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Chat
with Bill Daw 10-11am (CST) FRIDAY |
| Topic
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50
Years of Katherine |
| Jun
29, 10:25: |
Karen>
We're about to chat with Bill Daw from Katherine |
| Jun
29, 10:25: |
Karen>
He should be on line any minute! |
| Jun
29, 10:27: |
kylie has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:27: |
Welcome kylie,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:28: |
Bill Daw has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:28: |
Welcome Bill Daw,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:28: |
Karen>
G'day Bill! Welcome! |
| Jun
29, 10:28: |
Karen>
Hi Kylie |
| Jun
29, 10:28: |
Bill
Daw> Hi every one I am typing for my Father Bill Daw so please bare
with me |
| Jun
29, 10:29: |
Bill
Daw> sorry bear with me Bill has just corrected me! LOL!! |
| Jun
29, 10:30: |
Karen>
Bill Daw junior & Bill Daw senior?! |
| Jun
29, 10:30: |
Bill
Daw> That is correct Young Bill and old Bill |
| Jun
29, 10:31: |
Karen>
Kylie click on my name so it turns off the grey shading and
you should be right |
| Jun
29, 10:31: |
Karen>
What do you both do there in Katherine? |
| Jun
29, 10:31: |
kylie>
thanks karen it worked ( i think ) |
| Jun
29, 10:32: |
kylie>
yes it did finally |
| Jun
29, 10:32: |
Karen>
Yes Kylie, well done |
| Jun
29, 10:32: |
Bill
Daw> Old bill wants to tell you that we dont have an e on the end
of Daw |
| Jun
29, 10:33: |
kylie>
anyway karen what school do you go to and where is it |
| Jun
29, 10:33: |
Bill
Daw> young Bill is in Tourism and Old Bill runs a store on an aboriginal
community |
| Jun
29, 10:33: |
Melanie>
Hey what's the story with the broken leg? |
| Jun
29, 10:33: |
kylie>
i go to surrey downs school |
| Jun
29, 10:34: |
Bill
Daw> I broke my leg at Flrina station and caught the train to Darwin |
| Jun
29, 10:34: |
Karen>
Yes, Peter Haddow told me this morning and we've changed it
in many places - if it still shows an 'e' at the top, please
click on the 'Refresh' button just above the user list (sorry
about that) |
| Jun
29, 10:35: |
Bill
Daw> A horse fell on me while galloping chasing wild cattle |
| Jun
29, 10:35: |
Karen>
Hi Kylie, I don't go to school, I'm here to talk to Bill Daw
about living in Katherine |
| Jun
29, 10:35: |
electric has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:35: |
Welcome electric ,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:35: |
Karen>
Yeeouch! |
| Jun
29, 10:35: |
kylie>
oh woops sorry |
| Jun
29, 10:36: |
electric
> A horse fell on you? That sounds rather Pythonesque, that must
have been awkward. |
| Jun
29, 10:36: |
Karen>
What kind of store do you run, old Bill? |
| Jun
29, 10:37: |
Bill Daw has left the room |
| Jun
29, 10:37: |
Melanie>
How long ago did this happen? |
| Jun
29, 10:37: |
Georgia has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:37: |
Welcome Georgia,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:38: |
kylie>
Alexei how r u i am kylie |
| Jun
29, 10:38: |
Bill
Daw> sorry the connection failed |
| Jun
29, 10:38: |
Georgia>
hello |
| Jun
29, 10:38: |
Georgia>
hi |
| Jun
29, 10:38: |
Bill
Daw> electric what is Pythonesque??? |
| Jun
29, 10:39: |
Karen>
Hi - welcome back! |
| Jun
29, 10:39: |
Georgia>
hello Mr Bill Daw |
| Jun
29, 10:39: |
Karen>
I reckon it's 'Monty Python'-esque as in comical!! I'm sure
it wasn't at the time, though! |
| Jun
29, 10:39: |
kylie>
did you break any bones with the horse falling on you and all |
| Jun
29, 10:39: |
Bill
Daw> General store with food, clothing, etc |
| Jun
29, 10:40: |
Georgia>
hello Mr Bill Daw |
| Jun
29, 10:40: |
Bill
Daw> Yes i broke my shin bone |
| Jun
29, 10:40: |
Bill
Daw> hi Georgia |
| Jun
29, 10:40: |
electric
> As in Monty Python... I got a mental image of an uspide down
horse falling from the sky and you looking up and going
"Oh nuts..." I think more people in the city wear RM Williams
clothing than people in the city? What do the market research
stats from your store say about this Bill? Was the horse
alright? |
| Jun
29, 10:41: |
Georgia>
We are here to ask you about the time you broke your leg
at the Larrimah Station |
| Jun
29, 10:41: |
electric
> I meant to say "...than people in the country..." |
| Jun
29, 10:41: |
kylie has left the room |
| Jun
29, 10:42: |
Bill
Daw> It hurt and they administered me with a cup of metho to ease
the pain |
| Jun
29, 10:42: |
Melanie>
Hi Bill, Have you lived in Katherine all of your life? |
| Jun
29, 10:42: |
Bill
Daw> The horse was fine and we dont sell any RM Williams clothing
as they are too expensive |
| Jun
29, 10:43: |
daniel has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:43: |
Welcome daniel,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:43: |
Karen>
How long ago did this happen? How painful was the trip to Darwin?? |
| Jun
29, 10:44: |
Bill
Daw> Old Bill came up to Katherine at the age of 13 with a Kidmans
drover to pick up RM Williams cttle that was bought from
Oolloo Stn |
| Jun
29, 10:44: |
Bill
Daw> cattle sorry |
| Jun
29, 10:45: |
Georgia>
We are doing a project on the overland telegraph line and we would
like to know what happened when you broke your leg |
| Jun
29, 10:45: |
Melanie>
i gather this was a while ago...if you had to catch the train |
| Jun
29, 10:45: |
daniel>
Did any one hear about the new railway system? |
| Jun
29, 10:45: |
Bill
Daw> The trip was very painful and it took what seems like days this
happened in 1952 |
| Jun
29, 10:46: |
Georgia>
Oh |
| Jun
29, 10:47: |
Karen>
Has old Bill ever been in a chat room before? |
| Jun
29, 10:47: |
Melanie>
how has you leg been ever since |
| Jun
29, 10:47: |
Bill
Daw> Yes we are currently in the process of building a new railway
from Alice to Darwin |
| Jun
29, 10:47: |
electric
> A cup of metho eh? What did that taste like? Surely a hot Bonnox
and a lie down might have been more appropriate. I've heard
of a guy at Oodnadatta who rolled his car and when he came
to he was stuck upside down, even though he was injured
he managed to repair his radio in his 4WD to call for help.
1952- so no radio for help? Did they make a guerney for
you? |
| Jun
29, 10:48: |
Bill
Daw> It sure was but the memory is still clear |
| Jun
29, 10:48: |
daniel>
Oh....Sweet |
| Jun
29, 10:49: |
Georgia>
Old bill, are you married? |
| Jun
29, 10:49: |
Bill
Daw> I have always had a bit of a limp but it has never really bothered
me |
| Jun
29, 10:49: |
Erick has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:49: |
Welcome Erick,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:50: |
Bill
Daw> No Bonox No radio No medicine chest. |
| Jun
29, 10:50: |
Bill
Daw> Yes I have been married for 40 years to my wife Linda |
| Jun
29, 10:50: |
Karen>
Tell us some of the wonderful things about Katherine! |
| Jun
29, 10:51: |
daniel>
Hey old Bill can you remember what happened |
| Jun
29, 10:51: |
Georgia>
We g2g now!!! |
| Jun
29, 10:51: |
Bill
Daw> As luck would have it a police man turned up in his Landrover
and he took me to the Edith River siding to flag the train
down |
| Jun
29, 10:51: |
Georgia>
Asta |
| Jun
29, 10:51: |
Georgia>
AstalavistA |
| Jun
29, 10:51: |
electric
> Bill, were accidents like this common back in 1952? I guess
you'd appreciate the Flying Doctor Service now... |
| Jun
29, 10:52: |
Georgia>
ASTALAVISTA |
| Jun
29, 10:52: |
Georgia has left the room |
| Jun
29, 10:52: |
Donald has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:52: |
Welcome Donald,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:52: |
Jessica has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:52: |
Welcome Jessica,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:52: |
Ralph has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:52: |
Welcome Ralph,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:53: |
Karen>
G'day Donald |
| Jun
29, 10:53: |
Bill
Daw> Once you drink the water from the Katherine River you will always
come back for another drink it is one of the most beautiful
rivers that I have ever seen |
| Jun
29, 10:53: |
Karen>
Hi Jessica, Ralph. Young Bill, tell us about the tourism work
you do |
| Jun
29, 10:54: |
Bill
Daw> Yes we do and I have had many trips with the flying doctor being
a horseman and a cattleman |
| Jun
29, 10:54: |
daniel>
What's menthol? |
| Jun
29, 10:54: |
Donald has left the room |
| Jun
29, 10:55: |
Donald has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:55: |
Welcome Donald,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:55: |
chadd has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:55: |
Welcome chadd,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:55: |
Bill
Daw> Young Bil is the General Manager of the Katherine Region Tourist
Association which covers an area of 408,000 km2 |
| Jun
29, 10:55: |
Ralph>
Karen talk to me |
| Jun
29, 10:55: |
Action: NIC - alexei is closed. |
| Jun
29, 10:55: |
Action: NIC - erick is closed. |
| Jun
29, 10:56: |
daniel>
What was Gorgiea going on about? |
| Jun
29, 10:56: |
Bill
Daw> Metholated Spirits |
| Jun
29, 10:56: |
Erick>
Whad up Rhalph.. |
| Jun
29, 10:56: |
Bill
Daw> Metho was a cure-all for all the old drovers |
| Jun
29, 10:57: |
Karen>
I think Georgia was trying to say 'Hasta la vista, baby' |
| Jun
29, 10:57: |
daniel>
Where was it destined to go? |
| Jun
29, 10:57: |
Ralph>
How old are you Karen |
| Jun
29, 10:57: |
Erick>
Is that you Melanie... |
| Jun
29, 10:57: |
Karen>
That's a lot of responsibility for young Bill - I assume young
Bill was born in Katherine? How many kids do you have, old
Bill? |
| Jun
29, 10:57: |
Tim has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 10:57: |
Welcome Tim,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 10:57: |
Jessica>
Karen How old are you |
| Jun
29, 10:58: |
Karen>
Ralph I'm 28, really too old to answer a question like that! |
| Jun
29, 10:58: |
daniel>
karen is 28 |
| Jun
29, 10:58: |
chadd>
is ralph their |
| Jun
29, 10:58: |
daniel>
as if you r |
| Jun
29, 10:58: |
daniel>
bye |
| Jun
29, 10:58: |
daniel has left the room |
| Jun
29, 10:59: |
Bill
Daw> I have four children of which 3 were born in Katherine and the
last one was the first white European born on Victoria River
Downs Station |
| Jun
29, 10:59: |
Ralph>
Hurry up and talk to me |
| Jun
29, 10:59: |
Karen>
Old Bill, tell us about the Aboriginal community up there in
Katherine |
| Jun
29, 11:00: |
Jessica>
hurry up |
| Jun
29, 11:00: |
Erick>
What do you do Bill? |
| Jun
29, 11:00: |
Erick>
What do you do Bill? |
| Jun
29, 11:00: |
Donald>
Jess talk to me |
| Jun
29, 11:00: |
Karen>
Ralph, not appropriate. |
| Jun
29, 11:00: |
Tim>
hello! |
| Jun
29, 11:01: |
bry has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 11:01: |
Welcome bry,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 11:01: |
Bill
Daw> The community is 15 kms from KAtherine and alot of the people
I have known for a long time working on cattle stations |
| Jun
29, 11:01: |
Donald>
Karren talk to me |
| Jun
29, 11:01: |
Ralph>
Bill Daw are you cool |
| Jun
29, 11:01: |
Karen>
Hello Tim, hello Bry |
| Jun
29, 11:01: |
Jessica>
How old are you Karen |
| Jun
29, 11:02: |
Tim>
hello |
| Jun
29, 11:02: |
Karen>
Bill Daw is way cool (both of them) |
| Jun
29, 11:02: |
Bill
Daw> LOL!! Ralph |
| Jun
29, 11:02: |
chadd>
where is ralph |
| Jun
29, 11:03: |
Karen>
So do you actually live out there, old Bill? Or do you commute
to the shop each day? |
| Jun
29, 11:03: |
Tim>
Hi Karren |
| Jun
29, 11:03: |
Donald>
Jess talk to me baby |
| Jun
29, 11:04: |
Karen>
Be nice, kids, this is a friendly chat room |
| Jun
29, 11:04: |
Bill
Daw> We live in Katherine south and enjoy the lifestyle up here |
| Jun
29, 11:04: |
Ralph>
Karen Im 29 |
| Jun
29, 11:04: |
Donald>
Tim hows it going |
| Jun
29, 11:04: |
Karen>
If you guys won't play nice then I will have to moderate and
I really don't want to... |
| Jun
29, 11:04: |
bry>
hi |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Bill
Daw> Yes we commute each day |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Karen>
Where did you live before Katherine, old Bill? |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Karen>
Ralph you are not. |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
bry>
Hi |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Erick>
Bill Dawn what do you do? |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Donald>
Bill Daw how old are you |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Karen>
Did you all know that there will be a concert in front of Katherine's
webcam at 11am?? |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Jessica has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Tim>
What was the cattle stations like |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
Karen>
Hi Bry |
| Jun
29, 11:05: |
chadd has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:06: |
Ralph>
Yes i am |
| Jun
29, 11:06: |
Bill
Daw> That sounds great is it at the Katherine School of the Air |
| Jun
29, 11:06: |
bry has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:06: |
Karen>
Yes it is at SOTA - should be excellent! |
| Jun
29, 11:07: |
Tim has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:07: |
Bill
Daw> It was a good life, Hard but rewarding, it consited of stockcamps
of Aboriginal men as they were the best stockmen in those
days |
| Jun
29, 11:07: |
Karen>
Why were Aboriginal men the best stockmen? |
| Jun
29, 11:08: |
Ralph>
am so |
| Jun
29, 11:08: |
Necro has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 11:08: |
Welcome Necro,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 11:08: |
Ralph has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:08: |
Necro has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:09: |
Bill
Daw> Their ability in the bush to know where they were, they were
fine horsemen and loyal to the cattle stations they lived
on, we worked seven days a week, nine months of the year |
| Jun
29, 11:10: |
Karen>
Wow I can't even imagine work like that!! |
| Jun
29, 11:11: |
Bill
Daw> That was our life, that we were trained to do. It was not a career
but a way of life |
| Jun
29, 11:12: |
Karen>
Do you miss the work?? |
| Jun
29, 11:13: |
Bill
Daw> Yes I do I miss the comradeship, the freinds and the fresh meat |
| Jun
29, 11:14: |
Karen>
Do you run the store by yourself? |
| Jun
29, 11:15: |
Bill
Daw> No Linda my wife and I run the store together |
| Jun
29, 11:16: |
Karen>
How many years have you had the store? |
| Jun
29, 11:16: |
Bill
Daw> Donald I am 66 yrs young |
| Jun
29, 11:17: |
Karen>
There are people in at SOTA now you can see them on the webcam! |
| Jun
29, 11:18: |
electric has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:18: |
Bill
Daw> We have been at the store for four years now before that we lived
at Warburton in the Desert between Ayres Rock and Kalgoolie |
| Jun
29, 11:19: |
Karen>
So you're obviously fond of the outback then? What does Linda
think of the outback? |
| Jun
29, 11:19: |
lake eyre has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 11:19: |
Welcome lake eyre,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 11:20: |
Bill
Daw> We have always lived in the outback and miss it dearly |
| Jun
29, 11:20: |
lake
eyre> hi to everyone from Marree |
| Jun
29, 11:21: |
Bill
Daw> Hi Lake eyere |
| Jun
29, 11:21: |
Karen>
G'day there, is it Chelsea? |
| Jun
29, 11:22: |
lake
eyre> Hows Katherine doing only been there once but lived in Kununurra
for 6years/ Karen Brad here. |
| Jun
29, 11:22: |
Bill
Daw> Inamed my daughter after Marree because that is wher I started
my droving trip with Kidman Cattle Company when I was 12
yrs old |
| Jun
29, 11:22: |
lake
eyre> gidday Bill |
| Jun
29, 11:23: |
Bill
Daw> Young Bill went to school in Kununurra in the 70s |
| Jun
29, 11:23: |
Bongo>
The katherine school of the Air are about to do a live concert
on the webcam ... |
| Jun
29, 11:23: |
lake
eyre> Bit of a change of pace from ringing and stock camps Bill. |
| Jun
29, 11:24: |
Karen>
(Brad, Bill jnr is typing for Bill snr) |
| Jun
29, 11:24: |
Ann has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 11:24: |
Welcome Ann,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 11:24: |
Bongo>
the sound is scratchy at the moment but will be clean when the
concert starts ... |
| Jun
29, 11:25: |
lake
eyre> Was a big place back then ,did the ord river scheme have any
impact on Katherine? |
| Jun
29, 11:25: |
Bill
Daw> Yes young Bill and Old Bill both come from a pastoral background |
| Jun
29, 11:25: |
Ann>
hi folks, hi Bill |
| Jun
29, 11:26: |
Bill
Daw> It has made an impact on all the areas because of the produce
that is grown in the Kununurra area |
| Jun
29, 11:26: |
Bill
Daw> Hi Ann |
| Jun
29, 11:26: |
lake
eyre> Are they still going ahead with the damming of the river up
there bill? |
| Jun
29, 11:27: |
Bill
Daw> do you mean the Katherine River?? |
| Jun
29, 11:27: |
lake
eyre> Bill you mentioned Kidmans did you ever work out of Anna creek?. |
| Jun
29, 11:29: |
Bill
Daw> No but I have been through there 50 odd years ago |
| Jun
29, 11:30: |
Bill
Daw> Karen do we still continue or do you have someone else lined
up after 11 am |
| Jun
29, 11:30: |
Action: NIC - erick is closed. |
| Jun
29, 11:31: |
Karen>
The next chat is scheduled for 12 noon but the concert is about
to start on the webcam so you're welcome to escape to watch
it! |
| Jun
29, 11:31: |
Karen>
Thanks so much for chatting with us Bills! |
| Jun
29, 11:31: |
Bill
Daw> Bill Daw email if you want to contact him later on is wrd@nt-tech.com.au |
| Jun
29, 11:32: |
Karen>
Thanks for that Bill! |
| Jun
29, 11:32: |
Bill
Daw> Karen thank you and everyone else but Old Bill has to get back
to the store to do a stocktake |
| Jun
29, 11:33: |
Karen>
Seeya again some day! |
| Jun
29, 11:34: |
Bill
Daw> Bye everyone |
| Jun
29, 11:34: |
Bill Daw has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:34: |
Bill Daw has entered the room |
| Jun
29, 11:34: |
Welcome Bill Daw,
Welcome to the CTC chat room! |
| Jun
29, 11:34: |
Bill Daw has left the room |
| Jun
29, 11:35: |
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