WALLA WALLA PIONEER FESTIVAL
During the second week of November the town of Walla Walla, which is located about 20 minutes north of Albury, puts on a Heritage Festival at the local Football, Sporting Ground Complex. This is one of the town's tourist attractions, which brings people from all surrounding areas.
BUTTERMAKING DEMONSTRATION
 Commencing to churn the fresh cream in a specially made wooden box with wooden churners, dated around 1910. |
 The cream is starting to turn lumpy after just over 1 minute of churning. |
 The lumps have joined into a mixture of soft butter. Total mixing time less than 4 minutes. The thin butter milk is left in the bottom. |
 The finished product. |
CLYDESDALES STRUT THEIR STUFF.
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THE BLACKSMITH HEATS AND SHAPES THE METAL
 Pressing the Bellows to heat the coals. |
 Heating the iron to red hot. |
 Hammering the red hot iron into a shape on the anvil. |
SHEEP SHEARING AND WOOL BAILING
Step one, shearing the sheep with hand shears. |
 Step two, throwing the wool or fleece onto the sorting table. |
 Step three, filling both the top wooden bailer and the bottom wooden bailer with wool. These bailers date back to the 1890's.By swinging the top bail holder over the bottom bail holder, and releasing the false bottom on the top bailer, a false top or monkey is placed on the top bailer, and attached by thick wire cable to the pulley system. |
 The pulley system is shown here being used to compress the top wool into the bottom bail by pulling the roof of the top bailer right down into the bottom bailer. |
THE YOUNG AT HEART PLAYING SHOTBALL,
WITH THE UNBEATABLE CULCAIRN KILLERS WILLING TO
TAKE ON ALL COMERS NEXT YEAR.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS WERE
Vintage Vehicles, Stationery Engines, Coachbuilder, Ropemaking, Wool Spinning, animal Nursery, Historical Displays, Damper Cooking, Food Stalls, Craft Market, Fashion Parade.
Every body welcome.
The Walla Walla Pioneer Festival is a real tourist attraction and has something for everybody.
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