The O’Connell family
I first met the O’Connells at our Australia Day and Waitangi Day function in February. We sat at the same table enjoying the great food and I was intrigued to learn how they came to be in Winnipeg. Hopefully you will as well.
In January 2011, brothers Greg and Barrie Bryan became the first people to complete a full re-enactment of Henry Lawson’s 1893 trek from Bourke, NSW to Hungerford on the QLD border and back. In total, they walked more than 450km in 15 days. And last year, they set a new challenge – to retrace the walk Henry Lawson completed with his great mate, Jim Gordon, to the historic Toorale Woolshed.
Charlie Powell found a great photo from the old (1997) winnipeg cricket team. Can you name them all?
Ron Vernon at the DUCW Christmas party, December 2012
Sad news to share with you all that DUCW member Rob Vernon has passed away. Condolences to his immediate family – Jacqueline, Peter and Southerly – and to his family and friends in Australia.
For those of you who worked alongside Rob at any of the Folklorama pavilions, please send Jacqueline any stories you remember of Rob’s work there and his time as ambassador. And if you have any stories of Rob that you would like to share with his family, please send them to casselvernon@hotmail.com.
Gum (Eucalypt tree) leaf. – Photo: Brian Hydesmith
As we get this web site up and running, we are seeking photos from members’ own collections which feature typical and iconic scenes from New Zealand and Australia. The images will be cropped to fit the wide, panorama style you see at the top of the pages, so preference will be given to ones that still look good when cropped this way.