Diary 6th August

Wednesday 6th August

At a little after 8 am this morning, we all left here – destination the town of Warwick.   The journey was to take about an hour.

It was a nice sunny day, but cool.   The journey was to take us to the other side of Cunninghams Gap – the area I mentioned a day or so ago.

Bill was going to attend the stock sale.  We found a car park without any trouble and we entered the area.

Apart from the animals in pens, there were a few rows of general items spread out on the ground for sale.

I didn't see anything of interest or value.   There were a couple of computer printers – one a Lexmark Z32 and of no interest to me.

It was just like being at any of he markets that can be found around home on the weekends.

Soon the sale was under way and some of the livestock seemed quite cheap.   The auction started with small birds – quail for a couple of dollars – a pair of coloured parakeets (I think that is what they were) went for $70.00.

There were chickens and geese and I don't think anything was all that expensive.

As the auction progressed, I saw baby goats go for ten dollars.     Adult goats were about seventy dollars.

We went to the area where pigs were being sold.   A lot were sold for about $170.00.   Dawnae told me that a guy sitting near us who held a note book and lifted it up and down very often, was buying for the freezing works.   The pigs were being sold in groups of six and I suppose he was buying the lot.

It did not take long at all for about six pigs to be brought in, sold and removed from the pen, to be replaced by another lot.

As time when by, the pigs in each group that were brought in were getting smaller and smaller. 

Before the pig auction started, I saw Dawnae holding a baby goat near where the goats were being sold.   I thought she had bought it.  It had a little woolen waistcoat on.

She had not bought it but she and Bill were talking to a lady who they new and the animal belonged to her.

I took a number of photographs while we were there.
We left before the auction was finished.   I did not see any of the cattle sold.

Bill drove us into town – it only took two or three minutes.   We parked the car and strolled along the street.

D and B looked at several shops and we had decided that later, we would go to lunch at the local club.

Dawnae bought several items at Crazy Clarks.   She got some nice music cd's fllor between $2.00 and $4.00 and several small items there.

We went across to the Mall and Bill bought about 4 shirts – looked like business shirts for $4.00 each.  When they got home, the label said that they were 100% cotton.

At the mall, we went to Woolworths Supermarket where we got a few food supply items and then set off for lunch.

Bill had a steak and I had roast beef and vegetables.  Each meal was only $5.00.  We had a couple of beers each and they were also quite cheap.

By the time we had finished it was time to head off home.

At the top of Cunninghams Gap, Bill stopped the car and we walked along the track for awhile.

Bill went on ahead of me.   I thought he was following me back.   Apparently, he went to the Monument a short distance on.   I missed it.

When we  unpacked at home, I had another look at Bills weather station.  I flicked the switch from normal mode to setup and found we had our wireless connection.

They were the main events of the day.


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Regards

Laurie Leathem
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