20190403 NSW Grenfell
20190403 Emu Creek, is the birth place of Henry Lawson whose father, Neil Larson, came to Australia as a quartermaster in 1855, married in 1866, and attracted by the gold rush moved to Emu Creek, as Grenfell was once known. Henry Lawson was born in a tent on the goldfields during a severe storm in 1867, his birth prompted the family name change to Lawson an anglicised version of Larson. Due to the gold rush about 10,000 people headed to Emu Creek but due to the lack of water and health care many died, prompting the fast-growing businesses in George Street where shopkeepers served the needs of the gold mining industry and Emu Creek was proclaimed Grenfell. Grenfell is now the proud owner of the silo rural art movement, artist, Heesco Khosnaran transformed the enormous silo into a remarkable mural featuring lush green grass, grazing sheep and local birds. Love, Love, Love the silos art murals. Around 500 cans of spray-paint, five weeks and 130 litres o...