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As with so many Australian towns, Temora began in the 1800s with gold mining and the usual bushrangers. Out in western New South Wales though, the land is flat and suits wheat farming, so that became the main industry. Not that the gold mining proved unsuccessful: in pursuit of gold, outside the town the miners dug the largest open cut mine in New South Wales – it produced gold until 1996 and with gold prices rising, maybe it will re-open. A 7.3kg gold nugget was one of the ‘highlight’ finds, back in the early days.
With the gold mines and the golden wheat, Temora settled down to being quiet and prosperous. Then World War II came and, with it, the need to train large numbers of pilots. The flat land and usually fine weather of the inland wheat growing areas were ideal for basic flying training, so a military flying school was established in Temora.
Time rolled by, but through the years the old flying field remained popular for sport flying of various kinds – for the same reasons that had made it suitable for flying training. Then, in 1999, a Sydney businessman decided that Temora would be a good place to establish an aviation museum dedicated to aircraft relevant to Australia’s defence over the years – with the displays to include flying demonstrations. The world-class Temora Aviation Museum resulted and now is the main tourist attraction in the area.
We have been to Temora several times, sometimes just passing through, on other occasions to enjoy one of the museum’s ‘flying days’. The thought occurs that we really should revisit with more time to explore further afield!
Oh yes, the heading photo. It’s a De Havilland “Tiger Moth” training aircraft, made in Australia during the War and now part of the museum. This particular aircraft was actually based in Temora when the flying school was operating, and that’s exactly how it would have looked then. |
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| Pros: | "More than wheat and sheep" | | Cons: | "Expect it to be hot in summer" | | In A Nutshell: | "Definitely worth a visit - hanging around, even! (see OTBP)" |
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deecat Sat Apr 19, 2008 16:03 UTC What an education for me to read and view your top-notch pages about Temora. I appreciate all the details, descriptions, and great travelogues. This sure is a labor of love for you and it shows. | Daja123 Sun Mar 30, 2008 20:41 UTC It was a big pleasure for me to look at your excellent presentation of Temora town and museum. It is to be admired how big effort is necessary to collect so much of valubles. I see you are very professional regarding airplanes. Hugs xx | Ekaterinburg Thu Mar 27, 2008 20:57 UTC I hope this doesn't mean you're abandoning the humble Renault 4 George . A mine of avaiation information here and great photos. I loved Biggles and Gimlet - they don't write them like that anymore:)) | aussirose Wed Mar 26, 2008 06:57 UTC Gee those travelogue pix are awesome George!! I love the big spitfire one....and that Canberra plane looks pretty flash! Great stunt photos matey!! Hugs xx |
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