A little while back I penned a blog titled “We can let our old bushmen die” which covered the opening of the old Hancock’s Store in
Murringo.
The store is a tribute to Syd Bayliss, a true man of the Australian Bush, and was lovingly restored to its former glory by two people of great vision, Richard and Leah Taubman.
I'll leave you to read the blog which you can find by clicking
here.
The purpose of the post is to highlight a recent article titled "Cedric Alfred (Syd) Bayliss" in the January edition of Australian Family Tree Connections, a monthly publication, written by Tricia Mack, the local
Murringo historian.
In his early days Syd Bayliss travelled extensively throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory selling his leather goods from a Wagonette, in fact I understand he had two over the years.
Richard and Leah have been searching for Syd’s old wagonette as they would dearly love to own and restore it as a further tribute to Syd.
They are hoping that someone may have heard of it, or know what might have become of the wagonette – of course the best outcome is that someone has it tucked away in an old shearing shed, gathering dust somewhere.
If you have any information that you feel might be useful, please post it here and I will be sure to pass it on to this wonderful couple or make contact with them at a facebook page
Taubman & Webb Trading Post.
Richard and Leah are travelling at this time in the very areas that Syd trod a path, selling their wares from a modern day version of the old wagonette. A visit to the facebook page will provide more details on the trip if you would like to catch up with them...
And if you are ever travelling in the Central West of New South Wales, around the
Young and
Murringo region, be sure to drop into the Trading Post in the main street of
Murringo and say hello to Richard and Leah. They are true visionaries with a love of the Australian Bush, and in my mind, they are the sort of people that truly make our country a great place to live in...
Cheers, Baz – The Landy