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JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 1 December 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 1 December 1879 The Australian Town & Country Journal reported: "A public meeting was held in the School of Arts during the week to take into consideration the propriety of asking the Government to make our new post office a two-storey building in place of one." WEATHER For latest information from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, please click on the following: CENTRAL TABLELANDS CENTRAL WEST SLOPES & PLAINS SYDNEY
WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER FEATURE EVENT — Molong Men's Shed Street Stall & Sausage Sizzle — Bank Street, Molong — Jim Troth (6366 8653) or Allen Barnes (0400 093 572). FEATURE EVENT — Builders Picnic Day — social bowls from 9.30am — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8241. Soldiers on Riddell Bistro & Pizzeria — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105 — 6-8pm — Facebook: www.facebook.com/MolongRSLClub/?fref=ts— CLOSED FOR LUNCH TODAY. 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 Joker Draw — 6pm — Telegraph Hotel, 53 Bank St, Molong — phone 6366 8095 — Facebook: www.facebook.com/The-Telegraph-Hotel-Molong-1292919920737395/?fref=ts Freemasons Hotel Bistro — Freemasons Hotel, 1 Bank St, Molong — lunch and dinner — phone 6366 8512. WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW — SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER Molong Cricket Competition — general bye. Pym Street Markets, 9am-1pm — 3 Pym St, Millthorpe — Phone 0429 721 266 — Visit www.millthorpevillage.com.au/events-venues/pym-street-markets Moorbel Hall Markets, 8am-noon — Moorbel Hall, Auxiliary St, Canowindra — Phone Michael on 0427 442 078. 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. Molong Croquet Club — on the greens at the Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — afternoon, but starting time varies according to weather and time of year. Contact Mary Iffland on 6366 9076 or 0401 010 479 for details. Carniverous Plant Fair — Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Bells Line of Road, Mt Tomah — free entry — phone 4567 3000. Freemasons Hotel Bistro — Freemasons Hotel, 1 Bank St, Molong — lunch and dinner — phone 6366 8512. WHAT'S HAPPENING SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER FEATURE EVENT — Molong Community Christmas Tree Party — Molong Rec, 3pm-7pm — visit from Santa — face painting — jumping castle — sausage sizzle — Christmas carols — phone Becc on 0428 210 027. Uniting Church Christmas Carols — 6pm, Uniting Church, Bank St, Molong — presented by Paul Weathersten on the organ — light supper — donation $5. Aqua zumba — Molong pool — 9am. PCYC Orange Charity Golf Day — Duntryleague, Orange — noon shotgun start — four-person ambrose — non-handicap golfers welcome — $30 per head, includes BBQ lunch — phone 6360 2249. 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. Carniverous Plant Fair — Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Bells Line of Road, Mt Tomah — free entry — phone 4567 3000. Freemasons Hotel Bistro — Freemasons Hotel, 1 Bank St, Molong — lunch and dinner — phone 6366 8512. 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.au — Banjo 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. 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.
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Molong Community Christmas Tree Party — Molong Rec, 3pm-7pm, Sunday 3 December — visit from Santa — face painting — jumping castle — sausage sizzle — Christmas carols — phone Becc on 0428 210 027. HELP I need plenty of help with input for this page, so please contact me with details of upcoming events on 0409 831 216 or through mailto:john@molong.com.au or via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MolongOnline)
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