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Chat
with Maryanne Lewis from Mataranka |
| Topic
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Living
and Working in Mataranka 4-5pm CST |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
Karen>
Looks like Maryanne from Mataranka is here! |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
Karen>
Hi Maryanne, good to see you!! |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
Liam>
Yes i am home from school |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
Melanie>
Hi Maryanne |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
bush
kid> hi maryanne |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
Maryanne>
Just arrived from teaching vacation school programme |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
Karen>
Have you ever been in a chat room before Maryanne? |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
bush
kid> what happend Karen? |
| Jun
26, 16:34: |
Melanie>
How's Mataranka today? |
| Jun
26, 16:35: |
Liam>
hello |
| Jun
26, 16:35: |
Karen>
We just cleared the log so we could start fresh with our special
guest, Maryanne |
| Jun
26, 16:35: |
Karen>
Do you have to work at the pub tonight Maryanne? |
| Jun
26, 16:35: |
Maryanne>
The weather is Mataranka is fine, sunny winters days approx
28 degrees |
| Jun
26, 16:35: |
Karen>
Wow - sounds nicer than here! |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
katrina has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
Welcome katrina,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
Liam>
hello what do we have here |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
Melanie>
How long have you lived in M. |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
Karen>
G'day Katrina, good to see you |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
bush
kid> bye every one i got to go for a while but i will be back tomorrow
from your friend Chantelle Oldfield |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
Maryanne>
Karen, how can you say good to see you, good to communicate
with you |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
Liam>
bye bush kid |
| Jun
26, 16:36: |
bush kid has left the room |
| Jun
26, 16:37: |
Karen>
Figure of speech Maryanne - good to see your name on my computer
screen?! |
| Jun
26, 16:37: |
katrina>
g'day everyone, just checking in from Darwin |
| Jun
26, 16:37: |
Liam>
hey!!!!!!!!! |
| Jun
26, 16:37: |
Maryanne>
Melanie. I was born at Elsey Statin in 1969 and went to primary
school at Mataranka. I then worked around the area since
leaving school and now have lived in the town for 8 years
with my family. There has been a member of my family in
Mataranka for 60 years |
| Jun
26, 16:37: |
Karen>
How long have you lived in Mataranka? |
| Jun
26, 16:38: |
Karen>
What are the best things about Mataranka? |
| Jun
26, 16:38: |
Chelsea has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 16:38: |
Welcome Chelsea,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 16:38: |
Karen>
G'day Chelsea |
| Jun
26, 16:38: |
Melanie>
Wow you must be a legend in the town |
| Jun
26, 16:39: |
Liam>
hey wheres mataranka |
| Jun
26, 16:39: |
Karen>
I'm sorry I have to go to a meeting, bummer, this is a most
interesting chat!! |
| Jun
26, 16:39: |
Karen has left the room |
| Jun
26, 16:39: |
Chelsea>
Did you gat affected by the recent rains? |
| Jun
26, 16:39: |
Maryanne>
Karen, the best thing about living is Mataranka is the great
communityspiirt whiche xists so that all are mostly able
to work together to build a better community, the weather,
the river and the fishing |
| Jun
26, 16:40: |
katrina>
Maryanne, do you ride horses and stuff? |
| Jun
26, 16:40: |
Maryanne>
Melanie, my family name was Martin and there is Martin's road,
Martin park etc so hopefully we shall be remembered for
some time. Maybe my married name shall live on also |
| Jun
26, 16:41: |
Chelsea>
How many people live in Mataranka? |
| Jun
26, 16:41: |
Maryanne>
Katrina, SAince living within the town fulltime, I have sold
my horses and acquired two children |
| Jun
26, 16:41: |
Melanie>
I'd love to have a street or a park named after me.....i'd
be telling everyone |
| Jun
26, 16:42: |
Maryanne>
Chelsea. Mataranka has a pop of approx 250 people including
80 aboriginals who don not live in the town fulltime |
| Jun
26, 16:42: |
Chelsea>
So it's about four times the size of marree, how do you remember
everyone? |
| Jun
26, 16:42: |
Melanie>
Is that the same amout of responsibility or more!!!!! |
| Jun
26, 16:43: |
Liam>
bye everyone i have to go |
| Jun
26, 16:43: |
Chelsea>
seeya Liam!! |
| Jun
26, 16:43: |
Maryanne>
Liam. Mataranka is located approx 430 klms south of Darwin,
but we are the Capital of the Never Never. in 1914, Gilruth
the ADministrator at the time wanted Mat to be the capital
of the NT. Imagine that |
| Jun
26, 16:43: |
katrina>
Liam. Mataranka is approx 400kms south of Darwin in the Never
never Land Is this right Maryanne? |
| Jun
26, 16:44: |
Maryanne>
Many of the families have been in Mat for a while, so all of
our children are now growing up with each other |
| Jun
26, 16:44: |
katrina>
maryanne. sorry, thought you had missed liam's question |
| Jun
26, 16:44: |
Chelsea>
How has everyone in Mataranka been celebrating the centenary
of federation? |
| Jun
26, 16:44: |
Melanie>
you guys know so much history....thats why i love chatting
to people from the different towns, you find out so much...better
than reading a book!!! |
| Jun
26, 16:45: |
Liam>
see yas all later |
| Jun
26, 16:45: |
Liam>
see yas later |
| Jun
26, 16:45: |
Chelsea has left the room |
| Jun
26, 16:45: |
Liam>
bye |
| Jun
26, 16:45: |
katrina>
Maryanne, how was the Never Never Festival? Lots of good things
happen? |
| Jun
26, 16:45: |
Maryanne>
Having two children is more responsible than having two horses
I say. cant turn out the children to the paddock when i
have had enough |
| Jun
26, 16:45: |
Melanie>
LOL |
| Jun
26, 16:46: |
Maryanne>
The Never Never Festival was great. seeing so many people return
who had not been back to mat for many years, some for 25
years, and seeing expressions on faces was magic |
| Jun
26, 16:46: |
Melanie>
What is the never never festival...what happens? |
| Jun
26, 16:47: |
Maryanne>
Mat has celebreated the Cent of Fed through the commissioning
of the character statues from the book We of the Never Never.
These are lifesize made out of concrete and are located
within our park |
| Jun
26, 16:48: |
Melanie>
within Martin Park? |
| Jun
26, 16:48: |
Maryanne>
the Never Never Festival is held the third weekend of May and
incorporates rodeo, bush talesd & poetry, cricket, station
reunions, art exhibitions and much more. It is a time that
the whole town of individuals and business come together
to showcase Mat to all visitors new and also those who have
in the region previous |
| Jun
26, 16:49: |
Maryanne>
Yes the statues are located within Martins park |
| Jun
26, 16:50: |
katrina>
and lets face it, children eat more |
| Jun
26, 16:50: |
Melanie>
Sounds like fun....where does the term never never come from? |
| Jun
26, 16:51: |
Melanie>
So i'm better off getting a horse than having kids!!! |
| Jun
26, 16:51: |
Maryanne>
I would say that all of Mat are aware of the Cent of Fed activities,
but Mat is very history orientated through our connection
with Elsey Station and Jeannie Gunns book |
| Jun
26, 16:51: |
Melanie>
i'm sure kids are more rewarding though!!! |
| Jun
26, 16:51: |
Maryanne>
Horses are definately cheaper than children and presently mine
are only 6 and 2 years old |
| Jun
26, 16:52: |
Melanie>
Sounds like you have a handfull there!!! |
| Jun
26, 16:52: |
Maryanne>
The term never never comes from Jeannie Gunns book meaning you
will never never know, if you never never go. Therefore
you must experience before you can have an opinion |
| Jun
26, 16:53: |
Maryanne>
I love both of my children and all of their mates, working part
time as an eraly childhood teacher at the school, and also
coordinating the current school holiday programme |
| Jun
26, 16:53: |
Ann has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 16:53: |
Welcome Ann,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 16:54: |
Melanie>
Oh...i should have known that i've seen the ads for NT |
| Jun
26, 16:54: |
Melanie>
Have you always been interested in teaching? |
| Jun
26, 16:55: |
Maryanne>
Has anyone been to Mat and if so what did you do here |
| Jun
26, 16:55: |
joe has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 16:55: |
Welcome joe,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 16:55: |
Ann>
hi everyone, hi Maryanne |
| Jun
26, 16:56: |
Maryanne>
I am accountancy trained, but have taught school of the air
to a young girl in 1989 & 1990, then taught my oldest
son as we have no preschool in Mat |
| Jun
26, 16:56: |
joe>
hi i'm joe |
| Jun
26, 16:56: |
Maryanne>
Hi ann |
| Jun
26, 16:56: |
katrina>
have I been to MAT??? Yes, I came with the JABA team to take
pictures and interviews etc. the hot springs are exceptional
Everyone should have a Mat experience in their lives |
| Jun
26, 16:57: |
Melanie>
no i've 'never never' been but from looking at www.connectingthecontinent.com i really
interested in visiting ...it looks very beautiful.... |
| Jun
26, 16:58: |
joe>
hi maryanne |
| Jun
26, 16:58: |
Maryanne>
Im sure that it is one that you should not forget, remembering
that wee have not only the Thermal pools, but also Bitter
Springs, a very old & historic pub, great friendly people,
Old historic homesteads |
| Jun
26, 16:59: |
Melanie>
what is the bitter springs? |
| Jun
26, 16:59: |
Maryanne>
The connecting the continent site is a great one, and I believe
that is an important way of showing our community to you
all |
| Jun
26, 17:00: |
joe>
i worked out of mataranka in 1970-1973 |
| Jun
26, 17:00: |
katrina>
Maryanne I reckon Bitter Springs was one of the prettiest spots
I have seen especially early morning |
| Jun
26, 17:00: |
Melanie>
Yeh it's great...not only viewing the pictures but hearing
the interviews are the best |
| Jun
26, 17:00: |
Maryanne>
Bitter Springs are the original springs of Mataranka, they are
thermal but have exceeding high content of calcium so therfore
are bitter when drank. 100mls shall give you approx 6 times
your daily average |
| Jun
26, 17:00: |
Maryanne>
Joe Where did you work |
| Jun
26, 17:01: |
joe>
i worked on the bridges on the roper bar road |
| Jun
26, 17:02: |
katrina>
Gotta go, see you all next time great chatting! Thanks Maryanne |
| Jun
26, 17:02: |
Maryanne>
Bitter Springs offers visitour an alternative to the very conjested,
but beautiful, Thermal pools which are located approx 9
klms away. They are still not commonly known so still are
in a very natural state |
| Jun
26, 17:02: |
Melanie>
see ya katrina |
| Jun
26, 17:03: |
Melanie>
yeh the thermal pools will pull me in.....and the old buildings... |
| Jun
26, 17:03: |
Maryanne>
Joe. Roper Bar unfortunate is a very dirty area today. many
still travel there for the fishing, but unfortunately the
liquor restrictions have made this a meeting area for those
aboriginals off the lands to meet |
| Jun
26, 17:04: |
Melanie>
the thermal pools will be known soon...by all the people
looking at the website....watch out for all of the tourists!! |
| Jun
26, 17:05: |
joe>
we had our camp in mat.i met my wife there |
| Jun
26, 17:05: |
Maryanne>
The thermal polls are lovel;y, but the whole of the Roper River
is one of the best assets that we have. Its cool and very
clear waters runs all the way to the Port Roper approx 250
klms downstream |
| Jun
26, 17:06: |
Melanie>
joe, would you recomend visiting Mat |
| Jun
26, 17:06: |
Maryanne>
I personally would not like any other areas of the pools developed
as I believe that progress has harmed many of these sensitive
areas. |
| Jun
26, 17:06: |
joe>
kath hall had the store bluey harvey was local cop |
| Jun
26, 17:06: |
Maryanne>
Joe. Was you wife traveling & working or a local |
| Jun
26, 17:06: |
Melanie>
it does sound great.....what is the best way to get there...i'm
from adelaide |
| Jun
26, 17:07: |
joe>
knocked about with des and sandra fishlock |
| Jun
26, 17:07: |
Maryanne>
Joe. Bluey Harvey returned for the Never Never Festival. It
was great to see him. My parents were at Esley Station when
the larry boy case was happening in 1968 |
| Jun
26, 17:07: |
joe>
my wife taught school there |
| Jun
26, 17:08: |
Maryanne>
Des & Sandra also returned for the Festival |
| Jun
26, 17:08: |
Melanie>
Where do you live now joe? |
| Jun
26, 17:08: |
joe>
i knew dave jackson |
| Jun
26, 17:08: |
Maryanne>
What is your wifes name, come on. You would probably know my
grandmother, Betty Martin |
| Jun
26, 17:09: |
joe>
i live in adelaide |
| Jun
26, 17:09: |
joe>
i played pool with jimmy martin on many ocassions |
| Jun
26, 17:10: |
Maryanne>
Travelling from Adelaide, either fly to Darwin and then car,
bus south. or Fly to A/Springs then car or bus north |
| Jun
26, 17:10: |
joe>
and also ginty gorey |
| Jun
26, 17:10: |
Maryanne>
Jim Martin was my grandfather, my dads dad, small world. Please
advise you surname |
| Jun
26, 17:11: |
Maryanne>
I now own Ginty's house, the one behind the pub |
| Jun
26, 17:11: |
Melanie>
thanks |
| Jun
26, 17:11: |
joe>
yes we will get up there again one day |
| Jun
26, 17:12: |
joe>
betty martin had a lot of wildlife |
| Jun
26, 17:12: |
Maryanne>
Come on, tell me you full name. Betty returned for the Festival
also. Othes included Dave & Jenny Hanson, |
| Jun
26, 17:13: |
Maryanne>
Betty has now retired to Casterton, Vic for the weather &
Her arthritis. Still has many animals |
| Jun
26, 17:13: |
joe>
kath hall used to have the place next to yours then on gum street
i think |
| Jun
26, 17:13: |
anton has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 17:13: |
Welcome anton,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 17:14: |
casey has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 17:14: |
Welcome casey,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 17:14: |
anton>
what kind anmals murrayann? |
| Jun
26, 17:14: |
Maryanne>
None of the Hall family were abler to come to the Festival,
but we did have some old photos with them in |
| Jun
26, 17:15: |
Melanie>
joe, you can tell your last name to mayanne by whispering
to her...just click on her name and the box goes grey...then
no one else can see your message |
| Jun
26, 17:15: |
joe>
my name is joe cottrell after work finished on the bridges i worked
for the dept.of works in kath. on the bore crew |
| Jun
26, 17:15: |
Maryanne>
My grandmother had a wildlife park, thatwas started due to the
large number of injured aniamals on the Stuart highway including
kangaroos, numerous birds, possum, echindnas, pelicans,
crocodiles, snakes & lots more |
| Jun
26, 17:15: |
anton>
is there n earthquake at matranka |
| Jun
26, 17:17: |
anton>
jim is he here? |
| Jun
26, 17:17: |
joe>
myself and des fishlock did some work on the wild life park |
| Jun
26, 17:18: |
Maryanne>
There have never been any earthquakes in Mat as far as I know,
Unfortunately my grandfather passed away in 1975 |
| Jun
26, 17:18: |
Melanie>
do you guys know each other...its a small world!!! |
| Jun
26, 17:19: |
Maryanne>
Joe. have you ever returned since leaving |
| Jun
26, 17:20: |
Maryanne>
I personally do not know Joe, he may know me as a toddler &
also my parents had the licence at the Pub for a few years
in the early 70's. |
| Jun
26, 17:20: |
joe>
no have been too busy but things slowing down now eh |
| Jun
26, 17:20: |
Maryanne>
Joe. You need to keep in mind that we hold the festival each
year in the third weekend of May |
| Jun
26, 17:20: |
Max has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 17:20: |
Welcome Max,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 17:21: |
joe>
i will keep it in mind for sure eh |
| Jun
26, 17:21: |
Maryanne>
Joe. Do you know Alf Reichel, he worked for works for many years
in the region, married a kiwi girl, lucy. He lives in the
house next door |
| Jun
26, 17:22: |
anton>
talc alfie is he? |
| Jun
26, 17:22: |
joe>
sorry dont know alf |
| Jun
26, 17:23: |
anton>
to maryanne- how many beers doyou pour everyday |
| Jun
26, 17:23: |
joe>
the mackenzies had pub when i was there |
| Jun
26, 17:23: |
casey>
max is a nice name for a man |
| Jun
26, 17:24: |
casey>
or a girl not being gender specific |
| Jun
26, 17:24: |
Max>
thank you .. casey is a nice name too |
| Jun
26, 17:25: |
anton>
casey- you know maxine wallace in my school |
| Jun
26, 17:25: |
casey>
ta |
| Jun
26, 17:26: |
casey>
no, i have left school already |
| Jun
26, 17:26: |
Maryanne>
We serve a very high percent of beer in bottle s& cans as
able to transport easier and cool down quickly, so not many
pots sorry |
| Jun
26, 17:26: |
Max>
this is a neat chat room - looks like 'this is your life' ! |
| Jun
26, 17:26: |
anton>
whedid you leave school [to casey] |
| Jun
26, 17:26: |
Max>
Have you always lived in Mataranka Maryanne? |
| Jun
26, 17:27: |
Maryanne>
Ken harding is the current licencee of the Old Elsey wayside
Inn, he previoulsy had a helicopter business |
| Jun
26, 17:27: |
casey>
last year |
| Jun
26, 17:27: |
David has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 17:27: |
Welcome David,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 17:28: |
Maryanne>
I have lived in Mataranka & the region all of my life, leaving
for school and a couple of years in early working life to
see the bright lights else where, returned home |
| Jun
26, 17:28: |
anton>
[to casey] what doyou do now? you like to have a boyfriend |
| Jun
26, 17:28: |
joe>
its been very nice talking to you maryanne bye for now |
| Jun
26, 17:28: |
Melanie>
Maryanne, thanks for the chat...you have inspired me to come
and visit Mat. one day soon...got to go...but thanks heaps...i've
really enjoyed this chat...got to go now seeya |
| Jun
26, 17:29: |
casey>
i don't like to have a boyfriend i am a poet |
| Jun
26, 17:29: |
Maryanne>
Hoping to see you all in Mat some day |
| Jun
26, 17:29: |
anton>
seeya Maryanne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Jun
26, 17:30: |
Melanie has left the room |
| Jun
26, 17:30: |
Max>
Bye Maryanne |
| Jun
26, 17:30: |
Max>
Oh - oops - bye Melanie I meant |
| Jun
26, 17:30: |
anton>
do a pome for us casey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Jun
26, 17:31: |
Bongo has left the room |
| Jun
26, 17:31: |
joe>
before i go is jack parnnell still around |
| Jun
26, 17:31: |
casey>
it doesn't rhyme though |
| Jun
26, 17:32: |
Max>
who else is here still? |
| Jun
26, 17:32: |
Maryanne>
Wel bye for now from the Capital of the Never Never , and lovely
to talk to you Joe. I shall call Betty tonight to advise
her of my find, Jack Parnell is still alive & well,
he lives on Homesetead Road, semi retired but still enjoys
a few timnnies each evening |
| Jun
26, 17:33: |
Max>
Do you have to work tonight Maryanne? |
| Jun
26, 17:33: |
Bongo>
gidday ... I'm wireless ... laptop via infared to mobile ...
cool |
| Jun
26, 17:33: |
David has left the room |
| Jun
26, 17:33: |
anton>
we dont care bongo went out cause he wanted a poem heaps bad.
I like Crazytown's pomes best- you like Crazytown casey |
| Jun
26, 17:33: |
Max>
Okay seeya Maryanne, nice chatting with you in Mataranka! |
| Jun
26, 17:33: |
Max has left the room |
| Jun
26, 17:33: |
Maryanne>
No work tonight |
| Jun
26, 17:34: |
casey>
yeah cos i like butterflies and that is what is in their song |
| Jun
26, 17:34: |
casey>
come dance with me |
| Jun
26, 17:34: |
Karen has entered the room |
| Jun
26, 17:34: |
Welcome Karen,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
26, 17:35: |
katrina>
Gotta go goodbye from Darwin |
| Jun
26, 17:35: |
Maryanne has left the room |
| Jun
26, 17:35: |
Karen>
Hi - finished my meeting - looks like I missed a fun chat!! |
| Jun
26, 17:35: |
katrina has left the room |
| Jun
26, 17:35: |
Bongo>
I'll be back |
| Jun
26, 17:35: |
joe has left the room |
| Jun
26, 17:36: |
anton>
smartest thing you ever did was taka a chance on me anton buy
suit now |
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