Search for families
Kyabram Town Hall History Committee is commemorating the 121st anniversary of the Kyabram Reform Movement (KRM) on Sunday, November 13.
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The group is attempting to track down descendants of early KRM members.
They have a list, but many names are no longer living in the area.
They think daughters from those families who are now married may well have descendants still in the district.
They are the people the town hall group is looking for.
Kyabram Town Hall History Committee is search for descendants of the following Kyabram and district citizens who were recorded as early participants of the Kyabram Reform Movement:
Cr. W.H. Day (Deakin Shire); B. Goddard; Cr. S. Lancaster, J.P.; C.H. Wilson: R. Breen, Jr; E.T. Dowling; G.H. Bishop; T.E. Richards; Cr. D. Archibald; J.I Hanson; James Allan; John Lancaster; J.E. Edis, J.P.; John Allan; J. Dooley; F.M. Higgs; Cr. J. Watson; P. Bryce; J. Humphris; C.H. Campbell (Echuca); ? Tehan; ? Ising.
Later: John West (Mooroopna); A.C. Palmer (Euroa); Cr. T. Hogan (Rodney Shire); Cr. F. Fair (Shepparton); Cr. D. McLennan (Mooroopna); Cr. J.P. Carolin (Bendigo); G.D Meudell (Melbourne, League treasurer); J.M. Gillespie (Melbourne, League vice-president).
Anyone with information can phone Maria Radanov on 0427 194 885.
Ky Club memory
The Kyabram Club’s recent 60th anniversary reminded local resident Sandra Brown of her first visit to the Club, way back in 1971.
The night started out in fine form, but quickly deteriorated.
As Sandra tells the story: “I was only 16 when I accompanied my parents, Don and Elaine Brown, to the Kyabram Business and Professional Women’s Club’s international night dinner at the Tijuana in Fenaughty St.
“It was a formal occasion, with dinner, speeches and entertainment amid polite society. So far, so good.
“But on the way home, my parents and a few of their friends decided to call into the Kyabram (Men’s) Club.
“I’d never been to the club before, apart from the day I was born, when it was the Kyabram Bush Nursing Association Hospital.
“A young man at the bar, emboldened by a few drinks, decided to join us at our table and proceeded to chat me up. My mother was horrified at this unexpected turn of events.
“Later, my mum laughingly regaled the story, claiming that she’d wanted her daughter to be ‘seen in the right place by the right people’, but that I’d unwittingly ended up ‘being seen in the wrong place by the wrong people!’.”
And just to add some historical perspective: Sandra’s grandfather J.H. (Jack) Brown and her father Don Brown were foundation members of the Kyabram Club when it opened in 1962.
Her grandfather also served as the committee’s inaugural secretary (1960-63) followed by a term as president (1963-65).
Record October rainfall
Kyabram has had its wettest October on record after deluges over the weekend.
Falls of 28.4mm from Friday night into Saturday and an identical total for the Sunday night-Monday morning period and 4.4mm on Sunday amounted to a total of 61.2mm up to noon Monday.
These falls boosted the October total to 165.8mm, which betters the previous October record of 163mm recorded in 1975 and since records were first taken in 1887.
Only two other years — 1975 (163mm) and 1993 (153mm) — have produced more than 150mm in October, which has an average of 38mm.
Kyabram has now received 555mm for the year, well above the average of 440mm with still over two months of the 2022 remaining.
Temperatures have also been on the rise with last Thursday’s maximum of 27.8ºC the warmest day so far this spring.
The warmest October day on record was that long ago — in 2007 — when the mercury climbed to 36.4ºC.
The lowest October temperature on record belongs to October 21, 1968, when it dipped to a nippy -1.7ºC.
Blackwater concerns
Another unwanted spin-off from the flooding being experienced at present is the likelihood of a blackwater event.
Already steps are being taken in the Edward and Kolety-Wakool rivers around Deniliquin to create safety zones of fresh water for native fish, crayfish and other aquatic animals.
Water for the environment has combined with Murray Irrigation Limited to deliver small volumes of oxygenated water to areas where native fish can move into to improve their chances of surviving in the advent of a blackwater event.
Blackwater events occur when flooding washes organic material into waterways, where it is consumed by bacteria, leading to a rise in dissolved carbon in the water.
Fruit fly baiting
Kyabram Lions Club members will be re-baiting fruit fly traps this Saturday, October 29.
Lions members will be outside the Salvation Army Op Shop in Bradley St from 9am to midday.
The re-baiting cost is $6 per trap and new traps will be available at a cost of $16.
Photographic evidence
A fascinating story by Daneka Hill in last week’s Country News on 89-year-old Gunbower shearer Colin “Tike” McGillivary struck a chord with Kyabram’s Matt Graetz.
When visiting the famous Yanga station near Balranald a few years ago Matt and his wife Robina took this photo after the final clip at the historic Yanga station in 2017 before it became a National Park.
‘‘I saw the name McGillivary and reckoned he would be from Gunbower, but I was taken back a bit when the sign said he was 83 and still shearing. No many shearers go to that age,’’ Matt said.
‘Stolen’ bike drama
A local law-abiding and state award-winning teacher managed to create a bit of drama last weekend.
On his way home he decided to pick up a bike owned by his uncle from his grandparents home the uncle was keen to sell.
His grandparents weren’t home when he first arrived, but when he was getting the bike out of the shed with the assistance of a torch the grandparents arrived home unaware of him.
They spotted the torch light and took off after him, but he got too far ahead and they quickly abandoned the chase — and called the police.
He was strolling along with the bike, listening to his favourite podcast on his headphones when the police zoomed past with lights flashing.
‘‘They must be in pursuit of that dodgy car that just went past,’’ he thought to himself.
He continued to walk home his uncle’s bike, when his grandparents rang him.
He answered promptly although a little surprised that they were home early from their night out.
‘‘That bike of your uncle’s, does it have a registration on it?’’ quizzed his grandfather.
“Yeah sure; it's stamped underneath it. Why?” he asked.
“Well, someone has just stolen it from our shed. We saw a light in the shed, then some suspicious character walking away and wheeling the bike. We tried to go after him but lost him in the dark, so we called the cops!”
Worse things will happen in your life Mitch C.
Cobram show cancelled
Cobram is another country town forced to cancel its agricultural show for the third year in a row.
COVID K’od the 2020 and 2021 shows and early last week as final arrangements were being put into place for its return last weekend it was called off because of the prediction of heavy rain.
Kyabram recently called off is show, but its show society, which runs the event, is hopeful it may be able to held in early December.
Moira silo trail
Another silo art trail has been launched.
Moira Shire Council has instigated the move as a tourism drawcard after popular demand.
It will be called the Melbourne to Murray Silo Art Rd trip and a brochure details the road trip, which takes in the silos and other interesting tourist spots in the areas.
Deni park finalist
Could it do it again?
Big Four Holiday Park at Deniliquin has once again been announced as a finalist in the NSW Tourism Awards.
The park has already collected 11 awards including Hall Of Famous status in 2017 when it took the Qantas Australian Tourism Award for winning the gold award for three years in a row.
The feat had never been achieved previously by a caravan park and gives Deniliquin the honour of boasting the best caravan park in the country.
College reunion
If you attended Echuca’s St Josephs College in 1989 (starting in 1984) keep Saturday November 19 free.
That when the class of 1989 is staging a reunion.
Anyone seeking more information should email Katrian Skewes at kskewes@unimelb.edu.au
Koyuga cup cancelled
The Koyuga Hall’s major fundraiser The Koyuga Cup is another victim of the weather.
Scheduled for this weekend the pin has been pulled due the inconveniencing caused by the rain.
Shooting club’s low point
The progressive Echuca Clay Target Club has recently suffered a high and a low.
The high was the announcement clay trap shooting would be one of the shooting disciplines to staged at the Victorian Commonwealth Games in 2026.
The low was a later announcement that Gippsland with Moe, Morwell, Traralgon preferred to stage the event.
But in true spirit the Echuca Clay Target offered its congratulations to Gippsland and wished it the best when staging the event.
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