Australia Day Open Day
10 am to 4 pm - 26th January 2010
Come out into the country and experience how life was in
Australia over 100 years ago, and the progress since that time.
2010
Program
2010 Media Release
The Jondaryan Woolshed throws open its doors to all comers to celebrate
our shared history on Australia Day – the anniversary of the
landing of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour, in 1788.
The day will be filled with demonstrations and displays
that celebrate Australia’s pioneering past – shearing,
working horses, steam engines, wool spinning and weaving, old machinery
and tractors, blacksmithing and much more.
There will be some old-time games and activities
for kids of all ages, so bring along the family. Games will include
Tug-o-war; Sack Races; Two-legged races; Horse-shoe throwing; apple
dunking; egg-and-spoon; barrel-rolling; and, if weather permits,
billy-boiling. Come early to register, and be in the running for
some great prizes and surprises.
The Jondaryan Woolshed is the ideal place to remember our pioneering
past, as an icon to the mighty wool industry, with many other parts
of the collection touching on other aspects of Australia’s
progression over 200 years – farming, transport, homes, horses,
and much more.
Demonstrations and activities at the Jondaryan Woolshed
will include:
- Shearing demonstrations in the 52-stand Woolshed
- Horse-drawn wagon rides
- Steam Engines Working
- Blacksmithing demonstrations
- Working vintage tractors and machinery
- Working Sheep Dogs
- Working Horses
- Wool Spinning
- Wool Crafts
- Takeaway Bush Tucker
- Billy Tea and Damper
- Entertainment
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