{"id":8701,"date":"2025-06-13T05:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/the-june-8-show\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T14:12:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T04:12:57","slug":"the-june-8-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/the-june-8-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The June 8 Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brisbanesuburbsonlinenews.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ian-McNamara-2.webp\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Engine\u2019s Echo for a Mate Remembered<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>One of the morning\u2019s most stirring calls came from central NSW, where a convoy of 27 vintage tractors had set off the day before in memory of a much-loved local mechanic, Trevor, who passed away suddenly last year. His daughter rang in from the road \u2014 her voice emotional, but proud \u2014 describing how farmers, family friends, and mechanics had polished up their rusting Masseys, Fergies and Deeres for a slow journey between Gilgandra and Dubbo, raising funds for mental health charities. \u201cDad could fix anything with a motor, but he was hopeless at asking for help,\u201d she said quietly. Each tractor bore a ribbon with his name stitched in, and as they crawled along the bitumen, strangers waved them on from paddocks and shopfronts. \u201cThe noise was deafening \u2014 all that diesel and memory.\u201d She said her dad would have hated the fuss, but loved the turnout. Macca let the silence sit after she signed off, then softly said: \u201cThat\u2019s Australia right there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6YTFSm8XWfs?si=gTwBVI9tkU4fb8_C\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Winton, Poetry Stitched in Cloth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A cheerful call from Winton\u2019s old CWA hall brought a welcome contrast \u2014 Betty, in her 80s, described how a group of local women had just completed a massive embroidered panel depicting the history of the region, from the Dreamtime serpent winding through the hills to shearers striking under a boiling sun. \u201cIt took us three years,\u201d she said. \u201cI had to unpick the barbed wire fence twice because the tension was wrong.\u201d The panel, 9 metres long and stitched with every imaginable thread, is now the pride of the shire, and will be unveiled during the upcoming Outback Festival. Betty chuckled that her great-granddaughter had embroidered the QR code onto the corner so people could scan it and learn more \u2014 \u201cwe\u2019re not that behind the times.\u201d Macca was clearly charmed, and promised to make a detour to see the cloth if he\u2019s ever up that way again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/65UkmXHX9Ww?si=AJIPknsn0qZl1J5Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Emu Invasion in the South West<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>From near Lake Grace in WA, a wheat and sheep farmer rang to report a strange emu phenomenon \u2014 more than 100 of them, wandering through his recently sown crop in a slow, silent procession. \u201cThey\u2019re not eating it, just walking through like they\u2019re off to vote,\u201d he said, mystified. He\u2019s seen flocks before, but never so many, and never so determined. A local ecologist he spoke to reckons the birds are tracking ground vibration \u2014 following the memory of ancient songlines or the promise of water. \u201cAll I know is they ruined half a paddock and left not one feather behind,\u201d he said. Macca wondered aloud whether the emus knew something we didn\u2019t. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t put it past them,\u201d the farmer laughed. \u201cThey\u2019ve been outthinking us since 1932.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGUG1WWCu-M?si=ac9l09OIiw88kgT2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shed Music in Suburban Tasmania<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A quieter but equally rich story came from Margate, just south of Hobart, where a recently retired school principal named Tom has transformed his backyard shed into a monthly chamber music venue. \u201cWe fit about 14 people, two cellists, and a kettle,\u201d he said. The idea started with some friends during lockdown and now draws string players from around the region who squeeze between gardening tools and a model train set to play Mozart quartets. His latest guest was an 18-year-old violinist from Burnie who had never played to a live audience before. \u201cShe nearly cried,\u201d he said. \u201cSo did we.\u201d The concerts are free, the acoustics are better than expected, and his wife bakes scones for intermission. Macca, ever the musical magpie, seemed genuinely moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQsUoH8eHUo?si=IoPW_MBAsvErkzVC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Poem Rediscovered<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fax machines aren\u2019t extinct, at least not on Australia All Over. A listener from Gundagai, digging through his late father\u2019s war trunk, found a yellowed envelope with a poem scrawled on the back of an old invoice. The handwriting was faded but legible, the rhymes simple but steady: a bushman\u2019s tribute to a fallen horse, written in 1944. Macca read it slowly \u2014 each line ending with the soft sound of dust and boots \u2014 and when he finished, there was a moment\u2019s pause. \u201cWhoever wrote that,\u201d he said, \u201cwasn\u2019t trying to be fancy. Just true.\u201d The caller said he\u2019s sending a copy to the Australian War Memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oEaalmCG-38?si=8Vk2JlP5oPD6GTTg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Brisbane caller checking in from a wool shed in Dirranbandi where a \u201cshearing school\u201d is being trialled for high schoolers. \u201cKids with clippers learning to crutch and count \u2014 we\u2019re keeping the skills alive.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A quick hello from a family camped by a frozen creek in Omeo, in Victoria\u2019s high country. \u201cMinus three this morning, billy froze solid \u2014 but the stars last night were magic.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A pilot from Cairns, tuning in during his pre-flight checks at 5 a.m., who thanked Macca for \u201ckeeping me company in the dark before I head into the blue.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A guest appearance by a volunteer meteorite hunter who helped confirm a recent find in South Australia\u2019s Gawler Ranges \u2014 a 1.3 kg rock from space, now being studied by geologists in Adelaide. \u201cIt rang like iron when I tapped it with a hammer,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the podcast episode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/programs\/australiaallover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer: <\/strong>Brisbane Suburbs Online News has no affiliation with Ian McNamara or the &#8220;Australia All Over Show.&#8221; This weekly review is an attempt to share the wonderful stories that Ian broadcasts each week and add value to what is a smorgasbord of great insights.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Engine\u2019s Echo for a Mate Remembered One of the morning\u2019s most stirring calls came from central NSW, where a convoy of 27 vintage tractors had set off the day before in memory of a much-loved local mechanic, Trevor, who passed away suddenly last year. 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