WILCANNIA?

AND DOORS LOCKED !!

C'mon fellows,
It's not like that at all......It's just a big "hooha" about the place. And if you don't have anything nice to say, Don't say anything at all.
Steve

Steve, I do have something nice to say about Wilcannia............... I really enjoyed seeing Wilcannia in the rear-vision mirror!

And i have very good reason to say "Keep your doors locked" even whilst sitting in the car!

Stayed in a nice motel in Cobar this year.
Forget what it was called, but it was about 200 yards back towards town from the van park on the same side of the road.
No dearer than a cabin in the park & had the better facilities.
The van park never had any linnen & we were too tired to unpack the swags to get any out so we took the motel.
Top bakery in Cobar as well.

I stayed in Wilcann back i 1973 with a broken windscreen on the way to Adelaide. I pulled into the BP servo just over the bridge. A young lad asked me if I wanted the windscreen repaired and directed me to a workshop half way down the main street. They repaired the windscreen while we had lunch across the road. On our return from Adelaide we were low on fuel and slept on the side of the road about five Ks west of town, only to woken by two Black Fellas about five thirty in the morning. I opened the window a bit and they said, " you had better move on mate as the kids will be out this way as soon as they know you are camped here" we drove into town and refuelled, had breakfast and set off back to Dubbo. The last time I went through Wilcannia a lot of the building were boarded up and I think the pub by the bridge was closed. May be a dry town now.

I agree with your sentiments in part, Willem.

I can't speak for everyone, but my attitudes have been formed by personal experiences. Some positive and some negative.

Trouble is, what some don't realise, 'fostering goodwill' is a two way street.



Cheers......Lionel.

Yeah, me too!!

Willem posted:
May you can be naughty and go for a drive. Chances are no one will see you. Better still drive a Toyota without a spare wheel and you will blend in. Take a bit of insurance with you just in case :-)

Willem,

I have lived amongst and worked with our indigenous people over some years and had no significant problems for me or for them.

I did however experience a significant and unprovoked problem at Wilcannia a few years ago which caused trauma for my wife. The situation may have improved there but from reports I doubt it. There is still the possibility of unpleasant incidents for individual travellers even if not all have experienced it. Hence my advice to steer clear.

And Willem, I take exception to your remarks that contributors with critical remarks about Wilcannia have adverse views on race relations. You know nothing of my views on race relations because I have not expressed them. I respect you and that you may have differing opinions to myself on a number of issues but please do not denigrate me if my view is not yours.

The link in your post to the Wilcannia Motel does not answer the original enquiry.......it is a commercial advertisement and as such presents the establishment and its environs in the best light thus....."The motel provides comfortable, safe and friendly accomodation for those travelling on business, touring or transitting the region." I do find it interesting that they promote it as "safe". That is not a common expression for a motel. Perhaps they do not consider it so safe outside the motel?

P.S. Read what Howard has to say about the motel below.

Now I know what they mean about "safe".

Allan

I apologise for upsetting you. It was not my intention to do so. However, my opinion on the comments as stated, remains. If you do not like that, then it is too bad.

In relation to what Howard has posted below, we experienced something similar this year while visiting Bourke after leaving the local Club, though we walked through the crowd and were left to our own devices. Social problems abound everywhere, even in a small country towns. Cities are worse.

The main thrust of my comment was the way in which the question was presented to the forum. It was supposed to grab the attention of those who may be inclined to voice an adverse opinion on the place. And it did! It has happened before and it will happen again and again and again...........

Cheers

Good Afternoon Willem,

It was not my intention to cause as issue by typing in capitals, as I do this with every email I send for my work ever day.

I do not have a problem with any race of people, I take people as I meet them and am only happy to meet new people. My husband and I owned a country pub for 5 years and were very successful at it as we do like people.

The only people I may have an issue with are those who wish to bomb, bash,rape or rob me! Haven't met many of them lately.

My initial question was and still is about accommodation as we would normally be taking our off road self sufficient caravan.

Regards

Suellen

:-)