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Introduc-es Travelling Brother at Lions When guest speaker Don Riekard, left, was introduced to the Bowmanville Lions two weeks ago, it was none other than his brother Jim who did the honours. Don's presentation included slides and acommentary about a recent 16 week trip to Australia and'New Zealand that he and his wife Gail took this p ast winter. "Down Under" Shared With Lions by Liz Armstrong' What you see when yoU're on vacation often depends on what you do for a living. For example, an architect would likely pay close atten- tion to building structures, while a biologist -might keep an eye ouf for unusual plant and animal life. A town planner would see urban growth patterns in the light of his own experiences, and a teacher might be a littie more curlous than the average visitor about schools and the education system. Don Rîckard of R.R. 4, 3owmanville is a farmer. This winter, he and his wife Gail took a 16-week trip to Aus- tralia and New Zealand. Not surprisingly, much of what they saw and. photographed related to agriculture as it is practised 'down under.' That's not f0 say that the Rickards focused their atten- tian exclusively on farming. In fact, during their extended vacation, they took over 700 slides, and many of the pictures were shot in a wide cross-section of places - - cities, beaches, scenic vistas andi major tourist attractions. At the.Bowmanville Lions meeting two weeks ago, Don brought along several of lis sldes and shared the meshs $10 5er Ff. MCashadCarry1 $1,98Per Ff. Cash and Carry Complete with galvanized rail, uine posts and fittings, corner, gate and end posts extra. Gates extra Other Styles highlights of his trip with the club members. By land, sea and air, he estimated that their journey covered 40,000 miles and included stop-overs in Fiji and Hawaii. And while the rest of us persevered through the long winter months at home, the Rickards enjoyed an extra summfer in the southern hemisphere. Sydney served as home base for the first part of their journey, and before exploring the northern region of Aus- tralia and trekking to the west coast, they enjoyed many of this east coast city's major attractions, including its beautiful sand beaches and impressive $I00 million1 opera house located right on the waterfront. (The original cost estimate for the building was $10 million, and the deficit will be paid off by ]ottery proceeds - - sounds - like a familiar story.) Travelling -inland, f0 dairy farming country, Don noted that several smal cheese factories dotted the route, while fresh fluid milk was produced by farmers dloser to Sydney. Because of the mo- derate ,year-round climate, dairy farmers can leave their cattle outside all the tîme, and don't require barns for shel- ter. Rainf ail is not as plentiful in Australia as it is in Canada. Consequently, grasslands are more sparse, and farmers need at least 4 - 5 acres of pasture 'ta support one animal. Cattle here require only a haîf acre each. Maintaining an adequate water supply is of great concern to Australians, and many of the crops are grown with the aid of irrigation systems. Don pointed out that even a managed forest located in the interior was nourished by man-made irrigation ditches. Fruit and vegetable growers also rely on irrigation for their crops. Yields are high, with one acre capable of producing 30 tons of pears, twice as much as the average crop here. One of the largest pineappie factories in 'the southern hemisphere is located ho Australia and the day that the Rickards toured the facilities, they 'ate themnselves siliy.' Reunion Travelling inland, the Rick- ards had a brief reunion with former Rotary exehange stu- dent Kelvin Robertson, who- spent ast year in. Bowman- ville., His family owns and operates a 15,000 acre sheep and cattle ranch in New South Wales. Dýon ýexplained that the region is very dry. "Every- thing looks brown, even the Custom Styled Winterized to 40 Below Zero DESIGNED AND BUILT BY CANADIAN CRAFTSMEN FOR CANADIANS AND FRIENDS SA LES Tte MU±SE VCE R.R.- 2, OSHAWA PHONE 725-3452 or RES. 723-546 sheep", which require three acres of grazing each. The water supply for the Robertson ranlch is held in a large, above ground tank, and is pumped in two miles from a nearby creek. Despite the lack of copious rainfaîl, fruit trees on the property have flourish- ed, and peaches, plums, pears, limes and grapefruit are readily available for picking. Most of the sheep in Australia are used for the purpose of producing wool, which is sold by lot after samples have been sent out to prospective buyers. The pace of the buying and selling at a wool auction is breakneck, and Don had difficulty keeping up to the proceedings at one he at- tended. Successful bids usual- ly take- an average of 12 seconds to be accepted. Sheep-shearing, itself is a fast business, and experienced shearers can clip an average of 200 animals per day. Western Australia is one of the world's largest producers of wheat, and when the Riekards made their way across the southern coast of the continent, they visited a huge grain elevator en route to Perth. The concrete silos had a capacity of 5 million bushel s, and 4 million were in stock on the day of their tour. Both Russian and Japanese ships were being loaded with wheat while the Riekards were, inside. Don» described Perth as "perhaps the most modemn of all the Australian cities, with a population of approximately 750,000." And it took the Rickards quite a while to get there. Though most people underestimate the size of Australia, it is 3,000 miles wide and about the same size as the United States. New Zealand, too, is much larger than most people imagine. On a round trip through bath the northern and southern islands, the Rickards put over 4,000 miles on the car they rented there, and took other side trips which aren't calculated in that total. As Don explained, and his pictures showed, New Zealand is a photographer's dream. 't can also be a nightmare," he added, "because you don't know when ta stop taking pictures.) t appeared from the sldes that Don and Gail didn't miss many of the beautiful spots that New Zealand has to offer. They toured bath the north and south islands for four weeks, discovering, among many other things, that the sheep in New Zealand are whiter than those in Australia. Possible reasons for this ninlude the lackof weed seeds and dust, alonig with the greater amount af rainfal that New Zealand receives annually. 1Lush agricultural land and plentiful rainfaîl allow New Zealand farmers to produce 175 bushels of corn per acre, whereas the average crop yields 75 bushels less. Cattle farmers eut off the tails of their herds for the simple reason that there are no flies in. the country to bother the animais. Between visits ta New Zealand's major cîties and top taurist attractions, the Rick- ards also visited a reindeer farm on the south island. The farmer indicated that though his herd required fences eight feet high, he received twice the return on reindeer meat that he would gain from beef. It was apparent from Don's presentation that he learned a great deal about life in Australia and New Zeahand during the course of his visit, and the Bowmanville Lions appreciated bis time and- effort in sha ring is experi- ences. deserve to pay Iess for car and f ire insurance They do at Abstainers' Because aur experience has shown that abstainers have fewer accidents, fewer home fires. That's why we can in- sure for Iess. If you're a non-drinker, can, you afford flot to look, toto Abstainers' insurance for your home and your car?, Osborne & Sha nk Ins. Agency LM. 108 Liberty St. N. Bowmanville -623-2527 ABSTAINERS' INSuRANCE COMPANY TIhe oniy-Canadian Company provirtîng automobile' and ire insýurance, exclusively to abstainers. OI8 1TU AR Y ROSA41E BLANCH BROOKING Born' in Mariposa (Little Britain)- Rosalie Blanch Brooking, aged 85, died in Memorial Hospital, Bowman- ville on Sunday, July l8th, 1976. Educated in Treherne, Man- itoba she was the daughter of the late Ezra and Emily (Yoe) Haskill, and was marnied July l3th, 1909 ta Ernest Brooking, celebrating their golden wed- ding annîversary in 1969. Mr. Brooking passed away in 1972. Going t o Treherne at the age of two, she returned to Port Hope in 1909 returning to Treherne to farm until 1923, returned to Port Hope and residing since 1929 in Bow- manville. An adherent/of the United- Church, she was a homemak- er, and devoted f0 her family. Surviving are a son Allan D. Brooking, nîne grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter Marjorie (Brani- gan) a son Lloyd, and a Section' Two The Canadian Statesman, Bow BihI Smiley'sS uuar and Spice Wins Award at CCNA Session Bill Smiley, a high school Mr. Smiley is head of the weekly Wiarton, Ont., Echo teacher whose column of English departmnent of the befoive entering teaching. A humorous observations on, Midland, Ont., high school. H1e veteran of the RCAF, he spent Canadian life appears in more, was the publisher of the several years in a German thaýn 135 we ëekly "newspapers, was Ibonoured Aug. l4th by the Canadian Community News- ga pers Association for the est column in a weekly newspaper. H1e was the first recîpient of the George Cadogan Award. The presentation was made at the CCNA convention in Halifax. grandson Borden Branigan. Reverend Peters officiated at the funeral service held at the Morris Funerai Chapel on Wednesday.' 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