“It must be tea time, Nicho is headed for the Tea Room”, was a familiar cry at the Men’s Shed until Monday last week when he passed away, after a short period of illness. A much loved gravel voiced, cheerful grump is one description of Nicho. A good friend, good mate, likeable, practical joker (according… Continue reading John (Nicho) Nichols
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Farewell Lyndon
Lyndon Field 10/07/1950 – 15/06/2015 Lyndon inspects a sick rotovator while the late Barry Orth looks on. Good, conciliatory, gentle and wise. If any of us can be called that when our hour is up, then we have truly lived a worthy life. Lyndon was such a man. 1950 was a good year for Penfold’s… Continue reading Farewell Lyndon
Road Rules
When the Men saw the bright coloured Chrysler cruiser pull into the car park and noted it was the Highway Patrol, some were glad they left their trailers at home. Sergeant Matt Adam, in charge of the six patrol cars based in Mudgee, came along to give the Men of the Shed a refresher on… Continue reading Road Rules
Defibrillator Training
Defibrillator Training Session You should have been there, if you weren't you missed out on a great afternoon. You could call it a near death experience, because that's what it will be if we don't follow Karl's advice on using the Shed's defibrillator. Karl Fletcher gave a pretty inspiring talk on heart attacks (Cardio something… Continue reading Defibrillator Training
A Trailer by Committee
How many Men’s Shed members are required to build a trailer? Quite a few more than John Porch expected. In February 2018, John began building a trailer at the Mudgee Men’s Shed to convey his vintage Farmall tractor to machinery exhibitions around rural NSW. His vision was clear. He wanted a robust dual axle… Continue reading A Trailer by Committee
Street Library
Graeme with some of the boxes he has built to be used by Mudgee Street Library. The Street Library is an Australian movement that encourages literacy and community spirit by placing these, and similar, boxes in front yards and filling them with donated books, that people can borrow and replace. The Street Library motto is… Continue reading Street Library
A New Member’s Perspective
‘Why don’t you try the Mudgee Men’s Shed’ my wife suggested in response to my quest to find a meaningful and enjoyable way to allay post retirement blues. I was immediately dismissive, conjuring the image of a bunch of old farts getting together to while away the hours by telling endless war stories, jokes… Continue reading A New Member’s Perspective
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