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  1. mrpc avatar

    RE: Harvest work in Oz

    by mrpc 29 December 2007

    Bathurst and Orange have a daily train to Sydney. It'd almost be convenient. http://www.countrylink.info/timetables/western/dubbo_from…

  2. libbyh avatar

    Re: Agriculture/harvest work in Orange, NSW.

    by libbyh 30 November 2007

    Are you sure you were in Orange, Ian? It has been apple and cherry orchard country for as long as any of the locals can tell me. The…

  3. ianw6705 avatar

    Re: Agriculture/harvest work in Orange, NSW.

    by ianw6705 30 November 2007

    You weren't at Kinross-Wolaroi were you Ozzie? I had a couple of friends who went there late 60s - early 70s. So I guess my experience…

  4. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    Re: Agriculture/harvest work in Orange, NSW.

    by Ozziegiraffe 30 November 2007

    Ian, I am surprised you didn't see fruit there 30 years ago. I was a teacher at one of the high schools about then, and at this tiem of…

  5. ianw6705 avatar

    Re: Agriculture/harvest work in Orange, NSW.

    by ianw6705 30 November 2007

    I knew Orange reasonably well 30 years ago - it was basically sheep and wheat and some other dry crops. It didn't strike me as a fruit-growi…

  6. libbyh avatar

    Re: Agriculture/harvest work in Orange, NSW.

    by libbyh 30 November 2007

    Orange has plenty of fruit-picking - cherries, peaches, pears, apricots, apples, grapes. Most of the orchards are a few kms out of town…

  7. Jojow25 avatar

    Agriculture/harvest work in Orange, NSW.

    by Jojow25 30 November 2007

    Hi there, I have searched the forum to see if I can find my answer but haven't been able to so here goes: I am going to live in Sydney…

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