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21.01.2022 There are just a handful of bullockies left in Australia and the Good Old Days Festival is proud to feature quite a few of them. Third generation bullocky Ron M...cKinnon, of Nowra, NSW, first appeared at the event in 2011 with his team of 12 bullocks and quickly became a crowd favourite. His team is a mix of Illawarra Shorthorn and Jersey bullocks, each weighing up to 1200kg each, are trained to the voice and whip. They are used for hauling logs from the forest to a sawmill on Ron’s property. Ron has had 24 bullocks pulling a wool wagon at the Good Old Days Festival the 36 metre long cavalcade was a sight rarely seen in modern Australia. He has been joined on the program by fellow bullockies, Phil Thomson, of Queensland, Josh Stannard, Sussex Inlet and Geoff Lloyd, Springbank. This year, the program includes bullock cueing for the first time bullocks were sometimes shod with special split shoes to accommodate the cloven hoof and prevent foot problems on rough or stony ground. At Barellan, the bullocks are used to pull a giant original Mallee roller, a heavy implement used for rolling down mallee scrub to prepare land for cropping. Scrub was rolled in winter, allowed to dry off in summer and then burnt in February for the ground to be ready for sowing in autumn. #goodolddaysfestival See more

19.01.2022 The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin has a nice exhibit featuring successful emigres from around the world - including John Furphy. @epicmuseumchq

14.01.2022 It’s that time of the year again - the Barellan Good Old Days Festival which we are proud to support. @ Barellan, New South Wales

13.01.2022 Looking forward to next weekend. J. Furphy & Sons and Furphy Foundry will be there again for another great couple of days!

02.01.2022 Come on down to the Furphy tent if you’re at the Barellan Festival next weekend.