• Home
  • Articles
    • Front Page
    • General Interest
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Snippets
  • Our Community
    • Our People
    • Question of the Week
    • Be Seen
    • Jobs in The Central West
  • Special Interests
    • Rural Round Up
    • Health & Wellness
    • Loving Local Living
    • My Place
    • Real Estate
  • Sports
    • Bowls
    • Canowindra Junior Rugby League
    • Rugby League
    • Cricket
    • Footy Tipping Competition
    • Golf
    • Rugby Union
    • Swimming
    • Touch Football Results
    • Tennis
    • Other
  • Competitions
  • Classifieds
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Testimonials
    • Subscribe to the Phoenix
    • Submit an Article

The Canowindra Phoenix

Your free weekly guide to what's happening in and around Canowindra.

Home » Our Bloke

Our Bloke

1 April, 2015 By Canowindra Phoenix Editor

Reg WattReg Watt

How long have you lived in Canowindra?
I came here when I was 7 and have been here ever since and I was 84 last Wednesday!
Where did you work?
I left school at 14 and 8 months and went to work for Dad cutting burs and digging out rabbits. It was big wages too, 2 bob a day! Then after that I went onto farming and shearing, breaking horses in.
Where is your favourite place?
Out on the farm down Longs Corner Road
Hobbies?
I played a bit of golf, I like to read now mainly horse and dog books. I got Kurt Fearnleys book for Christmas that was a good read
How do you like your coffee?
I can take it or leave it, prefer a nice cup of tea
Worst habit?
Talking too much I guess!
Who would you like to have dinner with?
My son and daughters and their families.
Do you have any pets?
I’ve got a Jack Russell, Cocoa, and her husband (haha) Also got some sheepdogs out on the farm. We won a sheepdog trial once back in 1965!

Filed Under: Our Community, Our People

Click here to download the recent issue (896) of The Canowindra Phoenix (2.1MB PDF) – 24th September 2026

Search the Phoenix

STAY CONNECTED

The Canowindra Phoenix would like to thank you, our Facebook friends, for your continued support and readership!

Contact the Phoenix

Street Address: 84 Gaskill Street Canowindra NSW 2804
Postal Address: PO Box 203 Canowindra NSW 2804
Phone:0432 337 286

Editorial Phone – 0432 337 286
editor@canowindraphoenix.com.au

Sales Phone – 0432 337 286
sales@canowindraphoenix.com.au

Submit an Article

We are always looking for new articles of interest to the local community.

Please feel free to submit an article for possible inclusion in a future issue.

To submit an article, click here to use our online article submission form.

Receive The Phoenix via Email

* indicates required

Copyright © 2026 · Website setup and support: CompleteWPCare

nsw government logo

The Canowindra Phoenix's Digital Diversification of Free Regional Media project is proudly funded by the NSW Government Regional Media Fund