Around Quirindi

I walked Blue to the only open coffee shop for takeaway. He managed to get sticky burrs and grass seeds caught in his fur when he ducked into some long grass. This town is historic with several old buildings. The first photo is of a building that used to be the premises of a tinsmith, but is now a private residence. There is a car yard next door and several cars are parked in the street. The JJ Reilly building still sells men's clothing, but also antique furniture.




There is a sign pointing to a swing bridge so I took Blue for an afternoon walk. It was restored by the community organised by a former Girl Guide leader. On the way I passed this derelict house. The eastern side of Quirindi is flood prone. The 1955 flood caused more than a metre of water to flow through all of the homes this side of town, which explains why I saw residential land for sale very cheaply.




Six of us travelled here to go to the Bill Chambers concert. We all went to the Imperial Hotel for dinner, but we left because smoking is allowed in the beer garden, and the pub filled with people who had been at the races - some were obviously drunk but were still being served alcohol.

Blue and Hugo were with us and Bluey received a lot of unwelcome attention from one of the publican's dogs who were unleashed in the beer garden. Blue wanted to play and succeeded in getting the other two dogs to chase him, but I stopped this as I was worried they might trip someone over.




In 1901 this hotel was the Jacobs' Hotel. The timber verandah collapsed under the weight of a crowd of people attending the prize presentations following a polo gymkhana. Nobody was reported to have died, but 18 suffered broken legs and another 50 had other serious injuries. Doctors were brought from Murrurundi and Tamworth by special trains to treat the injured. The verandah was never rebuilt.









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