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By JOHN ROZENTALS

JOHN'S MOLONG BLOG: 08 February 2019 | What happened on this day in the Molong of yesteryear? And what's happening today and in the near future.

From Molong on 08 February 1901, The Molong Argus reported: "The first meeting of the newly-appointed Hospital Committee was held on Monday evening."

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY — FRIDAY 08 FEBRUARY

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — lunch noon-2pm; dinner 6-9pm — phone 6366 8105

Annabelle's Kitchen — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8241 — from 6pm.

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

Joker Draw — 6pm — Telegraph Hotel, 53 Bank St, Molong — phone 6366 8095

Aqua Aerobics — Molong Swimming Pool, Hill St, Molong, 9.45-10.30am — 6366 8075.

Ross Hill Winery Tour — 10-10.30am, Ross Hill Wines, 134 Wallace Lane, Orange — 6365 3223

WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW— SATURDAY 09 FEBRUARY

FEATURE EVENT — Oilsplus Molong Cricket — Cudal v Magpies, Cudal; Country v Bowlers, Molong Rec; Millthorpe bye. Games start 1pm.

Orange Region Farmers’ Market — Northcourt, Peisley St, Orange, 8.30am-12.30pm — Holly Manning 0418 654 226.

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — lunch noon-2pm; dinner 6-9pm — phone 6366 8105

Orange park run — meet 8am, Gosling Creek Reserve, 28 Forest Road, Bloomfield — phone 0458 265 163 — free, register on the day

Annabelle's Kitchen — Molong Bowling Club, Euchareena Rd, Molong — phone 6366 8241 — from 6pm.

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

Bingo — from 1pm, Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — phone 6366 8105

Ross Hill Winery Tour — 10-10.30am, Ross Hill Wines, 134 Wallace Lane, Orange — 6365 3223

WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW— SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY

FEATURE EVENT — NSW State Over 50s Cricket Championships, Molong Rec, 10am — Molong v Riverina Drive — David Hobbs 0427 148 425.

Sunday Session — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — from 1pm — bistro special, meat raffles, $500 cash draws — phone 6366

Soldiers on Riddell Bistro — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — long lunch noon-4pm — phone 6366 8105

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

Canowindra Social Dancing on Sundays — live music — old-time, new vogue — 2-6pm, Canowindra Services Club, Gaskill St, Canowindra — $10 for dancers, non-dancers free — 6344 1397 — 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month.

Sunday Session — Molong RSL Club, 22-24 Gidley St, Molong — from 1pm — bistro special, meat raffles, $500 cash draws — phone 6366 8105

Inflatables — 11am-4pm, Orange Aquatic Centre, 21 Hill St, Orange — cost: pool-entry fee — 6363 3000.

Ross Hill Winery Tour — 10-10.30am, Ross Hill Wines, 134 Wallace Lane, Orange — 6365 3223

GALLERY & MUSEUM WATCH

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

Orange Regional Museum — 151 Byng St, Orange — open 9am-5pm daily —Orange Regional Museum will interpret the stories, cultures and places of the region, displaying artefacts that trigger memories, engage audiences and inspire new ways of thinking about history and cultures. Open 9am-5pm daily, except Christmas Day.

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

Banjo Paterson Museum — 43 Forbes Road, Yeoval — phone 0427 208 913 — open daily, 9am-3pm — Banjo Paterson ... More than a Poet — priceless collection of memorabilia, books, letters and collectibles — Clancy's Café.

Bathurst Historical Society Museum — east wing Bathurst Courthouse —Tue-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat-Sun 11am-2pm.

Orange Art Society — Orange Cultural Centre, Woolworths Carpark, Sale St, Orange —open daily.

Paddock to Plate — a history of food and wine in Orange & district — 151 Byng St, Orange — open 9am-5pm daily.

Orange Regional Gallery — Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange — Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, Common-Place: Works from the Collection. Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery — Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange — Phone 6393 8136 — Various artists, Archibald Prize 2018 — Opens 8 February. Until 10 April — Gallery open daily.

Orange Regional Gallery — Cnr Byng St & Piesley St, Orange — Phone 6393 8136 — Margaret Loy Pula, Anatye — Opens 8 February. Until 24 April — Gallery open daily.

Corner Store Gallery — 382 Summer St, Orange — Phone 0448 246 209 — Various artists, 8 x 10 Group Exhibition —Until 9 February — visit website for opening hours.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery — 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst — Phone 6333 6555 — Various artists, BRAGS 50 Years: The Art of Giving — Opens 15 February. Until 7 April — Gallery open Tuesdays to Sundays.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery — 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst — Phone 6333 6555 — Various artists, Seeing Voices — Opens 15 February. Until 7 April — Gallery open Tuesdays to Sundays.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery — 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst — Phone 6333 6555 — Wendy Murray, Night & Day — Opens 15 February. Until 7 April — Gallery open Tuesdays to Sundays.

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery — 70-78 Keppel St, Bathurst — Phone 6333 6555 — Various artists, Curiouser and Curiouser — Until 10 February — Gallery open Tuesdays to Sundays.

Western Plains Cultural Centre — 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo — Phone 6801 4444 — Cecily Walter & Toni Morrison, Twisted Sisters: Imperfect — Until 10 February — Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre — 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo — Phone 6801 4444 — Various artists, Make the Mark: HSC Works — Until 3 March — Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre — 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo — Phone 6801 4444 — Various artists, The WPCC Collection — Gallery open daily.

Western Plains Cultural Centre — 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo — Phone 6801 4444 — Various artists, Upon a Broken World: Life after WWI — Until 10 March— Gallery open daily.

Cowra Regional Art Gallery — 77 Darling St, Cowra — Phone 6340 2190 — Various artists, War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics — Opens 23 February. Until 28 April — Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday.

Oilsplus Molong Cricket — Cudal v Magpies, Cudal; Country v Bowlers, Molong Rec; Millthorpe bye. Games start 1pm, tomorrow, Saturday 9 February.

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