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YOUNG NSW
A ‘GOLD TRAIL’
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THE short film “Rising from the Flat –From Gold to Glory” will be shown again atthe Southern Cross Cinema during theLambing Flat Festival.
It is a lively presentation of the history ofYoung, and combines recent footage andphotographs of Young with historic stillsand footage from a 1928 film.
The 1928 film, The Birth of “WhiteAustralia”, had local residents in the castand starred Tom Tester and Molly Donoghue(later Mrs. Leo Garry).
The old film was found lying almost for-gotten in the Soldier’s Memorial clock towerand has been preserved with the co-opera-tion of Screen Sounds Australia and theLambing Flat Folk Museum.
The film was released during Show Week
in September 1928, but was not distributednationally as talkie films arrived at the sametime.
A local shareholder company producedthe film but was liquidated in 1933.
The shareholders lost all their money.The documentation “Rising from the
Flat” allows viewers to learn the history ofthe Lambing Flat gold fields and the subse-quent disturbances and riots as well as thehistory of the towns buildings both past andpresent.
Local historians Joe Kinsela and BrianJames combined their knowledge with localfilmmaker Larry Wordsworth to produce thefilm.
Other members of the Young Short FilmGroup helped out with the graphics and
some of the camera work. The editing of the film was expertly car-
ried out by Grahame Ragg of Forbes.Copies of the DVD can be purchased
from the Lambing Flat Folk Museum inCampbell Street.
The museum also has two other DVDsfor sale showing historical scenes of Youngfrom years gone by.
Rising from the Flats and several otherHistorical DVDs are available from theYoung Museum in Campbell Street pricedfrom $15 to $20. Phone 6382 2248 for fur-ther details.
A must view for people who are interest-ed in Young’s colourful past.
History on screen at local cinema
NOW in its fourth year,Lambing Flat Festival Wood,Sculpture and Big ArtExhibition opens at 10am onThursday, March 7.
This year the exhibitionis being held at Young TownHall to cater for the big artelement of the exhibition, achange from the former fineart category.
This year the exhibition,sponsored by the Young andDistrict Arts Council, hasalready attracted around 100entries from throughout thedistrict
The exhibition officiallyopens at 7pm on Fridaynight.
The $5 entry includesdoor prizes and supper.
The exhibition will runover four days fromThursday March 7 (10am-4pm) to Sunday, March 10(10am-3pm).
Wood,sculpture
and big art
Stepping back in time
FUN: Young’s PCYC will be offering tradi-tionsl games such as hopscotch, quiots,marbles and egg and spoon races.
ABOVE: Ride the Cobb and Co Royal MailCoach.BELOW: Or dress up in the spirit of theoccasion.
OUCH: There’ll be a public flogging, musket load-ing demonstration and a reading of the Riot Act.
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