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of R.R.
SO*0035 214 san Of Mr• and
Milt Rua SiTarl.%
Goderich witC; "' a
group of 45 Junior fanners
from Hank Bruce, Grey
and Perth Counties (Zone 7)
who participated* a month!
long Junior *Farmers
Exchange with 'Australia,
and New Zealand, returning
home February 13. Ralph
Nivins, 22, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ike Nivins of Nile, also
participated in the ex-
change. •
The purpose of the ex-
change (which the par-
ticipants- pay for them-
selves), it to learn about
people in other countries,
especially: the young far-
mers. Wherever possible,
billeting takes -place at the
and
04.t0 'Waitana
tlls collecting 7,000
Y of his
wht0h, ,had
• .corn, except
amount
a,
sind .Brian .00001.4*••
Or a :040 " Ornate, •
. • Tey kept 0001, with arat0r
comong droughts are ..rfting m the rapids :and
mon
ge On each farm, •' ,
present -Ther•awalit
•
.d Bnan were. ex- di
7*.eretkanttitObota
tp Australiaand.
Zealand.
ought. h
fogilears•
eggs cOcean Ind *1
blown away, Ieavmg fields of b'oat cruising in
host . dirtand sand. Eat e Zealand. theyarrived
e Pa,
ness and flatness of the j, Australia. thev toured
hens. He also re
to Shoop from farmUltatehewan while New. watched the ferry races
with the aid et -a _land, which ia irlittle there, then Went on to
land reminded her of Sydney a few I'M* an
motorbike and dogs. ' greener,.reminded her more Canberra,the capital and
"The dogs ride right 04tbe
bike with• you. They're
taught how when they are
just pups. Sometimes youget
going pretty fast over rough
ground but they still stay
on," he says. Once he', was
concerned after, one,' of the
dogs fell off his bike but says
he didn't even have a chance
to stop before the dog hopped
right back on again. „
Farms in Australia and
New Zealand are- much
larger than farms in Canada,
averaging about 1,000 to
1,500 acres and the main
farming industry is sheep.
Because of the warm
climate, more cash crops
on be grown per year than
in Canada. Grains, peas and
,peanuts are grown but no
of Alberta. took a 1we day tour across
Dust storms Were COU110011 Adelaide, through New South
In Australia anditjust 41cWales and Victoria, satin g
snow Winn Cana,ii " up in , South Australia. The
driving was often; made only kangaroos they .saw
impossible by them because were in zoos or dead on the
of impaired visiblity. sides, of the read, They ..,,4t4
Twisters (called • twirlers) , see wild emus though.
were also common and , And .Brian got to seea
recalls, seeing one of these hammerhead shark which
caught ebonite quarter mile had been caught. It was
away in -a bush. seven feet, eight *die:along
A: stop -over in. Hawaii and weighed 280 pounds.
(where the Clinton Legion Shark fishing costs tourists a
Pipe Band also happened to lot of money though and the
be in the hotel nett door at only fishing Brian and Kathy
the' same time) on the way to did was gar fishing which
Australia, helped prepare they described as similar to
Kathy and Brian for the smelt fishing. They also
clirnate, which ranged bet- participated in "bunny
ween 90-190 degrees bashing", a popular sport to
Farenheit with no humidity, •keep the nuisance rabbit
One day it reached. 115. But population down.
tot say they enjoyedthis Neither Kathy or Brian
aghetti ant! ii -
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horrible rea0t extra
Oiled Vegetnite
everyonespreatt_i,,,,O,
peanut butter. Wel'also
a lot Oflamb and siOaalt
Hamburgers were •' topped
with eggs or pickled beetsIf
' you wanted ketchup in
restaurant, it cost extra. •
Kathy, in particular, was
not partial to, watching
cricket on the 'telly'. Even
though the ;world cham-
pionships were being played, -
she 'says italran"very
boring." ,
Kathy aiid Brian say their
exchange group was dubbed
"the Crazy Canucks". • ,
"I guess they thought we
were pretty 14vely," says
Brian:
In the summer 01 1984, a
delegation of about 60
Australians and New
Zealanders will be hosted
here by their 'Crazy Canuck'
friends for a month. Another
exchange is being planned to
Africa in 1985 but although
they enjoyed their recent
trip, neither Kathy or Brian
are interested inthat one. .
•
daddah
souvenirs they brought back from. their Juid' member
Brian Sowerby and Kathy Pentland some atilleApan
Exchange trip to *astral* and. New Zealaad,-
member of thegeaforth. Junior Farmers and works oll his• .:••••
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4' , :s•
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-'' Jet boating is one of many sports enjoyed in Australia. At the far right is Brian Sowerby of
R.R, 4 GOderich living up to his 'Crazy Canuck' image. He enjoyed, jet boating a lot more
than watching ezicket onthe 'telly.
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