Day 73. Good TV coverage here means I have seen the Cross country and jumping parts of the 3 day event at the Olympics. Watched Andrew Hoy again, reminding me of his wonderful ride in 2000 to win us the Gold, with me in the stand. There was a whole grandstand of empty seats there too, so nothing much has changed in seat allocation since then. Olympic 'family/sponsers' .... whatever ..... are given too many seats! Looked out for friends Jo and Terry who are there but we did not spot them.
Took a walking tour of part of the town with Jack, a retired miner born and bred in BH and with many years experience of mining here and of the town. He was at school with June Bronhill and Pro Hart. And worked down the mine with Pro Hart. He is a former Citizen of the Year here in BH.
We saw the Kintore Shaft which was operational when Pop was here working. Since there were only two mines here then, there is a 50% chance he used this shaft. Nearby were some urban sculptures by Pro Hart. We strolled through a park with memorials to the band on the Titanic and the victims at Port Arthur. Then looked at some lovely buildings like that of the citizen owned Barrier Daily Truth, not able to be bought by Rupert Murdoch apparently, Trades Hall, Court House and Palace Hotel, to name only a few. We also took in some fine old trains like the Silver City Comet, which RM called the 'tin hair'. The town also has some interesting murals of the history and heritage of BH. Jack kept us informed and amused on the tour.
After lunch at the Social Democratic Club, we visited the Pro Hart Gallery and we drove around the town and took in the houses and other buildings, many of which are built from corrugated iron. Our final destination was Woolworths for some groceries!