From left, Steph Glasbergen, Niah Murray, aged 9, and Jodie Green, all from Strathbogie, working on catering to raise money for the Strathbogie school.
Hundreds of locals and visitors turned out for the Strathbogie Heritage Day held in the village on Sunday, October 30.
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The event was so successful the organisers are considering whether to run it again next year, or expand it to a weekend.
Several hundred people filled the hall for the unveiling of the heritage trail and to hear recollections from the past.
Historical displays filled the hall and one early history book sold out.
Strathbogie Tablelands History Group organising committee president Lisa Duggan said the day was a big success and the crowds turned up in two waves; firstly for the unveiling in the hall, and then later for the barbecue and refreshments.
Visitors regaled their friends with stories of how residents in times gone-by had lived.
Ms Duggan said someone told her about the dances held in another public hall, which ran from 7pm to 7am with a break in the middle for supper.
Children bored for entertainment would run and slide down the highly polished floors, with at least one having to have splinters removed from his backside.
Many people took the opportunity to inspect the old blacksmith’s shop, which still retains many handmade items and tools.
Ms Duggan said the committee would be looking at what could be done next year and there was some discussion about continuing the bush theme for a whole weekend.
“We will have to look at the demand, the logistics and what support might be available for that,” she said.
Alex Trescowothick doesn’t have a ‘Strathbogie panther’ but he has the wine. Alex and his father Julian have developed a boutique wine range capitalising on the myth of the Strathbogie cat that is supposed to haunt the ranges of the tablelands. Alex works in the Adelaide Hills and surprised his father in 2019 with the humorous label. Julian grows the grapes and Alex supervises the wine making. The wines are available from the Strathbogie general store and Burtons in Euroa.
David and Sandy Joyce offering a taste of their boutique brewery goods from the Strathbogie Brewing Company at the heritage day.
One of the products from the Strathbogie Brewing Company.
Out of my way, I’m on a mission — Blake Foster, 15 months, escaped from his mum Lucy Moore for a moment while playing outside the Strathbogie Hall, where the adults were hearing about the serious stuff.
The crowd waiting for the barbecue, wine and brewery stalls spilled out onto Strathbogie’s main street.
Former Strathbogie sheep breeder Ian Short and his wife Lorraine, now living in Euroa, returned to the village for the heritage day.
A portrait of Strathbogie soldiers who served in World War I (back, from left), Harry Hayes, Huntly Vroland, Tom McKrell and George McCombe, (front) Archie Moore, Russell McCombe and Stan Moore.
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