They travelled to Goulburn to meet up with their three daughters, one travelling down from Cairns and with five grandchildren. A wonderful dinner was enjoyed by all.

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At the CWA International Day held in the Memorial Hall last Tuesday Julie Henderson spoke on her experiences with the people of the South African province of Botswana pointing out that they were very gentle and polite. 

Julie worked as a potter and displayed her craft work at the a National Gallery. Jewellery artifacts were on display mainly made from ostrich eggs with Brenda McDonald showing an ostrich egg which is 100 years old. The Botswana people use the shell from the ostrich egg together with leather to make their jewellery.

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The Arnotts’ biscuit logo is as recognisable as any in Australia but how did the cocky get into the act? 

William Arnott came to Australia during the gold rush period and opened a bakery and confectionery shop in Maitland, NSW. Arnott had a small oven near the back of his shop where he baked biscuits during the day and baked the bread by night. 

The cockatoo, which was a gift from a sea captain, used to sneak a peck at a biscuit from time to time, so Arnott’s daughter-in-law decided to sketch it eating the Sao biscuit, hence the logo.

John Killick