Winton

Just off Winton's main street we find Arno’s Wall, a rock and concrete wall, handmade by an eccentric creator. The wall has the addition of motorcycles, washing machines and almost every household item you can think of - including a kitchen sink.

Once around the block and we’re next to the North Gregory Hotel under a sign, Royal Theatre.

“This is probably one of the few open air theatres still operating in Australia,” says Louise Dean, owner and operator. “Have a look around now and come back tonight for our nostalgia evening where we show old slides from the early days.

After dinner and a beer we return to the theatre. The ancient projector generates a lot of heat but gradually the old slides, some hand written from yesteryear, appear on the screen. Qantas aircraft from the pre-Jumbo jet era appear in several advertisements and it’s appropriate as the airline’s first board meeting was held in the Winton Club in 1921.

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