Warialda to Texas

We continued onto  Warialda where we have stayed before, photos of the town are here.
On this post we have the 'oval' with lights on as the sunset.  In the morning time I took a photo across the road of that 'green' house.  Yes, I don't like houses painted that colour.
Then up the road on our way out a house with so many ornaments it's hard to see them all, but that is ok because the people that live there love them.
Then more photos as we travelled towards Texas and a sign not that far from Texas which is near enough on the border of New South Wales and Queensland, yet the weather was still not warm as we approached north in winter where it usually is warmer.

A good time was had at Warialda as we ventured with another couple staying at the caravan park to the golf club for dinner, a tasty Chinese meal where tablecloths were checked - wow, it's been sometime since I've sat at a dinning table with that type of cloth.

Warialda, NSW

Warialda, NSW - the name means 'Place of Wild Honey'. A small town on the Gwydi Highway of about 1.200 people.
Allan Cunningham was the first official European visitor in 1827 with the town being established in 1837 with a police outstation erected around 1840.

Warialda is the birthplace of Elizabeth Kenny, world-renowned pioneer in the treatment of poliomyelitis.  The baptismal fond used for Sister Kenny's baptism is still in use and housed in the Church of England.

Warialda is also the birthplace of Olive Rose Fitzhardinge (1881-1956) who became famous in the 1930's as a rose breeder in Warrawee the name of her best known rose.  Olive was brought up in Moree.  A photo of the rose and more about Olive [ here ]

Warialda is the service centre for the local agricultural sector.  Farms around the area produce wheat, sorghum, barley, sheep, beef cattle.  Some of the locals also earn a dollar or two hunting wild pigs, which are exported, mainly to Germany, where there are demands for wild boar which are not present in the Australian market.

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Never been to this town before so it was exciting to see something new.
The Caravan Park was only a small fee and one paid opposite at the Information Centre (photo below).  The photo was taken from the caravan park which had no resident manager, but all was well.
If the information centre was closed then a man came around each evening to collect the money.

The weather was still cool, so still winter clothing and we were not that far from the Queensland border.

Impressive buildings for such a small town

The bottom one is the Court House.

The Post Office below.

A Hotel, Imperial and there were a couple of Hotels.

Below photo some bush near Warialda, NSW