20190504 NSW Harden-Murrumburrah

20190504 We bypass Young after we were told it's not a safe town to camp, ok let's check out Boorowa but as we enter the town my first words were, we've been here, followed by some choice words by Des, the poor bugger is trying to find new adventures but keep stuffing up, I must start checking my blog, lets try Harden we haven't been there and they have showers at the show grounds.  Bugger, bum, shit, there's an equestrian on so we sneak in for a shower and left finding a sports oval down a side street in a nice secluded spot where we camped the night.
Once camped we did our usual walk of the town trying to find some interesting knowledge of the towns history, which in Desies eyes there's never anything to wright home about but I tend to look past that tunnel vision he seems to have.

The miniature sculptured is to the memory of 513 men and 1100 horses of the 2/1 North Australian observer unit who patrolled our Northern Australian Coast during the war against Japan 1942-1945.
50 horsed drowned, were taken by crocodiles, or were destroyed after injury and other causes.
They gave their lives for Australia

Bill The Bastard
Bill was a massive and very powerful horse, he had intelligence and most of all he was very courage’s. In performance and character, he stood above all the other 200,000 Australian horses sent to the Middle East in the great war. But due to his height no one could ride him, but one man – Major Michael Shanahan. Bill the Bastard is a great story of a bond between a determined trooper and a cantankerous mount. They created such a strong bond depending on each other that Bill’s heroic efforts and exceptional instincts in battle saved the lives of Shanahan and four of his men. Bill the Bastard became a legend, a symbol of the courage and unbreakable will of the Anzac mounted force.
Bill weighed 730 kilograms and stood at 17 hands.

This will defiantly be my next book to read

Although there are two towns Harden and Murrumburrah - there is no clear point where one town ends and the other begins.  The site of the town Murrumburrah was identified in the 1840s, when the railway arrived in 1877 a new station was established a mile from Murrumburrah that became known as Harden, so Harden was the railway station and Murrumburrah was the town.

We continue our walk crossing a railway line to the lovely St Mary's Catholic Church that backs onto a school.

Our camp for the night along a nice running creek but unfortunately no yabbies.

05-05-2019 We wake to a chilly morning and once again its warmer outside than inside this bloody cold van so I throw on my cuddly dressing gown and sit in the sun while waiting for my cup of herb tea.  We had a nice chat with one of the locals walking his dog then left for who knows where.  Passing the town of Wallendbeen, Stockinbingal and Springdale to reach Temora which we were told is a nice town.

Fair Well Harden-Murrumburrah