Liverpool Range Harness Club

Last updated July 2010

Brian Duck sent this report:
Bill and Trish Greer hosted our April weekend at their property along Warrah Creek Road. We met at Willow Tree on Saturday morning, harnessed up and drove down Borambil Creek Rd. After taking in the scenery on the way, we stopped for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon we drove over to Warrah Creek Rd and unharnessed at the Greers’ place. We then went and picked up our trucks and trailers and came back to set up camp We all enjoyed the BBQ tea followed by after dinner games.
On Sunday morning the group drove up the Warrah Creek Rd towards the Cedar Brush on the Liverpool Range. This was a very scenic route driving past the Parraweena cattle yards and the deer stalker’s hut. After a full morning’s drive, we arrived back at the Greers’ for lunch and to pack up for home. Thank you Bill, Trish and family for a wonderful weekend. You even organized the perfect weather.
Those involved in the weekend apart from Bill and Trish were Cherry Steel, Dee Hillard, Sally Jones, Don and Lyn Thomas, Col and Robyn Douglas, Zoe Cooper, Brian and Robbie Duck, Narelle Sharp, Charlie Phillips, Alison Richards and grandson Sam, and Malcolm and Donna Grace.
At the beginning of May our club held its driving weekend at Murrurundi for the King of the Ranges Stockmen’s Challenge. We were joined by members of the Gulgong Club who came to have a look.
Each day we went for a drive around the area, beginning on Thursday with a drive through a property. On Friday we drove to Murravale and the hospital to give the elderly a look at our horses and sulkies, and then went to Paradise Park for a look around. We drove to Blandford and back on Saturday along the old highway behind the railway line. The views of the valley and the mountains behind were great. Each day we also entertained the spectators in the ring at the Stockmen’s Challenge with a bride and groom novelty race, negotiating many obstacles on their way to the wedding.
The main entertainment at this event was the ability of the stockmen competing to be the ‘King of the Ranges’. It was amazing to see them each catch a wild brumby, saddle bronc riding whilst cracking a whip, bare back riding, cross country jumping, pack horse racing and working cattle. As well as this event, we saw dog high jumping, billy cart races and much more.
Those there with our club group were Don and Lyn Thomas, John and Carol Scanlon, Peter and Trish Honeyman, Col and Robyn Douglas, Brian and Robbie Duck, Doug and Sally Jones, Cherry Steel, Charlie Phillips, Darcy and Alison Richards and Bill and Trish Greer. On the Saturday night we celebrated a wonderful feat – Charlie Phillips’ 85th birthday. Charlie is still driving with the club and attends almost every weekend or day out we have.
A great weekend was had by all and many thanks to Bill and Trish for organizing the weekend and the props for the Bride’s race.