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Motorbike rally debuts this weekend
Former Dubbo man Lucky Keizer started building go-fast mechanical contraptions when he was just 11 years old and when, as a kid, he saw his first Rolls Royce Merlin engine lying in the scrub around Narromine, he knew he had to have one. Fast forward to May, 2019, and Lucky – or more to the point his Merlin motorbike – will be one of the special attractions at this weekend’s Dubbo Motorbike Rally. By all accounts, the organisers of this first-time rally have done an amazing job and you can expect big crowds, shiny motorbikes, and a fair share of revving motors on Church Street this Saturday. “The aim of the rally is to promote safe riding and foster all the great things that riding a bike provides – fun, freedom and camaraderie,” the rally organisers said. All being well, the rally will become an annual event, and another reason that people from all over come to Dubbo to enjoy the city and support our tourism economy. Pictured ready to welcome motorbike lovers to Dubbo are organising committee people Jen Humphries, Wayne Amor, Donna Von Harten, Stan Single, and David Minehan
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STATUE FOR A GREAT MAN HE was “a man who learned how to find the words to unite people and make the nation listen”. That was how one of Australia’s most experienced journalists, Jeff McMullen, described William Ferguson whose statue was unveiled in Dubbo on Saturday. “William Ferguson knew that the truth had a power and a beauty of its own,” Mr McMullen told the crowd at the Church Street rotunda. Many from the extended Ferguson
family were also there for the special day for a special man who has, at last, been given much-deserved recognition for the key part he played in Dubbo’s history. Mr Ferguson’s achievements included launching the Aborigines Progressive Association at Dubbo in 1937. Loretta Schuler is one of William Ferguson’s great-great granddaughters, and she was thankful this day had finally dawned.
“He fought for freedom for all Aboriginal people all over Australia,” Ms Schuler told Dubbo Photo News. The statue of William Ferguson, created by Wongarbon’s Brett ‘Mon’ Garling, depicts him holding a newspaper as he addressed the people of Dubbo. Journalist Jeff McMullen is pictured, right, in front of the statue, recreating that scene using last week’s Dubbo Photo News.
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