Yeoval.

Uploaded: April 03, 2016 12:54:33 | Entered: April 03, 2016 12:55:15

Description

This town is about 45 Km south west of Wellington.
Banjo Paterson, was a famous Australian bush poet, he was also a solicitor, journalist, war correspondent, newspaper editor and soldier. He was born in 1864 and died in 1941. He spent the first 7 years of his life in Yeoval, before moving to Illalong in the Yass district. In 1936 he was appointed C.B.E.
The town of Yeoval adopted his poem “Mulga Bill” as their own, it is the story of a jackaroo who bought a bicycle just before the turn of the century, then he found out he could ride anything except a 2 wheel bike. His first attempt to ride it was a disaster; he ended up in Dead Man’s Creek, where left the bike in the water and walked home. He then went back to riding horses from then on.


Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/640 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 250, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 35.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90

Comments

Shirley D. Freeman April 03, 2016

Great find, John. Also enjoyed the background behind it. Appreciate you sharing. #1653891

Gord MacEachern April 03, 2016

Fantastic image and story John, interestingly enough, a little crossroads post office /general store, was called Yeoval.
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Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe April 03, 2016

Interesting fun story to go along with this awesome capture, John. #11456374

Candace M. Cleveland April 03, 2016

Gosh you find the most interesting places!! At first I thought OH we going to see lots of bike photos.. Great find John.. #11456396

Lynn M. Whitt April 03, 2016

A great find and capture. #11456453

Carol L. Fowler April 03, 2016

Great story!! #11456515

John Benway April 04, 2016

You definitely come up with some unique stories John. Excellent find . #11456747

Bojan Bencic level-classic April 04, 2016

Great capture and info, John. Sounds like a fun town. #11456843

Ujjwal Mukherjee April 04, 2016

A great story and an excellent composition and capture,John!! #11456858

Patrick Rouzes level-classic April 05, 2016

You have a radar for finding the unusual, John. Great shot & fascinating story, my friend! #11457407

Nancy L. Green level-classic April 05, 2016

Wonderful find and capture John, I love how each of these little towns has an interesting story, VERY well done!! <>< #11457432

John Connolly April 05, 2016

Thanks so much for your kind comments! #11457497

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