tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post5302431496909126974..comments2023-10-03T19:38:55.920+10:30Comments on Red's Australia!: Only in OZ #14 - Tractor Monument, Wentworth, New South WalesRed Nomad OZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-58072533788984903022011-06-19T20:18:14.572+09:302011-06-19T20:18:14.572+09:30@SFlaGuy - I'm known for it!! But you don'...@SFlaGuy - I'm known for it!! But you don't say whether or not that's a good thing ...Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-5323210707543573122011-06-16T09:56:18.004+09:302011-06-16T09:56:18.004+09:30You find the most interesting obscure facts.You find the most interesting obscure facts.SFlaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059511997368761806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-60202400953196216582011-06-13T11:27:09.769+09:302011-06-13T11:27:09.769+09:30@IWBY - yep, that's much better!! Come back a...@IWBY - yep, that's much better!! Come back anytime!!<br />@Manzanita - I believe Massey and Ferguson merged later, but I'm no tractor expert!<br />@NJAMB - I'm sure it would! I've also see a (now defunct) big peanut in OZ, but not the others although I'm sure it's just a matter of time!). BUT ... you saw it here first!!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-48023679809882103362011-06-13T10:44:35.935+09:302011-06-13T10:44:35.935+09:30I think that the Fergie monument would fit in very...I think that the Fergie monument would fit in very well in many of the small farming communities in the Midwest. I've found monuments to peanuts, pecans, and watermelons, so a tractor wouldn't be considered strange around here in Texas!TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-13521111163713602622011-06-12T22:58:20.039+09:302011-06-12T22:58:20.039+09:30Red .... This enters into the category of, "C...Red .... This enters into the category of, "Can you top this?" Yes pun. :) Why do I recall the name Massey connected with Ferguson and I also recall a Massey Harris tractor. Massey must have joined financial tractor forces somewhere along the line. <br /><a href="http://beajayblock.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Manzanita@Wannabuyaduck</a>Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-13461327642389568232011-06-12T20:09:49.748+09:302011-06-12T20:09:49.748+09:30hi most people write IWBY or you can call me Bee :...hi most people write IWBY or you can call me Bee :)<br />It did, I did take a break and get out my jammies, but I came back here :)IWASNTBLOGGEDYESTERDAYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054455347275782284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-33922155620066193212011-06-12T19:11:59.062+09:302011-06-12T19:11:59.062+09:30@IWASNTBLOGGEDYESTERDAY - girlfriend, you gotta ge...@IWASNTBLOGGEDYESTERDAY - girlfriend, you gotta get a new short name! I'm exhausted just typing it out!! Welcome, and hope my travels made your day worthwhile!!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-35045503672940220742011-06-12T10:40:29.358+09:302011-06-12T10:40:29.358+09:30i love canberra,i visit a lot,can't afford to ...i love canberra,i visit a lot,can't afford to live there thogh,houses gone up 500% in 12 years.<br /><br /><br />if when you are looking at your stats,you see someones been here for an hour or so...that'd be me lol not going to get any work done today,i'm following your travels.IWASNTBLOGGEDYESTERDAYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054455347275782284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-70171848357132069842011-06-12T08:36:36.224+09:302011-06-12T08:36:36.224+09:30@Alessandra - Yes! Canberra exists for almost no ...@Alessandra - Yes! Canberra exists for almost no other purpose than machinery of government. Wentworth already had a purpose!!<br />@PDP - I'm sure there is ... but just between you & me I'd have to change the status of this blog if I were to verbalise it!!<br />@Lilly - Why thank you for those kind words!! Do you know a publisher?? AND ... I'm thinking I don't have to make a choice - I can do both!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-28789798235581647772011-06-11T21:30:33.384+09:302011-06-11T21:30:33.384+09:30I truly enjoy this adventure we are all on with yo...I truly enjoy this adventure we are all on with you - thank you for the tractor info today - very interesting and really nice photos. Have a great day - just wondering, when you finish? your adventures, are you going to become a public speaker or write a book? I will buy your book, however I have to start saving now to come to Aussie Land to hear you speak. Have a great day Red. Cheers, Lilly p.s. on the other hand, if it were me, I would choose to be an adventurer the rest of me days :)LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-82174453297438728002011-06-11T17:32:59.680+09:302011-06-11T17:32:59.680+09:30Very entertaining post Red. Sometimes you have to ...Very entertaining post Red. Sometimes you have to wonder if there is a special 'qualification!!!' that is required to be a politician?PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-392227623757245192011-06-11T17:32:18.427+09:302011-06-11T17:32:18.427+09:30So the people had to go to the capital...So the people had to go to the capital...Alessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616072198034545392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-44278191848759589842011-06-11T17:30:56.057+09:302011-06-11T17:30:56.057+09:30@Andrew - You should remember oranges!! It's ...@Andrew - You should remember oranges!! It's within cooee of Mildura in the heart of Sunraysia! Perfect place for the capital if you ask me ... but then where would all those public servants come from??!!<br />@Joan Elizabeth - the original is easy to miss as it just looks like a cairn unless you know what you're looking for.<br />@Betty - If we don't learn from history we are doomed to repeat it (or whatever the saying is!!)<br />@magsx2 - it does look a little ridiculous - until you realise what it represents!<br />@Windsmoke - yes, that's what the Wentworthians said! And yes again, that's me in the header pic!<br />@Eccentricess - it's scary when you're actually standing there and realise you and everything around you would have been under water!<br />@Dianne - Yeah! Find THAT anywhere else!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-38967080505384288912011-06-11T11:29:11.138+09:302011-06-11T11:29:11.138+09:30Well now we have a tractor on a pole! Love reading...Well now we have a tractor on a pole! Love reading your posts!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-43651250072872291662011-06-11T07:43:21.707+09:302011-06-11T07:43:21.707+09:30Enjoyed that immensely and love their monument to ...Enjoyed that immensely and love their monument to the height the floods would have reached - intimidating!Eccentricesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350166822047688150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-63195710953151882762011-06-11T07:36:27.753+09:302011-06-11T07:36:27.753+09:30Thank god for the reliable Fergie. Fantastic new h...Thank god for the reliable Fergie. Fantastic new header, is that you in the background? :-).Windsmoke.http://windsmoke.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-32929326595087275042011-06-11T04:33:33.982+09:302011-06-11T04:33:33.982+09:30Hi,
I had to laugh at the tractor, it really does ...Hi,<br />I had to laugh at the tractor, it really does look odd up there in the air, as you say "only in Australia". :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-76505010694512628152011-06-11T04:11:24.427+09:302011-06-11T04:11:24.427+09:30i love your header.
fantastic picture!i love your header.<br />fantastic picture!Betty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-77923680023943664042011-06-11T04:10:15.971+09:302011-06-11T04:10:15.971+09:30that second photo is very impressive!
great histo...that second photo is very impressive!<br /><br />great history lesson. :)<br /><br />happy weekend!<br /><br />big hugs!<br />betty xxBetty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-15966468551315995602011-06-10T21:47:35.266+09:302011-06-10T21:47:35.266+09:30When I was there I was so interested in seeing the...When I was there I was so interested in seeing the two big rivers join that I missed this monument.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-46161353288701356902011-06-10T21:29:34.032+09:302011-06-10T21:29:34.032+09:30May god save the Fergie, surely the most utilitari...May god save the Fergie, surely the most utilitarian tractor beast ever made. Hang on, just checking exactly where Wentworth is. Ah, went through there. I remember oranges. Might have been a good place for our capital, a long way from Sydney and Melbourne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com