• Lots of musical highlights• Transport by luxury coach• Hotel and motel accommodation throughout

Melbourne, Ballarat, Wangaratta, Corryong, Canberra, Sydney,

Tamworth, Kempsey, Grafton, Tenterfield, Brisbane, Gold Coast

Melbourne, Ballarat, Wangaratta, Corryong, Canberra, Sydney,

Tamworth, Kempsey, Grafton, Tenterfield, Brisbane, Gold Coast

Visit Australia’s most iconic sites and see Australia’s most revered historic & cultural artefacts

Be part of Travelrite’s & John Howie’s outstanding 2020

The sights of Australia by day. The music of Australia by night.

5 – 19 September 20205 – 19 September 2020

with John HowieMusic Tour

Spirit ofAustralia

15Day

Tour

Spirit ofAustralia

Day 4 Tuesday September 8, 2020 CorryongToday we travel to Corryong, in north-eastern Victoria. Morning: Visit Beechworth, one of Australia’s finest historic gold-mining towns. Visit the well-preserved Beechworth Historic Courthouse, where Ned Kelly was put on trial and subsequently sentenced. You may also wish to visit the Old Beechworth Gaol (optional) which, in the 1880s, housed Ned’s mother (Ellen Kelly), Ned & his gang, and Kelly sympathisers. Afternoon: Continue on to Corryong. In Corryong we visit the Man from Snowy River Museum. This excellent museum contains items and information relating to Jack Riley (almost certainly the main person Banjo Paterson’s famous poem, The Man from Snowy River, is based on). The museum also houses Jim Simpson’s Rug. This amazing ‘Australian Flag’ rug was knitted by local, Jim Simpson, whilst a prisoner of war, in Germany, during W.W.2. Evening: Enjoy some outstanding Nariel Creek style folk music. (The district of Nariel Creek, near Corryong, is famous for its annual folk festival). Overnight: Mountain View Motel, Corryong. (B,D)

Day 5 Wednesday September 9, 2020 CanberraMorning: Travel to Canberra, via Gundagai. In Gundagai, visit the Dog on the Tuckerbox monument. Afternoon: On arrival in Canberra, visit the Australian War Memorial. See one of the original Landing Craft, that took the ANZACs ashore, at Gallipoli. We will spend the whole afternoon at this outstanding museum. Evening: Enjoy a fun-filled singalong with John Howie & Gill Delaney. Bring your instruments & voices and join in! Overnight: Parklands Central Hotel, Canberra. (B)

Day 6 Thursday September 10, 2020 CanberraToday we visit three of Canberra’s outstanding attractions. At the National Gallery of Australia, see some of Australia’s most iconic paintings, including the series of Ned Kelly paintings, by Sidney Nolan, and The Drover’s Wife, by Russell Drysdale. At the National Museum of Australia, see hundreds of fascinating items, including Azaria Chamberlain’s clothes, Burke’s leather water bottle (Burke & Wills Expedition, 1860-61), and a beautiful blue Essington Lewis Holden (1949 Holden car). At Parliament House, see one of Australia’s most iconic paintings, The Big Picture, by Tom Roberts (1903), which depicts the first sitting of the Australian parliament, at the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, in 1901. We will also visit Old Parliament House. Evening: Dinner at one of Canberra’s excellent clubs; e.g., the Southern Cross Club. (B)

Day 7 Friday September 11, 2020 SydneyMorning: Depart Canberra and travel to Sydney. On the way, visit the Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame, in Bowral. Afternoon: On arrival in Sydney, enjoy a sightseeing coach tour of Sydney’s main sites, including a walk on Sydney’s Bondi

Day 1 Saturday September 5, 2020 MelbourneMorning: Visit the Museum of Victoria. See Par Lap, famous 1930s racehorse. Next to the museum, see the impressive Royal Exhibition Building (1879), venue for the opening of the first Commonwealth Parliament of Australia (9th May, 1901). Then visit the State Library of Victoria (see the La Trobe Reading Room, with its impressive domed ceiling and see Ned Kelly’s armour). Lunch (own expense), at Melbourne’s colourful Victoria Market. Afternoon: Visit the Australian Music Vault, at the Victorian Arts Centre. See items like one of Olivia Newton-John’s stage outfits and ‘school uniform’ stage outfit worn by Angus Young (AC/DC lead guitarist). Then visit the National Gallery of Victoria, to see the iconic Australian painting Shearing the Rams, by Tom Roberts. Also visit the Sydney Myer Music Bowl (where The Seekers performed to largest ever Australian concert audience (approx. 200,000 people, in 1967), and Flemington Racecourse (where the Melbourne Cup is run annually). Evening: Commencement of Tour Dinner, in one of Melbourne’s excellent restaurants. Overnight: Mercure Welcome Hotel, Melbourne. (D)

Day 2 Sunday September 6, 2020 BallaratMorning: Depart Melbourne and drive to the inland city of Ballarat. Just months after Victoria was granted separation from the state of New South Wales, in 1851, the Victorian gold rush transformed Ballarat from a small sheep station to a major settlement. Visit the Eureka Centre, located at the site of the 1854 Eureka Stockade rebellion. See one of Australia’s most revered cultural artefacts – the Eureka Flag. Also, visit Sovereign Hill, outstanding open-air museum/theme park, depicting life in Ballarat during the 1850s. Overnight: Mercure Ballarat, Ballarat. (B)

Day 3 Monday September 7, 2020 WangarattaMorning: Depart Ballarat and travel to Benalla, via Daylesford, Bendigo & Shepparton. Afternoon: In Benalla visit the Weary Dunlop Memorial. This excellent sculpture pays tribute to the bravery, compassion & leadership of Australian soldier/doctor/prisoner-of-war, Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop (W.W.2). In Glenrowan, visit the Ned Kelly Siege site. This is where Ned Kelly, dressed in a helmet and suit of armour made from ploughs, made his famous ‘last stand’, on 28th June 1880, following a siege between his gang and Melbourne troopers. Evening: In Wangaratta, enjoy a performance by outstanding Australian singer/songwriter/instrumentalist, Pete Denahy, & local singing sisters, Jenny Steer & Kate Cole (lovely Emmylou Harris type vocal harmonies). Overnight: Advance Motel Wangaratta, Wangaratta. (B)

“Join me for an experience you will never forget. This is a fabulous tour, visiting many of Australia’s most iconic sites, and visiting her most important museums, art galleries, etc., to see many of Australia’s most revered historic & cultural ‘treasures’. Highlights include the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, the Bradman Museum in Bowral, and the Slim Dusty Centre in Kempsey. See amazing artefacts, like Ned Kelly’s armour, the Eureka flag, and one of the landing craft that took ANZAC soldiers ashore at Gallipoli. See Australia’s most iconic paintings (e.g., Shearing the Rams). Plus, enjoy outstanding Aussie entertainment, including Pete Denahy (in Wangaratta), Slim dusty Tribute performance (in Kempsey), and the Outback Spectacular (on the Gold Coast)”. – John Howie

Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne

Ned Kelly’s armour

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Beach. Evening: Cruise, from Circular Quay to Manly, on the Manly Ferry. Great views of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Dinner at one of Manly’s excellent restaurants. Overnight: 28 Hotel, Sydney. (B,D)

Day 8 Saturday September 12, 2020 SydneySpend most of the day in The Rocks area (historic precinct, near the Sydney Opera House/Sydney Harbour Bridge). Morning: Enjoy a 1 hour Sydney Opera House Guided Tour (tour the inside of one of the world’s most iconic buildings). Then enjoy a walking tour of The Rocks area, including a visit to The Rocks Discovery Museum (see archaeological artefacts found in The Rocks area). See Cadman’s Cottage (1816), Sydney’s oldest surviving house. You will have time to explore The Rocks Markets (excellent outdoor market). John Howie will take those interested to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, to see iconic Australian paintings, including Bailed Up, by Tom Roberts (1895). Evening: A free night for you to explore Sydney’s live music scene at your leisure (optional) (B)

Day 9 Sunday September 13, 2020 TamworthMorning: Travel, via the New England Highway, to Tamworth, Australia’s country music capital. Afternoon: Visit Tamworth’s excellent Australian Country Music Hall of Fame. This museum includes stage outfits worn by the stars of Australian country music, & fascinating items like the Panther motorcycle Geoff Mack (wrote the song I’ve Been Everywhere) and his wife, Tabbi, rode from London to Australia, in 1954, and the cheap guitar Kasey Chambers took to South Africa (on holiday with her mum, in 2001), and with which she wrote several of her hit songs, including The Captain. We will also see the Country Music Pioneers Parade (bronze busts) in Bicentennial Park and visit the Big Golden Guitar Tourist Centre (excellent country music CD/DVD & souvenir store). Evening: Dinner & live country music at one of Tamworth’s excellent clubs. Overnight: City Sider Motel, Tamworth. (B,D)

Day 10 Monday September 14, 2020 KempseyMorning: Travel from Tamworth to Kempsey. Afternoon: A highlight of our tour… visit the Slim Dusty Centre, including the outstanding Slim Dusty Museum. David Kirkpatrick (Slim Dusty) grew up in the Kempsey region. The museum includes a fabulous collection of Slim Dusty memorabilia, including the actual caravan and purple car (‘Old Purple’) that Slim and Joy (Joy McKean…Slim’s wife) used to travel in, when touring Australia. Enjoy a special Tribute to Slim Dusty performance by one of Australia’s best bush ballad singers. Overnight: City Centre Motel, Kempsey. (B,AfternoonTea)

Day 11 Tuesday September 15, 2020 GraftonMorning: Travel inland, from Kempsey to Nulla Nulla Creek. See Slim Dusty’s boyhood home. Afternoon: Visit the Pub With No Beer, at Taylors Arm. Songwriter/recording artist Gordon Parsons wrote the song ‘A Pub With No Beer’ in the mid-1950s, based on the poem, ‘A Pub Without Beer’, written by Dan Sheahan, from Ingham, Nth Queensland, in 1943. Parsons maintained that the lyrics he wrote were about the pub at Taylors Arm, near his boyhood home. Lots of Pub With No Beer/Slim Dusty memorabilia on the walls of the pub. Enjoy barbecue lunch, at the Pub With No Beer, before travelling to Grafton. Evening: Enjoy dinner at the Grafton District Services Club. Overnight: Grafton Lodge Motel, Grafton. (B,MorningTea,L,)

Day 12 Wednesday September 16, 2020 TenterfieldMorning: Visit Grafton’s Schaeffer House Museum. Built by Grafton’s first architect (c. 1900) this beautiful house is home to the Clarence River Historical Society’s outstanding

Pete Denahy Pete Denahy is a musician and comedian from Yackandandah, Victoria. He is an outstanding singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, fiddle, mandolin) and raconteur. He is famous for songs like Sort of Dunno Nothin’, The Petrol Head Fly, Looking At My Phone, & The Toilet Paper Song. His bluegrass album, Singin’ Shoes, won a Golden Guitar award, at Tamworth, in 2016. Pete will do a performance for us in Wangaratta. We will also be entertained by local singers, Jenny Steer & Kate Cole.

Nariel Creek Band

The Nariel Creek district, near Corryong, is famous for its distinctive early Australian folk music… particularly the style of playing, developed by the early settlers in the area, for the ‘old time’ tunes they played on instruments like the fiddle and accordion. The Nariel Creek Folk Festival has been held since the early sixties, and still happens annually, making it one of the longest running folk festivals in Australia. In Corryong we will enjoy a performance of Nariel Creek-style folk music.

Slim Dusty Tribute Slim Dusty (1927 – 2003) was an outstanding Australian country music singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer, & an Australian cultural icon. He won 37 Golden Guitar awards at Tamworth. At the time of his death he was working on his 106th album for EMI Records. One of the highlights of our tour will be a visit to the Slim Dusty Museum, in Kempsey. We will also see Slim’s boyhood home, at Nulla Nulla Creek, and enjoy a Slim Dusty Tribute performance by one of Australia’s best bush ballad singers.

Outback Spectacular

The Australian Outback Spectacular’s current dinner and show, ‘Heartland’, is a heart-warming indoor arena show with a star-studded cast, inspiring animal performances, and incredible special effects. The story depicts the struggles of Australian farmers, and life in the outback, as told through humour and quirky characters, set to the soundtrack of popular Australian country music. We will attend the Australian Outback Spectacular, on the Gold Coast, on the final night of our tour.

collection. We then travel to Tenterfield. Afternoon: Visit the Tenterfield Saddlery, where Peter Allen’s grandfather, George Woolnough, worked as a saddler for 50 years. Peter Allen has perpetuated the memory of George Woolnough in one of his best-known songs, The Tenterfield Saddler. We will sing Peter Allen’s great song, I Still Call Australia Home. Also visit the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts Museum. This historic building features the Banquet Hall, where Sir Henry Parkes delivered his famous ‘Federation Speech’ (1889). Overnight: Settlers Motor Inn, Tenterfield. (B)

Day 13 Thursday September 17, 2020 BrisbaneTravel to Brisbane, via Toowoomba. Morning: South of Toowoomba, visit Rudd’s Pub, where Steele Rudd is said to have written some of his On Our Selection (Dad and Dave) stories. Afternoon: In Toowoomba, visit the excellent Cobb & Co Museum, home to the National Carriage Collection. On arrival in Brisbane see two historic convict-built structures….The Old Windmill (late 1820s) and the Commissariat Store (1829). In the Brisbane suburb of Redcliffe visit the outstanding Bee Gees Way, a commemorative 70 metre walkway/display that honours The Bee Gees (they grew up in Redcliffe, approx. 1958 to 1965). Evening: Enjoy an evening of live music, at either Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall or the Brisbane Jazz Club. Overnight: Ibis Brisbane. (B,MorningTea)

Day 14 Friday September 18, 2020 Gold CoastTravel to the Gold Coast. On arrival, sightseeing coach tour of the Surfers Paradise/Gold Coast area. Visit the SkyPoint Observation Deck, for 360° views of the Gold Coast, the sea, and the distant green hinterland, from level 77, SkyPoint, Surfers Paradise. Afternoon: Free time, for you to explore the Surfers Paradise/Coolangatta area at your leisure. Evening: Attend the Gold Coast’s outstanding Outback Spectacular. The current show, Heartland, takes you on a compelling and emotional ride into the heart of the Australian bush. The indoor arena show features Australian characters, amazing technology, and magnificent animals (including spectacular horse-riding). A 3-course meal is included. Overnight: Alpha Sovereign Hotel, Gold Coast. (B,D)

Day 15 Saturday September 19, 2020 Journey to MelbourneMorning: Commence flights home, from Coolangatta or Brisbane airports. Coach journey commences back to Melbourne, via the Newell Highway. Those wishing to travel home on the coach, please indicate this on your booking form. Overnight: (those travelling by coach): Dubbo.

Day 16 Sunday September 20, 2020 To Melbourne on coachCoach arrives back in Melbourne approximately 7pm.

Australian War Memorial

Highlights:• Fantastic Australian

scenery, from Melbourne to the Gold Coast.

• Visit many iconic Australian sites: Flemington Racecourse; Ned Kelly Siege site; Man From Snowy River Museum; Australian War Memorial; Don Bradman Museum; inside of Sydney Opera House; Slim Dusty Centre, & Slim’s boyhood home; Pub With No Beer;

• See many famous Australian artefacts/paintings, etc.: Phar Lap; Eureka Flag; ANZAC landing craft, from Gallipoli; The Big Picture painting (Parliament House, Canberra); Cobb & Co coaches (Toowoomba).

• Many musical highlights, including: Pete Denahy; Nariel Creek folk band; ‘Slim Dusty’ Tribute singer; Outback Spectacular.

Included in the tour price are: • Accommodation in well-located hotels and motels, on a twin-share basis,

with private facilities, throughout the tour. Hotel taxes and service charges.• Daily breakfast (except for Day 1); 5 dinners; 1 lunch; 2 morning teas; 1 afternoon

tea (as indicated by B, L, D, etc.).• Entry to all sightseeing attractions mentioned in the itinerary, except for those

marked ‘optional’. Just to clarify, cost of entry is included where we say ‘visit’ the attraction, as opposed to ‘see’ the attraction (where we don’t go into the attraction, and cost of entry is not included).

• Entry to all music shows specifically mentioned in the itinerary, except for those marked ‘optional’.

• Australian Outback Spectacular dinner & show, on the Gold Coast.• Travel in first-class chartered coach.• Lots of fun-filled, informal music/singalong sessions, with John Howie & Gill Delaney.

Not included in the price are: • Airfares. At the time of making your booking let Travelrite International’s

experts secure you the best available airfare. • Travel insurance.• Meals unless specified in itinerary.• Sightseeing and general expenses not specified in the itinerary.• Additional travel arrangements not in the detailed itinerary

– these will be quoted for separately.

5 – 19 September 2020

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TAMWORTHKEMPSEY

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It is important that all tour participants have a basic level of physical fitness that allows them to take part in this activity without the need of assistance from others.

Tour Operator: Travelrite International Pty Ltd. A.C.N. 005 817 0781 (Travelrite International) is the tour operator.Tour Costs: The tours costs are based on transport, accommo-dation costs and entrance costs at 1 September 2019. Travelrite reserves the right to alter the costs if any of these factors change, giving any passenger that has booked the right to withdraw with full refund of monies paid or modify arrangements. No alterations to costings will be made within 60 days of departure.Deposits and Payments: A deposit of $500 per passenger is required at the time of booking. Full payment will be required 60 days before departure. A 1.5% administration charge will be added to payment by Visa and Mastercard.Cancellations: Cancellations within 60 days prior to departure will result in the loss of all monies paid. Cancellation outside 60 days from departure will result in a cancellation fee of $500 per person. Travel insurance is recommended to cover the costs of cancellation fees due to illness, death in family, etc.Minimum Tour Numbers: The tour has been costed on the basis of a minimum number of passengers having booked 60 days prior to departure. Travelrite reserves the right to cancel the tour, giving a full refund of all monies paid or offer arrangements to proceed with the tour at a modified cost if the minimum number is not achieved.Refunds: The tour is based on arrangements which do not allow for any refunds in respect to sightseeing, accommodation, meals or other services not utilised after the tour has commenced.Baggage: All passengers qualify for 1 piece free baggage allowance.

Responsibility: Travelrite International Pty Ltd. is the tour organiser. Travelrite International acts only as agents in making of arrangements with carriers, hoteliers and others for the tour. As a result we cannot accept liability for any act or omission whatsoever, whether negligent or otherwise of those carriers, hoteliers or other persons providing services in connection with the tour over whom we have no direct or exclusive control. We do not accept responsibility for any injury, damage, loss, delay, change of schedule or any other events which are beyond our direct control, such as, but not limited to, war, flood, fire, civil disturbance, acts of God, acts of government, or any other authorities, terrorism, accidents to or failure of machinery or equipment, or industrial action. The passage contract in use by the carriers concerned, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the transportation companies or firms and the purchasers of these tours and the passengers. Baggage is at own risk throughout the tour. The contract shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria and any legal action must be undertaken in the State of Victoria.Delays and Unforeseen Events: You engage Travelrite Inter-national to book this tour on your behalf and you acknowledge that Travelrite International acts as your agent for the purpose of making contracts between you and the various providers of accommodation, transportation and other services that comprise the tour. Travelrite International may without reference to you provide or make available to you, or may as your agent engage any third party to provide or make available to you, any good or service which Travelrite International reasonably believes is necessary for your benefit to maintain the tour itinerary, repatriate you or otherwise accommodate, transport or sustain you in circumstances in which the tour itinerary fails wholly or partly for any reason. You appoint Travelrite International your attorney for

this purpose. You agree to pay Travelrite International any cost thereof and you indemnify Travelrite International in respect of any cost it incurs in this regard. Travelrite International advises you to obtain travel insurance generally including in respect of the risk that any such good or service may become required.

How to Book: Bookings can be made by completing a booking form and sending it with a deposit of $500 per person to:

Travelrite International Pty Ltd182 Canterbury RoadHeathmont, Victoria 3135Further information can be obtained by telephoning

Toll Free: 1800 033 436Phone: (03) 9729 8722Fax: (03) 9729 0682Email: heathmont@travelrite.com.auwww.travelrite.com.au

About Travelrite International: Travelrite International Pty Ltd (A.C.N. 005 817 078) is a well-established travel company which has been operating in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for more than 30 years. It is ATAS accredited (ATAS A10538) and has two fully credited IATA offices Heathmont and Balwyn. As such, it directly represents the major airlines of the world and all major domestic and international tour and transport operators. Travelrite International Pty Ltd is a full member of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents – AFTA.

General Information and Booking Conditions www.musictours.com.au

The tour manager will be John HowieJohn Howie was a secondary school music teacher for 23 years (taught

Kylie Minogue). He and his twin brother, Graeme, perform as the country music/easy listening act, The Howie Brothers. John has been

operating and leading successful music tours and music cruises for 25 years, including Ireland & Scotland, the US, Australia, NZ, and other parts of the world. John says his & Travelrite’s primary

goal, with the music tours (& cruises), is to offer outstanding travel ‘products’, with music as an additional, special focus.

The organisers reserve the right to change any details of the tour that they believe will enhance the safety, quality, success and smooth running of the tour. For instance, if any entertainment mentioned in the itinerary is unavailable, we need to replace that entertainment with similar alternative acts.

The assistant tour manager will be Gill DelaneyGill (accordion/ukulele/mouth organ player from Wangaratta) has

played in dance bands most of her life, and knows a million tunes! She will be coming on the tour as a musician and assistant tour manager,

as long as we get sufficient bookings. She will be involved in lots of fun-filled informal music sessions with the tour group.

MELBOURNEBALLARATThe tour price $ 4795 per person, twin-shareSingle supplement $ 890

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