{"id":245247,"date":"2019-09-30T23:08:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T13:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=245247"},"modified":"2020-07-16T15:39:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T05:39:34","slug":"museum-celebrates-dairy-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/09\/30\/museum-celebrates-dairy-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Celebrates Dairy Days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Twin sisters Joy and Judy Lyell, from Wooroolin, were exploring the displays in the old bank building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 30, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Murgon’s Queensland Dairy Industry Museum is one of the South Burnett’s hidden gems although it often misses out on the limelight the region’s other features attract.<\/p>\n

It is much more than a collection of a old buildings, which visitors to its annual Country Fair on Saturday quickly discovered.<\/p>\n

A good crowd turned out to step back to yesteryear for a short time.<\/p>\n

Visitors could take a cart ride around the large grounds, watch a horse being shoed and learn about spinning and weaving.<\/p>\n

There were also multiple market stalls, many selling home-made treats that harked back to grandma’s culinary skills.<\/p>\n

Old farm machinery was sprinkled around the grounds,\u00a0 bringing back memories for many visitors.<\/p>\n

The key focus, of course, was “dairy”, which was formerly a major industry in the South Burnett with butter factories located in almost every town.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the old bank building, visitors were chatting with volunteers as they pored over old photographs and bits’n’pieces from the heyday of the industry.<\/p>\n

They could also take a turn at making butter in a hand-churn or enjoy a traditional Devonshire tea.<\/p>\n

One of the highlights was a children’s scarecrow competition, judged by South Burnett Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff.<\/p>\n

The winning entry was put together by Murgon Child Care.<\/p>\n

Cloyna State School’s “Roo” won second prize, while Wheatlands State School was third.<\/p>\n

Cr Duff told southburnett.com.au<\/strong>\u00a0she found the judging very hard as all the entries were so good … in the end, she gave every entry a prize.<\/p>\n

The Country Fair is the Dairy Industry Museum’s major fundraiser for the year.<\/p>\n

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Queensland Dairy Industry Museum president Cynthia Hatchett let Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff have a go at churning cream into butter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dairy Museum volunteers Linda and Denise were selling some hand-made treats and dairy-themed crafts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Volunteer Darryl Koy, from Murgon, with his grandchildren Willow, 9, and Summer Stead, 12, from Townsville; and South Burnett mayor Keith Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The duo Sin Dee, from Kingaroy, were also harking back to another era with their busking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Volunteer Betty Taylor with visitors Kevin and Shirley Keenan, from Kingaroy … the couple formerly lived in Murgon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Clint Kenyon, from Hidden Gold Homestead at Moffatdale, re-shod ‘Brin’, also from Hidden Gold, as a crowd watched<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Judy N Gray, from Tablelands, and Kaye Dowling, from Kingaroy, were part of a group of women demonstrating spinning … the pair are members of the Booie Spinners and Weavers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sandra Taylor, Gloria Bell, Judith Corbet and Liz Williamson, from the Murgon RSL Sub-Branch Citizens Auxiliary, had multiple treats for sale at their stall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jan Ferguson and Ashley and Brenda Rewald were offering Devonshire tes at the Murgon Hospital Auxiliary stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Spike Butler, from Hivesville, and ‘Smoky’ were taking Carter Bishop, 9, and Keirra Donaldson, 7, from Toowoomba, for a ride in a buggy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First prize in the Scarecrow competition … Murgon Child Care<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Second prize went to ‘Roo’, left, from Cloyna State School … Wooroolin State School’s entry, on the right, was highly commended<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And this just has to be the scariest scarecrow! Proston Scout Group was highly commended for this entry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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