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to outback job A tough trip Down Under


IF there’s an exact opposite to the “whingeing Pom,” then Tosside resident Linda McDonald must be in the running for the title. For g lobetrot ter


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for some and too warm for others. We are apt to grumble about our British weather. Someone is always likely to find it too wet or too dry, or maybe


blessed rain. It was also a joy to drink water that had not been chlorinated or chemically treated in some way that left enough residue to taste. Simple things like this are not always appreciated, but that is because we have not put the value on them that they merit.


Too much of gpod, bad or indifferent weather can be very monotonous. However, some of us seem to get weather for all seasons in the same day. We are a


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fortunate people to be able to enjoy the. varying cli­ mate of this country.


how beautifully green the fields of home appeared and I knew that this was due to regular downfalls of


what is relevant to our present situation. If we have had our fair share, plus a bit extra, of wet weather, the next shower may seem to bring very little bless­ ing, but on the whole we do not have the extremes that can be such a trial in countries overseas. Returning from years in hot countries, I remember


parched for lack of rain over long periods, people rejoice at the visitation of a heavy downpour and some will actually venture out to get soaked to the skin for the joy of it. They know that with the rain will come growth and new life for plants and an improvement in conditions generally. Our attitude to the weather unay well depend on


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changed to that of “ringer” when she moved on to gigantic Meda Cattle Sta-


laroo” on the station, which is 300 miles away from the nearest pub. One of the nearest places is Carnarvon, on the west side of the continent, which was a place Linda was able to visit only if she had a long weekend to spare. Her job description


Festive setting


AN historic Slaidburn farmstead, now a hotel, has been chosen as a fes­ tive location by BBC’s Look North” team.


soloist in the schools’ carol competition featuring pupils singing their own compositions are to “take the stage” at Goldhill Farm House Hotel.


The winning choir and


ston said the TV team had toured Lancashire looking for a building which would add atmosphere to the carol singing.


Owner Mrs Kay Thur­


laroo” at Gifford Creek, a GOO,000-acre sheep station in Western Australia, where rounding up sheep is called “mustering” and stocks total 20,000 sheep and 5,000 lambs. The sta­ tion hands ride motor cycles and their duties include shearing, branding and fencing. Linda was the only “Jil-


been so unusual, to say the least, that she has now decided to write her first book about her work and travels in Australia and the title will be “What creek, which way?” — the catchphrase used by the drovers while out on the range. They search for straying animals with the help of aircraft or helicop­ ter pilots who keep in radio contact with them. Linda worked as a “Jil-


returned from Western Australia, where she worked on both sheep and cattle stations, tending huge stocks of animals in vast areas alongside hardy drovers who were born in the outback and know no other life. Her experiences have


counterparts, because they assume that if you are hired for a job then you can do the work just the same as they can," she said. “That is respect that gives a w o m a n confidence." Linda has recently


Australian sheep hands any day than their English


bush. “I’d rather work with


Linda, of Milking Gate Cottage, has already qualified as a “Jil- laroo” — the name given to a female sheep station hand out in the Aus t ral ian


by Sheila Nixon


she always carried her “swag” — something simi­ lar to a sleeping bag, with a built-in waterproof shelter.


been at Tosside for the past five years, has visited Australia during the lamb­ ing and shearing seasons for three years now and always travels alone. But her Australian trips are only a fraction of her glo­ betrotting experiences, for in all she has visited 22 dif­ ferent countries, including Israel, Thailand, China, the Philippines, Indonesia and most E urope an countries. At one time she worked


Linda, whose home has


tion, with its one million acres. The station is not far — by Australian stan­ dards — from the holiday resort of Broome on the north west coast. The work was done on horse­ back and Linda was usually in the saddle for 15 hours a day. Like all Aussie drovers,


Linda is also in demand as a speaker for local


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Australia which have cap­ tured the imagination of her friends and acquaint­ ances at Tosside. “They are very keen to compare their way of life with that in Australia and it was because of their encour­ agement th a t I have decided to start my book,” she explained.


king along the Thai-Burma border and visiting remote settlements where Euro­ peans have never been seen before.” But it is her exploits in


groups and anyone wish­ ing to h e a r of h e r experiences Down Under may contact her by writ­ ing to her home.


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A ‘ Jillaroo’ who proves she’s up


LINDA back home with her “swag” — the special outback sleeping bag


Looking for old films of area


as a consultant for a travel agency running trips to the Far East and often reported back from holi­ day spots with information for brochures.


travel bug as a small girl when her father’s job as a construction engineer meant moving to different parts of Britain on a regu­ lar basis.


She was struck by the


places the tourists don’t visit,” she said. “My jour­ neys have included trek­


“ I love going to the BREAKFAST time on Mount Augustus Musical •- break .'!'s „


■ performing' hi: Clith­ eroe this month. < ■■, ’ •


PROVIDING a wel- come antidote tothc , pressuresMjfthc; pre-Christmasnish, the Northern Cham­ ber Orchestra witlbeg


LINDA in the wide open spaces on the Kennedy Ranges at Gifford Creek


He chairs appeal


saw the opening of newly- refurbished ear, nose and throat wards for children and adults at the hospital. Over £60,000 has been spent to alter and decorate wards, with extra facilities for parents who wish to stay and a new playroom for children.


CLITHEROE man Coun. Howel Jones is to chair a new £30,000 appeal to pro­ vide soft furnishings, tele­ vision and video equip­ ment for children on surgical wards at Black­ burn Royal Infirmary. Meanwhile, last week


RECENT additions to tho stock at Clitheroe Library include: "The Sapphire Rose" — David Etldings. Final volume in the Elenium fantasy trilogy.


ster Nancy Empoon and her search for fulfilment. Scone! to •Tlayballs.’’


choosing tho colours and styles winch suit best. ’’Winston” — Peter Tinniswood. Witty novel about spin­


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the amateur jewellery maker. “The Complete Style Guide” — Mary Spillane. Advice on


“jewellery Making” — David Rider. Manual of techniques for


. Baroque-music,-- which will include,- 17th and 18th cen­ tury masterpieces', from Raly, Germany,’ Fiance and England. The concert will be held at Clitheroe


introduce’and' direct! a mini-festival- off


- details’- should < ring!' the NCO (061 745.


Nicholas Want will.,


• gift, the North West Film Archive may have the answer — a nostalgic video made from a compi­ lation of old films from the North West. The snag is that the


IF you are looking for a more unusual Christmas


compilation does not include film from the Rib­


’Parish Hall a week today, starting at 7- . 30 -p.m .'-'Anyone requiring fu rth e r


donating old films should c o n ta c t th e arch iv e directly at Manchester Polytechnic, Minshull House, 47-49 Chorlton S t r e e t , M an ch e s ter MI3EU (0G1 247 3098).


only two in tho UK, said a spokesman. It preserves and stores old films and videos, making its records available to schools and colleges and even visiting homes for the elderly to p r o v id e n o s t a lg i c evenings. Anyone interested in


more archive film and video from East Lanca­ shire, particularly if any old films of the area are to be used in future years’ “ Moving Memories” videos. The archive is one of


chester Polytechnic, pro­ duced the first of its now annual "Moving Mem­ ories” videos last year and has ju s t released the second, offering some GO minutes of fascinating viewing for £13.99. But it would like to see


ble Valley and that’s a situation the archive would like to remedy. The archive, at Man­


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