Brenda Noonan - On My Bike
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  • 2017 - AUST-3
  • 2016 - USA
  • 2015 - UK
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    • John O Groats to Helmsdale
    • Helmsdale to Tain
    • Tain to Inverness
    • Inverness to Kingussie
    • Kingussie to Pitlochry
    • Pitlochry to Kinross
    • Kinross to Dalkeith
    • Dalkeith to Jedburgh
    • Jedburgh to Ponteland
    • Ponteland to Guisborough
    • Guisborough to Scarborough
    • Rest Day - Scarborough
    • Scarborough to Barton-upon-Humber
    • Barton-upon-Humber to Thorpe-on-the-Hill
    • Thorpe-on-the-Hill to Ibstock
    • Ibstock to Stratford-upon-Avon
    • Stratford-upon-Avon to Cambridge
    • Cambridge to West Huntspill
    • West Huntspill to Crediton
    • Crediton to Bodmin
    • Bodmin to Camborne
    • Camborne to Land's End
  • 2014 - AUST-2
    • Supporters
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    • Scarborough to Dee Why
    • Dee Why to Toukley
    • Toukley to Heatherbrae
    • Heatherbrae to Bulahdelah
    • Bulahdelah to Taree
    • Taree to Kempsey
    • Kempsey to Nambucca Heads
    • Nambucca Heads to Repton
    • Repton to Mullaway
    • Mullaway to Grafton
    • Grafton to Broadwater
    • Broadwater to Hastings Point
    • Hastings Point to Labrador
    • Labrador to Northgate
    • Northgate to Scarborough
  • 2013
  • 2012 - NZ
    • Participants
    • Getting to the Start
    • Fund-raiser for NZ Gynaecological Cancer Foundation
    • Zonta
    • Our Wonderful Supporters!
    • Bluff to Clinton
    • Clinton to Dunedin
    • Dunedin to Oamaru
    • Oamaru to Winchester
    • Winchester to Christchurch
    • Rest Day
    • Christchurch to Cheviot
    • Cheviot to Kaikoura
    • Kaikoura to Ward
    • Ward to Picton
    • Picton to Mana
    • Mana to Foxton Beach
    • Foxton Beach to Mangaweka
    • Mangaweka to Turangi
    • Turangi to Tokoroa
    • Tokoroa to Huntly
    • Huntly to Orewa
    • Rest Day
    • Orewa to Whangarei
    • Whangarei to Coopers Beach
    • Coopers Beach to Cape Reinga
    • After completing the ride
  • 2011 - AUST-1
    • My "Crew"
    • My "Bike"
    • Preparation
    • Poems
    • Supporters
    • Scarborough (WA) to Northam
    • Northam to Kellerberrin
    • Kellerberrin to Southern Cross
    • Southern Cross to Coolgardie
    • Rest Day
    • Coolgardie to Norseman
    • Norseman to Balladonia
    • Balladonia to Caiguna
    • Caiguna to Cocklebiddy
    • Cocklebiddy to Madura Pass
    • Madura Pass to Eucla
    • Eucla to Nullarbor
    • Nullarbor to Nundroo
    • Nundroo to Penong
    • Penong to Ceduna
    • Rest Day
    • Ceduna to Minnipa
    • Minnipa to Kimba
    • Kimba to Port Augusta
    • Rest Day
    • Port Augusta to Peterborough
    • Peterborough to Olary
    • Olary to Broken Hill
    • REST DAY
    • Broken Hill to Dolo Hill
    • Dolo Hill to Emmdale
    • Emmdale to Cobar
    • Rest Day
    • Cobar to Nyngan
    • Nyngan to Warren
    • Warren to Gilgandra
    • Gilgandra to Coonabarabran
    • Coonabarabran to Narrabri
    • Rest Day
    • Narrabri to Moree
    • Moree to Goondiwindi
    • Goondiwindi to Lake Coolmunda
    • Lake Coolmunda to Warwick
    • Warwick to Kalbar
    • Kalbar to Doolandella
    • Doolandella to Scarborough (Qld)
    • Rest Day
    • Week 1 - Scarborough (WA) to Balladonia (WA)
    • Week 2:- Balladonia (WA) to Penong (SA)
    • Week 3:- Penong (SA) to Peterborough (SA)
    • Week 4:- Peterborough (SA) to Cobar (NSW)
    • Week 5:- Cobar (NSW) to Moree (NSW)
    • Week 6:- Moree (NSW) to Scarborough (Qld)
    • Heart Foundation
    • The "Media Tart"
    • Competitions

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All funds raised during my ride across Australia went to either the Australian or New Zealand Heart Foundation depending on the donor’s wish.
​ It was a thrill to be named Best Individual Fund-raiser for 2011 by the Queensland Branch of the Australian Heart Foundation.
​Special thanks to EVERYONE who supported my ride. 
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Day 29 - April 28th, 2011
Cobar (NSW) to Nyngan (NSW) 
139 kms.
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DAILY PREVIEW:-

I start week 5 with the good feeling that it is going to be a little more populated from now on and it will be great to reach small towns each evening. The days of the "roadhouse only" stops are now behind us!

Today continuing along the Barrier Highway - 32 - it looks like a downhill run!!

Nyngan is a town with a population of about 2000 people. The place name could have been derived from an aboriginal word for "mussel" or "crayfish" - sounds odd - we are miles from the sea!!

Nyngan is situated on the Bogan River on the junction of the Mitchell Highway and Barrier Highway. It is on the Main Western railway line of New South Wales but is no longer served by passenger trains. The line remains open to freight traffic.

In April 1990, unusually heavy rains caused major flooding in the town, despite a massive effort by local people to build levee walls using sandbags. With the town almost completely flooded, all the residents had to be evacuated by helicopter from the railway station, the highest point of the town, which was not flooded. Army helicopters, TV news helicopters and private helicopters all cooperated in the airlift. The total damage amounted to $50 million.

The airlift is commemorated by an Army helicopter placed outside of the Nyngan Railway Station.

Ironically, the flood damage to railway tracks provided the justification to withdraw passenger railway services to Nyngan and the railway station is now a museum.
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Cobar to Nyngan

Distance travelled - 139.03
Highest Speed - 49.80
Average Speed - 23.20

Today started early - well yesterday never really ended as mice "issues" made it impossible for me to sleep!!

The little buggers somehow got into our van again, and their ferreting around searching for food just drove me crazy and I couldn't stand the thought of going to sleep with mice in the van!!!!! A couple of brave mice have already run across the bed - yuk!!!!

As soon as it was daylight - we were up, and a complete empty out of the van took place to "flush out" the mice!!! What a joy to see we weren't the only ones!!!!!! There were britz, kea's, apollo's and caravaners doing the same thing - AND - for those in tents and swags - well I can't imagine!!!!!!!! Sleeping bags were being shaken out - it was quite a sight!!!!!

The lady from the Cobar Age came to the caravan park bright and early to do a report on my journey for their next paper. She was a very efficient lady and in no time the interview was done, photo's were taken and we were on our way to Nyngen.

It was a head wind to start with, but fortunately it dropped away, which made it easier to bike along the undulating road for the first half of the trip - and then the wonderful long downhill runs for the second half of the ride into Nyngen - gotta love downhills!!.

Arriving at Nyngen we crossed the Bogan River - to enter "Bogan Shire". Nyngan was larger than I expected with a good lot of shops, and great community facilities!!

I always seem to miss the local "race meeting" by a week or 2  - here was no excpetion - I bet they would be great fun to attend!!

I've made the Bogan Shire Council todays "Daily Supporter" as they made a $200 donation to the Heart Foundation. Great stuff guys, I appreciated that! You can read more about this on tomorrow's page.

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Great museum at Nyngan - in the old railway station.
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My bike at the Shire Office gate.
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Outside the Bogan Shire office and War Memorial
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Iriquois helicopter used when Nyngan had to be evacuated in the 1990 flood.
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.
Mark Twain - Taming the Bicycle

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