Historical Museum @ Canowindra 12102013
Historical Museum @ Canowindra 12 October 2013
Filmed by, Greg Burt
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Canowindra - Discover the Riches
Canowindra
Take-in the charm of Canowindra’s thriving arts, food and niche retail scene nestled within historical buildings and museums, a unique ‘bendy’ main street and surrounded by fertile rural land.
An arts and tourism hub, Canowindra has still maintained a charmingly friendly small town atmosphere. Canowindra is well known for its ballooning and fish fossils.
A scientifically significant 360million year-old fossil find is the foundation for the Age of Fishes Museum and the Historic Museum is also worth a visit. Canowindra also has a colourful bushranger heritage to explore steeped in folk law.
The historical main street features an unusual bent shape and late nineteenth century architecture. The main street and the through-road both feature one of a kind shopping experiences from fashion to homewares and art galleries.
Canowindra is known for its dining and wine with cellar door and winery experiences, cafes, pubs, and clubs galore. Rich in local produce, a strong niche speciality retail/local cuisine scene has emerged over the past ten years.
The Events Calendar for Canowindra and the surrounding region is jam packed with festivals, markets, sporting and cultural events celebrating everything the area has to offer.
Accommodation is abundant and varied in Canowindra. The variety of facilities makes Canowindra a comfortable base to explore the rest of the region.
Canowindra PS - Death of Ben Hall
History Here - Bigger Than Ben Hall
The latest exciting instalment of History Here 2018 project has focused on re-telling the exploits of Ben Hall’s gang, one of Australia’s most infamous bushranging outfits, which terrorised the Central West region of NSW in the early wild west days of the colony’s first gold rush.
A series of historically-themed short films were researched, scripted and acted by students from across Central West NSW, then filmed and edited for a scheduled international broadcast on 19 December 2018, to schools across NSW, San Francisco, Japan and Hawaii, USA.
The project incorporated a strong STEM element with students learning green screen/virtual reality and camera techniques, alongside a strong cine-literacy and narrative writing component.
“Bigger Than Ben Hall” represents a potent collaboration between The Project Zone, the Department of Education’s videoconference hub DART Connections, Mitchell Library NSW, Orange City Museum, Eugowra Museum, StarTime Sydney (green-screens) and various community governemnt organisations and local service providers. The project primary schools around NSW including Canowindra, Eglinton & Perthville Public Schools, and St Joseph’s School, Eugowra.
The live broadcast from Canowindra on 19 December will feature a live re-enactment of the gang’s raid on that town, a one man bush band, green-screening pop-ups and a retelling of the gang’s story by eminent bushranger expert and author Craig Lawler.
“Bigger Than Ben Hall” was coordinated by The Project Zone, whose creative directors Vince Lovecchio and Paul Stafford were inspired by the level of commitment & talent possessed by the students; “We were blown away how talented & enthusiastic they were, and deeply grateful to the schools and community organisations who gave freely of their time and resources to help make this world-first web-based event possible. A big shout out to all the students – they were awesome.”
canowindra 2019 - jvblaze
Canowindra International Balloon Challenge -
2 days, 4 hrs, 650 km
Shot on s9, DJI Osmo Mobile 2
Music:
Still I Fly - Spencer Lee
canowindra tigers.AVI
Canowindra Tigers First Grade 2012
Canowindra vs Peak Hill
Final score 48 - 26 to Canowindra
Belubula River Canowindra
Some drone footage of the Belubula River at Canowindra
Canowindra Show 2014
All the action from the 2014 Canowindra Show.
Canowindra and Abercrombie Caves on an Aussie Bush Adventure
Historic Canowindra has a world class fossil museum. The Spectacular Abercrombie Caves are a place of natural beauty. Both are visited on one of our tours.
Canowindra PS - The Party Planner
History Here
About
The History Here project is an initiative of The Project Zone and represents a potent collaboration between the Department of Education’s videoconference hub DART Connections, Orange Regional Museum, Mitchell State Library NSW, Orange Historical Society, Eugowra Museum, StarTime Sydney, and various regional government and community service providers.
History Here is coordinated by The Project Zone, whose creative directors Vince Lovecchio and Paul Stafford are inspired by the level of commitment, talent & enthusiasm possessed by the students and their staff.
Why History Here?
When we first went into primary schools in Central West NSW and asked the students what had happened in their area, we got variations of the same answer; “Nothing. Nothing ever happened here.”
It was disturbing but not that surprising. The world is a vast, fast, hyper-connected sphere of information, with almost none of it generated locally. And - let’s be frank here - kids think history is boring. We set out to change that.
What do students learn from the History Here project?
For History Here projects we invite a series of local historians, amateur historians, motivated citizens and enthusiastic busybodies into the classroom to share their stories, memories and historical threads, often handed down from distant ancestors. The students narrow these stories down through a democratic vote until we have five ‘possibles’, and then a final winner.
Project participants then research, using local historical sources (many self-published), Trove, Mitchell State Library Learning Centre and their local Historical Society, before storyboarding & drafting a final filmable script.
The students are guided through the filmmaking process, learn new technical skills while developing research, interview, scripting and performance skills. History Here projects also incorporate a strong STEM element with students learning green screen/virtual reality, alongside a strong cine-literacy and narrative writing component.
But all that pales when you see the real, profound development; these kids learn the significance of where they live, build a sense of community pride and ownership, while developing a genuine sense of self and place.
Now when they’re asked what happened around their area, these same students can rattle off at least five significant historical events or characters, and will answer you quite categorically; “Something really important happened here.”
History Here - Bigger Than Ben Hall
The Bigger Than Ben Hall project involves primary schools across NSW, Queensland and the USA re-telling the exploits of Ben Hall’s gang, one of Australia’s most infamous bushranging outfits, which terrorised the Central West region of NSW in the early wild west days of the colony’s first gold rush.
These incredibly talented young students research, write scripts and make films about the infamous local bushranger gang led by Frank Gardiner and Ben Hall. The students live and go to school in the towns where the gang operated stealing gold and horses.
The latest exciting instalment of History Here - The Bigger Than Ben Hall 2018 project involved primary schools from across Central Western NSW, including Canowindra, Eglinton, Perthville Public Schools, and St Joseph’s School, Eugowra.
A series of historically-themed short films were researched, scripted and acted by students then filmed and edited for a scheduled international broadcast to schools across NSW, San Francisco and Hawaii, USA. The project involved filming at various locations around the Central West, including a number of sites at the rocky range of Eugowra where the actual gold heist took place.
The live broadcast from Canowindra on 19 December will feature a live re-enactment of the gang’s raid on that town, a one man bush band, green-screening pop-ups and a retelling of the gang’s story by eminent bushranger expert and author Craig Lawler.
We are are deeply grateful to the schools and community organisations who gave freely of their time and resources to help make this world-first web-based event possible. A big shout out to all the students – they were awesome.”
Visit of Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead to Tarakan
Coverage of General Morshead's visit and general activities on Tarakan Island. General Officer Commanding 1st Australian Corps, NX8 Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Leslie James Morshead KCB KBE CMG DSO ED chatting with NX34700 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Alfred Lionel Rose ED, at HQ 26 Australian Infantry Brigade, Lingkas Beach. Lt Gen Morshead with 3107251 (NX376) Brigadier (Brig) David Adie Whitehead DSO MC ED and SX1463 Lt Col Sholto John Douglas in front of HQ 2/11th Field Ambulance on Collins Highway - this building was the civil hospital. Lt Gen Morshead with Brig Whitehead and SX9990 Major Hurtle Cummins Morphett MC, viewing from Tactical HQ, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, the shelling of the township and airfield of Tarakan. Soldier WX2619 Pte Stanley James Purser 2/2 Machine Gun Battalion (MG Bn) behind tree stump, taking readings on Barr and Stroud Infantry range-finder. QX1459 Sergeant (Sgt) Reginald James Hill, in charge of gun position, using binoculars in search for signs of enemy movements. 2/2 MG Bn Vickers machine gun emplacement and crew, from left: VX117739 Private (Pte) David Andrew Retallick of Birchip, Vic, QX25237 Pte Thomas Frederick Jenkins of Brisbane, Qld, and QX7653 Sgt Arthur Joseph Wilesmith of Cairns, Qld. SX7691 Pte Keith Turnbull of Gawler, SA, SX32801 Pte Alan Gerrard of Brighton, SA and SX33180 Pte Edward Sheridan of Port Augusta, SA, all of C Company, 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, prepare to erect their tent on Collins Ridge. QX53908 Pte Thomas Denis Priora, A Company, 2/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion of Toowoomba, Qld, opening his tin of rations. WX8222 Lieutenant (Lt) Norman Thomas Nicolay, C Troop, 2/4th Australian Commando Squadron of Perth, WA and Major B.M. Katekar, 26th Australian Infantry Brigade, searching for an enemy sniper. NX144776 Trooper (Tpr) Frederick Dwyer McMahon, of Canowindra, NSW, and VX70020 Tpr Maurice Michael Kinnane of Oakleigh, Vic, both of 2/4th Australian Commando Squadron, take a rest during a lull. QX27192 Lt Frances Aubrey McDonnell Gorman, 2/4th Australian Commando Squadron, of Toowoomba, Qld, speaking on field telephone. NX76250 Captain (Capt) Gordon Charles Hart, OC B Troop, 2/4th Australian Commando Squadron, SX14692 Lt W.E. McKeown, OC 5 Section B Troop and WX8222 Capt Norman Thomas Nicolay, admiring a Japanese sword. VX107604 Bombardier Keith Ernest Grigg, Fox Troop, 57 Battery, 2/7th Field Regiment, of Melbourne Vic, scraping earth away from the nose of a deloused 250 lb aerial bomb, buried in roadway as a mine. Signallers from Brigade. Signallers laying new signal wires to the airstrip from HQ 26th Australian Infantry Brigade. Men of RAAF No. 1 Airfield Construction Squadron, loading coral and rocks on to truck for airstrip repairs. 266519 Flight Lieutenant Anthony Barrett Cochran of Goulburn, NSW, of Group 34 RAAF, taking level readings on the damaged airstrip while 56550 Sgt Lindsay Stewart Cox of Melbourne, Vic, registers the readings. 79290 Leading Aircraftmen Cecil David Taylor placing the height scale for reading whilst surveying the airstrip.
Storm brewing at Canowindra Australia
Another November afternoon storm brewing near Noojee Lea, Canowindra NSW Australia
Holden Prototypes visit the National Motor Museum
Slideshow showcasing images from of a variety of Holden prototypes, and friends that have visited the National Motor Museum at Birdwood, South Australia. The backing track for this video is an 80's Heavy Metal band called Titan : Get the Magic Out.
Autumn farming, Canowindra NSW Australia
Sowing canola & burning a paddock with heavy stubble. Noojee Lea, Canowindra NSW Australia
BEN HALL Bushranger & The Canowindra Raids 1863
This brief history of Ben Hall and the gangs Raids on Canowindra is for the 150 yr anniversary of those events on the 11/12/13 October 1863. There are some erroneous errors I made in the narration 1 Ben Hall Snr fled to the Lachlan in 1845 alone. 2 Ben Hall was the 4th child. 1850 Ben's father left for the Lachlan with Mary, William, Thomas Wade half brother and Ben Hall.
BEN HALL Bushranger Pt 20 Execution of Ben Hall
Australian bushranger who operated in the western districts of NSW from mid-1862 to mid-1865. The Australian west was not unlike the US west, it was a wild untamed wilderness with both rich and poor farmers and many in the US like the Daltons, Jessie James and the Hole in the Wall gang rode the wild side. Ben Hall, Frank Gardiner, John Gilbert, Dan Morgan and years later Ned Kelly shot across the sky like a shooting star only to burn out at the hands of the police and civilians who once game enough rode the coattails of the law for blood money.The Death of Ben Hall ambushed & murdered by police in a hail of gunfire at dawn, outside of Forbes NSW on the 5th May 1865.
Abe Saffron Vs Jim Anderson On The Old Sydney Underworld.
Abe Saffron Vs Jim Anderson On The Old Sydney Underworld.
Holden Museum.wmv
Holden Museum at Echuca, Victoria
28th June 1880: Australian outlaw Ned Kelly arrested following a violent shoot out
Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly’s father, John ‘Red’ Kelly had arrived in Australia after serving a sentence in Van Diemen’s land for stealing two pigs in his hometown in Ireland. He later married and started a family but was sentenced to hard labour for cattle theft, after which he unexpectedly died. His eldest son, Ned, soon found himself in trouble with the law for assisting the bushranger Harry Power in a number of robberies. He was later sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing horses.
In April 1878, Kelly allegedly shot police constable Alexander Fitzpatrick. Ned and his brother Dan fled into the bush and a reward of £100 was offered for their capture. In October three policemen who had located the brothers and their associates, Joe Byrne and Steve Hart, were shot and killed. The government soon declared the gang outlaws, but they evaded capture and turned to robbing banks.
On the night of 26 June 1880 the Kelly Gang killed a police informant, and then rode to the town of Glenrowan where they held dozens of hostages in the town’s hotel. A police train was alerted to the situation, and the hotel was soon surrounded. The gang engaged in a raging gunfight, wearing homemade metal armour. The hostages were later freed and, with only the gang members left inside the hotel, it was set on fire.
Steve Hart, Joseph Byrne and Dan Kelly were killed, but Ned survived the night and emerged from the bush to make one final stand the next morning. He was soon shot in his unprotected legs and arrested. Found guilty of two of the police murders, he was sentenced to death and executed by hanging on 11 November 1880.