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October 12
Chapel on a farm see album Chapel on a farm
Verbatim from the explanatory pamphet written by Walter Bachmann
The first seeds of the idea for this farm chapel were planted during my childhood on our family property "Vorderrain" situated by Lake Lucerne and my memories of the farm chapel there. However the farm chapel "Christ the King" is very different as its concept is the product of a dream and the inspiration of the visionary Swiss National saint, Bruder Klaus, whose image is depicted in one of the frescos adorning the outside of the chapel.
The farm chapel "Christ the King" is located in Central NSW,some 50 km west of the town of Condobolin, on a property bordering the meandering Lachlan river on the northern boundary for about 6 km. Traversing the property from north to south are the Goobothery (Booloon,"Bolo")Hills. The highest peak of this range is Mt Bolo at 333m high, at the base of which now stands the farm chapel surrounded by the homesteads and outbuildings of the farm. In total, the farms cover some 5000 hectares and produces orginically grown wheat,oats and spelt next to grazing pastures for sheep and cattle. Interestingly, during the bountiful harvests of the 1990s, organic wheat and oats was exported to Switzerland for delivery to millers including Stadtmuhle Zurich, Muhleback,Meierhans and others. The milled product was then distributed throughout Switzerland through Migros and Coop as Biosuisse Certified Organic products. The complex logistics of delivering the product to Basel were handled from australia by fellow Swiss friend Armin Oswald. Ultimately ,like many farms throughout NSW, the low rainfall of more recent years stalled the growth of new crops and productivity was low for a number of years, affecting the ongoing exports. During this dry time of reflection, the seeds of the idea for the farm chapel grew and plans for its construction were born. Blog unfinished
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