Day 12 – Wagga Wagga to Queanbeyan, NSW (for Canberra, ACT)
Friday, 29 Nov 2024
Heading east from Wagga Wagga to Queanbeyan (bordering with Canberra and the ACT), a distance of 248km.
The first stop was at The Dog on the Tucker Box, 5 miles from Gundagai, for a quick photo, fuel and break. We had to stop a couple of miles later to put on our wet weather gear. The rain continued for the rest of the day.
Next we stopped at Bob Richardson’s property, Clearview Alpacas near Bowming (population 573), which is 14 km west of Yass (population 6,763), for lunch. Luckily, Bob had a large shed we used once we moved all the tables and chairs inside. The Radio School Association did an article in late 2018 on Air Vice Marshal Robert Victor Richardson, AO, AFC RAAF (Ret’d). General Sir Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove were able to join us for lunch at the property.
Jillian’s wonderful comment on Signal: “Best day ever. Meeting Lady Cosgrove. She walked up to me and said, and I quote, ‘Lovely to meet some ladies in the group I always want to meet female veterans as recognition, woman to woman, on the fabulous job they do’. Then the bestest ever comment.... ‘And of course it's always magic if they are Army ... Go Army’. I was so proud.”
With the bad weather expected over the next few days and a short break in the rain, we took the opportunity for a photo shot in front of Parliament House. It was then onto Queanbeyan where we are spending three nights at the showgrounds. A group of us walked to the local pub for dinner.
Day 13 – Queanbeyan (for Canberra)
Saturday, 30 Nov 2024
It’s been raining all night and the plan was the RAAF Balloon at the Patrick White Lawns (next to the National Library of Australia). We thought the RAAF might cancel, but were keen to continue. Problem was they couldn’t get past the locked gate (that was meant to be opened for us). Legacy was also running a BBQ fund raiser that couldn’t continue. Disappointment all round.
We had a fundraiser at the Queanbeyan Leagues Club. Ten meat trays were available and the locals were keen to win. The club was wonderful and couldn’t help enough. David did the raffle calling at the end, whilst Jilly managed the winners.
Day 14 – Queanbeyan (for Canberra)
Sunday, 01 Dec 2024
We did a two hour highlights tour of the Australian War Museum focusing on WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam wars. General Sir Peter Cosgrove joined us midway through our tour.
We then attended the Last Post Ceremony. Today’s Ceremony was about Trooper Kenneth Norman Goodliffe, First World War, Australian Imperial Force.
Dinner was spaghetti bolognese back at the showgrounds. Thanks Sue.
Photos from today / Slideshow:
The Dog on the Tucker Box
The Dog on the Tuckerbox is an Australian historical monument and tourist attraction, located at Snake Gully, approximately 8km from Gundagai, as described in the song of the same name.
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General Sir Peter Cosgrove
General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, AK, CVO, MC (born 28 July 1947) is an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019.
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Canberra
Canberra (population 466,566) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest Australian city overall.
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Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan (population 37,511) is a city in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. Canberra, Australia's capital, is located 15km to the west, and Queanbeyan is a commuter town.
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Australian War Museum
The Australian War Memorial (AWM) is a national war memorial and museum dedicated to all Australians who died during war. The AWM is located in Campbell, a suburb of the Australian capital of Canberra. The grounds include five buildings and a sculpture garden. Most of the museum galleries and commemorative areas are contained in the Memorial Building.
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