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By JOHN ROZENTALS

JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 21 November 2017 | What happened on this day in the Molong of yesteryear? | And your guide to the weather and what's happening locally.

From Molong on 21 November 1892, The Australian Town & Country Journal reported: "What in full head promising 40 bushells to the acre in plentiful in several parts of the district."

WEATHER

For latest information from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, please click on the following:

CENTRAL TABLELANDS
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/
centraltablelands.shtml

CENTRAL WEST SLOPES & PLAINS
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/
centralwestslopes.shtml

SYDNEY
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/
sydney.shtml

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER

Molong Hospital Auxiliary, 2pm — HealthOne, Banks St, Molong

CWA Borenore Branch, 3.30pm — CWA Hall, 5 Convent Rd, Borenore — Phone Dawn Davis 6365 2385 — email davisl3@bigpond.com.

CWA Woodstock Branch, 10am — CWA Rooms, Rankin St, Woodstock.

Molong Community Garden — St Johns Anglican Church, Bank St, Molong, 9-11.30am — Sew, grow and share — all welcome.

WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW — WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — lunch noon-2pm; dinner 6-9pm — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Bingo — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — noon — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Hump Day Happy Hour — noon-1pm and 4-5pm — Telegraph Hotel, 53 Bank St, Molong — phone 6366 8095 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/The-Telegraph-Hotel-Molong-1292919920737395/?fref=ts

LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT WEEKEND

Friday 24 November

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — lunch noon-2pm; dinner 6-9pm — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — from 6.30pm — Twenty $20 vouchers to be won, plus $1000 Members’ Cash Draw — Free jukebox from 8pm — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Molong Bowling Club Bistro — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8241 — from 5.30pm.

Saturday 25 November

FEATURE EVENT — Molong Cricket Competition — Freemasons v Country, Molong Rec; Cudal v Magpies, Cudal — 40 overs per side, games start at 1pm.

Live music — Agrestic Grocer , 426 Molong Road, Orange — noon-3pm — phone 6360 4604

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — lunch noon-2pm; dinner 6-9pm — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Bingo — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — 1pm — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Saturday night badge draw, 7.30-8pm — $$$$ — Giant meat tray and vouchers — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8241.

Molong Bowling Club Bistro — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8241 — from 5.30pm.

Four on the 4loor, 8pm — Victoria Hotel, Summer Street, Orange — Phone 02 6362 3365 — free show from four live bands.

Bathurst Farmers Market, 8am-noon — Bathurst Showground, Kendall Ave (Great Western Highway), Bathurst — Phone 0409 924 182 — http://bathurstfarmersmarket.com.au/

Sunday 26 November

Sunday Session — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — from 1pm — bistro special, meat raffles, $500 cash draws — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — long lunch noon-4pm — phone 6366 8105 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Live music — Agrestic Grocer , 426 Molong Road, Orange — noon-3pm — phone 6360 4604

Sunday Acoustic Sessions — Orange Ex–services Club, 243 Anson Street, Orange — 1- 4pm — 6362 2666.

Canowindra Ballroom Dancing — Canowindra Services Club. Gaskill St, Canowindra — phone 6344 1397 — social old-time and sequence ballroom dancing — 2pm-6pm —live music — $10.

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

Jayes Gallery (http://jayes.gallery) — 33 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 9093 — gallery open Thursday to Sunday.

Molong & District Servicemen & Servicewomen Portrait Gallery — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — Anne Marie Ingham portraits of locals who served — open for viewing in club foyer during club opening hours — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts

Age of Fishes Museum — Cnr Gaskill St and Ferguson St, Canowindra — a glimpse into life during the Devonian period, when the world was ruled by fish— phone 6344 1008 — open daily, 10am-4pm — http://www.ageoffishes.org.au

Banjo Paterson Museum — 43 Forbes Road, Yeoval — phone 0472 089 913 — open daily, 9am-3pm — http://www.banjopatersonmorethanapoet.com.auBanjo Paterson ... More than a Poet exhibition — priceless collection of memorabilia, books, letters and collectibles — Clancy's Café.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, Common-Place: Works from the Collection. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, #fashtech: a sARTorial project. Until 1 December. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Michael Winters, Dissected by Time and Space. Until 10 December. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery (http://www.org.nsw.gov.au) | Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange | Phone 6393 8136 — Elisabeth Cummings, Interior Landscapes. Until 21 January. Gallery open daily.

Ludlow Creative Space (http://www.ludlowgallery.com.au) | 187 Lords Place, Orange | Gallery open noon-5.30pm Wednesday to Sunday.

Corner Store Gallery (http://www.cornerstoregallery.com) | 382 Summer St, Orange | Phone 6369 1694 — Fiona Barrett-Clark, The Views that Pass Us. Opens 23 November. Until 10 December. Gallery open Thursdays to Sundays.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (http://www.bathurstart.com.au) | 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst | Phone 6333 6555 — Various artists, Unflinching Gaze: photo media and the male figure. Until 3 December. Gallery open Tuesdays to Sundays.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Shaded: The Other Australian Landscape. Until 03 December. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Michael Riley, Cloud. Until 03 December. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Ngunggilanha: Give to Each Other. Until 22 December. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Indigenous Australians at War. Until 10 December. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, Another Green World: The Landscape of the 21st Century. Until 03 December. Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre (http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org) | 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo | Phone 6801 4449 — Various artists, People Places Possessions. Permanent exhibition. Gallery open daily.

Cowra Regional Art Gallery (http://cowraartgallery.com.au) | 77 Darling St, Cowra | Phone 6340 2190 — Various artists, upstART. Until 10 December. Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Canowindra Ballroom Dancing — Canowindra Services Club. Gaskill St, Canowindra — phone 6344 1397 — social old-time and sequence ballroom dancing — 2pm-6pm —live music — $10.

HELP

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