On returning home I laid down for a rest which gave me time to ponder on my life and what I had accomplished. I was one of six children, born in Tocumwal. My mother was Ellen Isabella Moore (nee McPherson) and father was George Wright Moore. My three brothers arrived first, then us three girls. I have always had a very good memory, and I like to think the following memory was the first I can recall. I have a very vague memory of sitting on my father’s knee and seeing my mother nursing a baby (my youngest sister). This may have only been a dream later on or wishful thinking on my part because I would have only been 2 & ½ years old, hardly of an age to remember. Father died at this stage of my life and left Mother to raise the six children on her own. The baby, Pat was only 6 months old. How she coped with this was anyone’s guess. Before Father died, she had to travel down and back to Mooroopna Hospital to see him, as there wasn’t a hospital here to cater for his complaint. Mother would get out of bed at perhaps 4am, walk to the Railway Station to catch the train at 5:30am to see Dad (all this in the black of night). When he died in Mooroopna, she was completely on her own, and had 34 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
to make all the last minute arrangements. It is not hard to imagine what that would entail. Father died of a brain tumour and suffered much. There was nothing that could be done for that complaint in those days (the early 1920’s). On information gathered from my aunts, my Mother had to wait many, many months to collect the Widow’s Pension, but not before she was asked to put us six children “on the State” as it was called, which meant we would be sent to an Orphanage. I am not completely sure if this is correct. My Mother being who she was, would manage, with the help of her brothers and sisters, who were much better off than she was. I understand the local towns people were very good to her, not with money, but clothes and food etc. She turned these clothes inside out and upside down and was able to keep us warm. For food I think we may have lived on vegetables as my eldest uncle was trying to establish a Market Garden. It was many the milk bucket of vegetables we carted home. My eldest brother Bill had to leave school at 12 or 13, and my older sister Tess went to live with the “Mac’s” as she called them. That made the burden for my Mother a bit lighter. My sister Pat and I did a lot of wandering on our own, probably due to the fact that Mother was always hard at it over the wash tub or out working somewhere. Our favourite pastime was gathering wild flowers, which were plentiful in those days. There were little Jack Stars, Buttercups and chocolate flowers that smelled exactly like the sweet. At this stage I could say “where have all the flowers gone?”. Those same paddocks we walked on eventually became airstrips, homes, mess huts, hangers etc, for the Yanks and our Airforce men. As my Mother often helped out at the convent with washing and ironing, she was given help with food and clothing. I can see her now ironing the big starched “coifs and gamps” worn by the Nuns in those days. With the temperature at 110 degrees, perspiration running off her face. The irons in those days were heavy flat irons, heated on the wood stove. One thing collected from the nuns was a black stocking, which Mother 35 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
made into a doll for us (not allowed now days). It was probably our first doll. As you can imagine, we did not have a lot of toys, they were mostly made out of bits and pieces. In those days, flour from Wise Brothers Flour Mill came in large calico bags, and quite often had printed slogans and pictures on the outside. To our great excitement, one bag arrived with a pattern for a doll on the front and the back. At long last we had a doll with a real face on it. Mum made it up and we shared that doll for many years. Fortunately we both played well together and there was no such thing as having a doll each. Incidentally those calico bags were used for many purposes, handkerchiefs, tea towels, pillow slips, and also lining for the boy’s trousers. Wise Brothers Mill was well advertised by the Moore family! As I got older, I nagged Mum into letting me make dolls clothes, but not having the time, and to keep me quiet, she would cut out the item and make me sew it by hand. Later on I was allowed to use the treadle machine, which I still have. Thus started me off as a Dressmaker. When I first started to make my own clothes, a good cotton material was sixpence a yard, so a frock would cost at least 1 shilling and six pence (15 cents in today’s money)! I usually started school in the new year with a new dress with a calico handkerchief (from a Wise Bros. flour bag) pinned to the front with a safety pin. On arriving home from school I would be minus the hanky plus a hole in my dress and mother had a hard hand into the bargain. We had very few conveniences in the home. At one stage I remember Mum cooking in an open fireplace with two iron bars across to hold kettles, saucepans and buckets. We were always made aware how dangerous the fireplace was as the rooms were lined with hessian, and fancy wallpaper, which looked lovely to us children with all the lovely floral patterns. Very popular in those days as this was a fairly common way of lining a room. Towards the 1930’s things were very hard for lots of people. I remember 36 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
lots of swages on the road looking for work, and in most cases, food was
the upper most thoughts in their minds. I wish I could remember all
these “odd bods”.
My most vivid memory was of an old hawker, who used to come
regularly. He was an Indian named Chasm Dean, who mostly sold
material. He would roll them all up in one big sheet, tie the corners and
fling it over his shoulders. He was kind to my Mother, and let her pay for
her goods in instalments and would sell him some chickens as part
payment.
I was never very smart at school, never won any prizes, except perhaps
for sewing. I helped the nuns teach the infant class for a while, but
eventually left at about the age of thirteen. In the meantime, with the
help pf another lady we knew, we opened up a boarding house in the
old home known as Windara. This house block was on the corner of
Morris and Hennessey Street, originally built as a Post Office in the early
days, then it became a Hospital, a private home, a Boarding House and
finally bought by Mr Jim Sebastian. Today it has disappeared, and there
now stands two lovely homes owned by Mrs Joan Ball and Mr and Mrs
Allan Seamer in the site of the old Windara.
I did my time working in the Boarding House and I liked all the different
boarders that came and went. We had men from the bank, the railway,
school teachers and telephonists from the Post Office. There were also
men who were barbers.
Continued in next issue.
“I never dreamed about success. I
worked for it.”
- Estee Lauder
37 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021AUSTRALIANS OF THE YEAR 2021 Left to Right: Isobel Marshall, Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, Grace Tame and Rosemary Kariuki 38 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
AUSTRALIA DAY IN TOCUMWAL 2021 39 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
DEVELOPMENT IN TOCUMWAL
Various developments
going on in Tocumwal:
Tocumwal Aviation
Museum
Tocumwal Police Station
Foreshore
Redevelopment
Tocumwal Laundromat
40 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021TRADES AND SERVICES 41 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
“Whether you think you
can or think you can’t,
you are right.”
- Henry Ford.
Right: Pony-tail Palm
This unusual looking palm is
approximately 35 years old
and this is the 1st time it has
flowered. Courtesy of
Glennis Pohlner.
42 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021IS THIS YOUR SPACE?
Contact 0409 805 778
or email tocflyer@gmail.com
to discuss advertising options
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Bone Density Testing
Rescheduled: 1 March - 5 March
Call to book, confirm or reschedule your appointment
CONTACT RECEPTION ON 03 5874 2177
FOR AN APPOINTMENT OR FURTHER INFORMATION
45 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021Pickup and delivery by arrangement
Kerry Davies
0428 965 146
We can supply you with:
· Builders Clean · Strip and seal vinyl floor
· Holiday apartments · NDIS registered provider
· Offices · TAC and Insurance cleaning
· Factories · Work Safe - PROVIDER #: H06732
· Private homes · Department of Education & Training DCA #1550
· Kindergartens · Ironing
· Vacate/Bond clean · Estimations and Quotation
SERVICING THE GOULBURN VALLEY AREA
TOCUMWAL AND SURROUNDING AREA
46 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS
Lots of great books for all ages to choose from
Reflex Paper
ON SALE
$4.99 a ream
for all of
February
Shop Local Shop in Tocumwal
Ian and Liz Lang Ph: 0358742161
HOURS: MON—SAT
9:00am—12:30pm
OPEN LATER DURING SUMMER
47 Tocumwal Flyer February 202118 Pinnuck Street, Finley 48 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
GST MOWING AND
SLASHING
Specialising in large areas including
house blocks and vacant land.
General tidy up with tractor
slasher and industrial mower.
Whipper-snip of boundaries and
fences. Green waste removed.
Phone Geoff: 0408 575 479
ABN: 47 069 199 551
Fully insured
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COOL ROOM & CLUB ROOM HIRE
Contact
Greg Watmore
0408 881 772
50 Tocumwal Flyer February 20212TB and 4TB Seagate
Portable Drivesirst
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51 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021TOCUMWAL
MARTIAL
ARTS
BJMA REGISTERED CLUB & INSTRUCTORS
Adults and Kidz Classes in Muay Thai, plus
Eskrima & Self Defence
Personal Training sessions also available
Whether you are looking to start your journey
to that “Black Belt” or wanting to learn self
defence or want to improve your fitness, we
are a Family friendly training environment for
male & female, young or old, fit or unfit.
Contact us to discuss what you are are looking
for in your training
Wednesday’s at the Tocumwal Lions Care
Centre, 5 Adams St Tocumwal
Head Instructor: Steven Tomlinson 3rd Degree
Call Steven on 0418 176679 for more
information.
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COMMUNITY CONTACTS
Emergency .................................000 Cricket Club Rod Meloury
Toc Hospital ...................5874 2166 ................................... 0427 863 989
Rao Medical Centre ........5874 2177 Flying Club Mark Fraser
Finley Vet .......................5858 8833 ........................................ 5874 3440
Ranger .......................0407 503 541 Gliding Club (Southern Riverina)
Berrigan Shire Council ...5888 5100 Ingo & Judy Renner ... 5874 3052 &
................................... 0427 141 241
EMERGENCY SERVICES Football & Netball Club
SES .....................................132 500 President: Dennis Sutton
Tocumwal Fire & Rescue .................................... 0417 433997
Ring 000 in emergency Secretary: Greg Watmore
Station Number...............5874 2406 ................................... 0408 881 772
Captain Ian Desailly .......5874 2369 Tocumwal Golf & Bowls Club
Tocumwal Rural Fire Services ................................... 03 5874 9111
Dean Kelleher ............0418 688 894 Toc Swimming Pool....... 5874 2504
Berrigan-Tocumwal Red Cross Anne Logie ................ 0428 128 363
Team Leader: Tennis Club
Josephine Cusack ......0428 427 415 Steve Naugton ................ 5874 3446
Dep. Leader: Tocumwal Race Committee
Maureen Smith ..........0428 587 426 President: Murray Haynes
Lyndall Home ............03 5885 2601 ................................... 0400 587 420
Marion Dickson .........03 5885 2384 Secretary: Brent Bonat ... 5874 3346
CHILDREN INTEREST GROUPS
Tocumwal Public School Cobram River Rockers Anne
Principal: Darren White ..5874 2128 ................................... 0478 225 598
Sacred Heart School Boots ‘n’ Us Line Dancing
Principal: Pat Boake .......5874 2371 Margaret Murphy ...... 0407 520 036
Tocumwal Pre-School Knitters & Knatters Toc Library
Director: Donna Boaden ................................... 0358 742 633
........................................5874 3241 Mild to Wild David Patterson
Toc Playgroup ................................... 0418 455 995
In Charge: Alice Stewart Parkinson Support Group (Cobram)
...................................0400 656 675 Cobram Community
SPORTS Health Centre ............ 03 5871 0900
Angling Club Len ......0427 743 570 Toc Girls Shed Anne Jones
56 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021COMMUNITY CONTACTS
.................................. 03 5874 3424 .................................. 0467 926 557
TocArts Sue Machin Tocumwal Memorial Hall
.................................. 0415 285 125 (New contact will be added soon)
Railway Heritage Museum Visitor Information Centre
Bernie Williams ........ 0427 231 588 .................................. 0447 333 114
Glennis Pohlner ........ 03 5874 2066
Tocumwal Historic Aerodrome SERVICE CLUBS
Museum Lions Club of Tocumwal
Bob Brown..................... 5874 2795 President: Sandra Williams
Toc Library .................... 5874 2633 .................................. 0458 788 031
Toc Mens Shed Col Jones Secretary: Gail Bourke
.................................. 0428 839 228 .................................. 0437 003 766
Toc Scribblers Mary Hart Rotary Club of Tocumwal
....................................... 5874 3534
President: Kerry Davies
.................................. 0428 965 146
OTHER Secretary: Angela Peris
Hospital Auxilliary .................................. 0400 719 093
Secretary: Kay Couch ... 58 743 833 Optimists Club
Public Officer: Liz Urquhart President: Cheryl Prideaux
.................................. 0358 743 124 .................................. 0408 991 481
Local Health Advisory Committee
Chair: Ruth Silvester TOCUMWAL CHURCH
.................................. 0438 841 400 SERVICE TIMES
Foreshore Committee St Peter’s Catholic Church
President: Ross Bodey Charlotte St Tocumwal
.................................. 0400 499 146 Saturday 5:30—6:30pm, Sunday
Toc Lions Community Hostel 8:30—9:30am
.................................. 0358 743 650 Anglican Church
Tocumwal Probus Club Finley St Tocumwal ........... Sunday
President: Sheila Kufner 8:30am
.................................. 0499 912 408 Uniting Church
Secretary: Elaine Ball Cnr Morris St & Deniliquin Rd
.................................. 0488 743 133 ............................... Sunday 9:00am
Tocumwal RSL Secretary Presbyterian Church
.................................. 0417 734 767 Barooga St Tocumwal ........ Sunday
CanAssist Tocumwal Branch 9:00am
57 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021Movie Quiz Answers (page 26) Random Quiz Answers (page 27) 1. John 1. Italian 2. Emily Blunt 2. The Dave Clarke Five 3. Bradley Cooper 3. China 4. Paris 4. After the Fall 5. Hugh Glass 5. Penguins 6. Mexico 6. Herb Elliott 7. Ellen DeGeneres 7. Luxembourg 8. Philadelphia 8. Danny and the Juniors 9. Jacob 9. Truganini 10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 10. Pussy 11. Scarlett Johansson 11. Sleep walker 12. Sven 12. Weightlifting Maths Quiz answers (page 8) 1. 0.8 2. 144 3. 1.2kg (Note difference in measurement – question given in grams and answer requires conversion to kilograms) 4. Reflex 5. 30 6. 326 7. 37 8. 6 9. 8 10. 6:46 11. 75mph 12. 584 13. Isosceles 14. Tetradecagon Random Maths Problems (page 5) 1. 80 2. 4 days and 4.8 hours 3. 8 days and 18 hours 4. 0.6 5. 2 58 Tocumwal Flyer February 2021
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