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Willie Mason to be a Tomato Farmer..??

Cletus

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I love how this phone thief not only knows who he is but sounds like a bogan as well.
 

MARSHALL ZHUKOV

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you guys work for the guyra cultural board or something

Snow reaches northern NSW

Brett Dutschke, Sunday September 11, 2011 - 13:34 EST







The recent cold blast which has affected much of the country produced snow as far north as Guyra, on the New South Wales Northern Tablelands.

On Friday night sleet turned to snow in the Guyra area. By Saturday morning there was as much as two centimetres of fresh snow on the ground.

This is the fourth time this year snow has fallen in Guyra. On average it occurs five times per year.

It is not unusual for snow this late in the year and there is still plenty of time for more. Only last year Guyra had snow in October.



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MARSHALL ZHUKOV

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you guys work for the guyra cultural board or something
- i think it was an elderly man and woman who manned the information centre at Guyra- nice place in winter and the fresh air is much invigorating


Guyra is a town situated midway between Armidale and Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands in the New Englandregion of New South Wales, Australia. It is the seat of Guyra Shire. At the 2006 census, Guyra had a population of 1,758. Located on a volcanic uplift of the Northern Tablelands, the town is one of the highest in Australia at 1,330 metres above sea level. The town is known for its extremely cold winters, by Australian standards, with an average of 59 frosty nights having subzerotemperatures each year and snowfalls.

The New England Highway is the main transport link to Guyra. The Northern Railway tracks still pass through the town, but this line is now disused north of Armidale.

Guyra is located to one side of the Mother of Ducks Lagoon which is contained within a now extinct volcanic crater. The Mother of Ducks Lagoon Nature Reserve has been placed on the Register of the National Estate. The golf course, picnic areas and a walkway to a viewing platform are situated on the shores of the lagoon.

All rivers on the eastern side of the railway line flow towards the Pacific Ocean, while those west of this rail line run west, to ultimately join the Murray River.

Guyra was home to a large regional abattoir that employed up to 350 staff until it closed in 1995. The abattoir building now houses an angora rabbit breeding establishment. The principal industries include fine wool and prime lambs, beef cattle , potatoes and tomatoes. A 20 ha green house has been built at Guyra which will employ up to 340 workers and produce 19 million kilos of tomatoes making them the largest tomato producer in Australia. Top of the Range Tomatoes, Guyra won the Northern Inland Development Innovation Award for Agriculture and also the Innovator of the Year Award in 2007.

The main annual celebration is the Lamb and Potato Festival held in January. Other events are the Guyra Show, held in February each year, the Rotary Christmas Carnival in December and in 2009 the first Mountain Bike Challenge was held on 14 March as a fundraiser for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter service.
 

Cletus

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Guyra also averages only 2 days over 30 degrees which makes it perfect for tomatoes and rangas.
 
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Actually because of its elevation it's not perfect for Rangas at all. It's a kilometre or more closer to the sun than most other places in the country so the UV rate is high.
 

Cletus

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Actually because of its elevation it's not perfect for Rangas at all. It's a kilometre or more closer to the sun than most other places in the country so the UV rate is high.

I got a tan after working on the farm for a couple of weeks at armidale:lol:. All my freckles joined up.
 

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