Noosa Country Show – The Grand Parade

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

The Grand Parade at the Noosa Country Show (held at Pomona). It may have been small but the animals and cars were great. It included a 1948 mercury, a corvette and many other cars, all the prize-winning cows and horses, some greyhounds and of course the show girls and ambassadors. My favourites were the brumby and the Shire Horse. The Shire horse was a massive beast whilst the brumby was much smaller but all muscle. A  brumby classification is only given if the horse has been wild for 5 years. This stallion was head of a heard of ten mares, a number of colts and fillies. They were caught for their own safety as they were grazing very close to the Bruce Highway near Maryborough. Interestingly, a brumby male is the only horse (? animal) that does not have nipples.
Sadly these country shows are struggling to make ends meet as fewer people visit them. It would be a huge loss if we were to lose them from lack of attendance. Next year I think I will enter my lemon butter (mind you I haven’t made it for years. Come to think of it I haven’t cooked anything for years.

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About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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  2. Charli Mills's avatar Charli Mills says:
    January 19, 2015 at 4:35 pm

    How fun! Your Country Show is like our County Fair. It’s the heart of a small community and I really do enjoy the gathering. The Shire horse is huge! And the brumby is much prettier than the typical western mustang, although in this region, the Nez Perce tribe selectively bred and raised what became known as a horse from the Palouse (region of eastern Washington). It’s now called an Appalousa. My family, descendants of the McCandleses, were instrumental in saving the horses from extinction back in the 1920s. Lovely video! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist's avatar Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
      January 19, 2015 at 7:17 pm

      Yes I think they are very similar although sadly now I think they are dying out. The state capital ones still attract crowds – mainly city folk trying to see country pursuits and if you are a horse person and make it to the ring it is the culmination of all your efforts. I have heard of Appalousan horses. What wonderful family history you have – something to be really proud of.

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