TRAIN PETITION DELIVERED
As agreed a hand signed petition began by the Griffith branch of the CPSA for the reinstatement of the midweek passenger train to Griffith has been supported by over 1000 signatures.
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It has now been presented to the state Member for Murray Austin Evans’ office to be forwarded to the NSW Minister for Transport to go to the speaker of the house. Also copies have been forwarded to the SFF Party and to the Labor Shadow Minister for Transport,
Special mention is to made of the Mayor John Dal Broi who has actively supported the reinstatement of the train. Also thanks to the persons who obtained pages of the petition and to the chemist, shops, newsagent and Griffith Central for their help. Head office of the CPSA and annual conference likewise for their support..
When in Sydney people say to myself we hear so much about Griffith and if there was a better passenger train service we would go there as it is trying distance by road and plane fares to here are very expensive.
If granted the midweek passenger train would also promote a two way tourism advantage.
Peter Knox, Griffith CPSA branch president
‘TO CATCH AN EMU’
I have heard some stories of the Dreatime,
On how to catch some food,
And to prove it was fair dinkum,
I would try one, though it seemed a little crude.
Emu steak is very nice, so this was the one to try,
First to find some emus and then go into the act,
Emus are very curious and will come and take a look,
And if I was to catch one I really needed the knack.
I came upon a likely mob grazing on the plain.
And when I was close enough the ritual was to start,
On my back upon the ground with my legs raised in the air,
I pedaled like upon a bike or horse in an upturned cart.
The emus came to have a look at this poor bugger on the ground,
I kept up with this artful demonstration,
While the emus one by one came closer and closer,
I only had to grab one for the steak to be my creation.
At last one came so very close, I think to peck my eye out,
I grabbed him by his scrawny leg,
And this caused a huge commotion,
Dragging me across the flat like an empty keg.
No way I was going to let go and let this legend be false,
To grab the other leg was all I had to do,
And wrestle the emu to the ground,
I could already smell the aroma of some emu stew.
The emu tore across the plain,
It was more difficult than I thought,
As I got dragged through seed and burr,
I began to think this really was a rort.
Straight for a fence the emu was headed,
I thought this is where I will down him,
But with feelings possessed it went straight through the fence,
Leaving me hanging from the barbed wire with gashes from every limb.
Thank goodness someone found me and had me all stitched up,
Although suffering from embarrassment, I believe this legend to be true,
Because in the land of the Dreamtime,
There were no fences to run into.
Stuart Clarke, Griffith
Collections of Stuart’s poems are available at the Griffith visitor information centre and plaza newsagents.
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