Garry Thomas of Oatlands is a devotee of the Eastwood rugby club: “Annually, they play a round at Cowra, and last weekend I had the pleasure of joining them. Loverly town, loverly people. As a precursor, local teams, the Bathurst Bulldogs and the Cowra Eagles, played a game, with shades of the Geebung Polo Club. An old bloke was yellow-carded for scoring a try as he was deemed too old to do so. In the second half he was given a red card for a chip and chase for the same reason! Water boys were running on to the field with cans of beer for the players to stay hydrated. I don’t think I have laughed so much at a game of rugby before. Thank you, Cowra.”
The idea from Murray Hutton (C8) that fans of Column 8 be referred to as Granites is a good one and “given C8’s silo effect,” Les Shearman of Darlington suggests the alternate name, the Granary.
The roundabout discussion (C8) comes full circle, back to the capital, with Alan Blow of Hobart (Tas): “A Canberra engineer once told me that the plans for State Circle were purchased off-the-shelf from a country where people drive on the other side of the road. He said there would be excellent views of the exits if drivers were going in the other direction. Is this true? I don’t recommend putting this to the test.”
Adela Parkes of Boat Harbour writes: “While not in the same league as Canberra, I think the design for Tanilba Bay was a stone dropped in a puddle with concentric arcs joined by lines radiating from the centre. After 40 years I still get lost when visiting my sister. However, the street names based on World War One notables make up for it. Clemenceau Circuit, Beatty Boulevard and my favourite, President Poincare Parade. That one must be a joy when filling in forms.”
“My hubby, all revved up after reading Niki Savva’s latest book, declared that ‘all politicians have their pigs in the snout’,” reports Julie Robinson of Cardiff. ‘You mean snouts in the trough,’ I corrected. ‘That too,’ he said.”
“If I recall correctly, the 1994 movie Sirens also placed native animals along the road (C8) to reassure people travelling to Faulconbridge that they were actually in Australia,” says Ron Vernon of Thornleigh. “Though I doubt the movie would make Nola’s or Janice’s lists.”
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