The name Prince of Orange Wines was chosen as it relates closely to the history of the city of Orange. This history you may read as part of the graphic design of the label.
Why Orange?
Willem,
Prince of Orange, whilst exiled in England, served in the British army
during the Peninsula Wars against Napoleon (1811-12) as aide-de-camp to
the Duke of Wellington.
His colleague in the Peninsula War, later
known as Sir (Major) Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-General of NSW, bestowed
the name of Orange on the settlement of Blackman's Swamp in 18 46, in
honour of his friend, by then King Willem II of the Netherlands. The colours used with our logo, orange and deep blue, reflect the colours of the Royal House of Orange of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. We liken the package to a regimental soldier, as was the Prince of Orange when he served as aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington in 1811. |
PRINCE OF ORANGE His Royal Highness, Willem-Alexander, the present Prince of Orange, (born April 27, 1967) is the Crown Prince of the Netherlands. The eldest son of Queen Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg, he is the first male heir-apparent to the Dutch throne since Prince Alexander, son of William III, died in 1884. The year 2006 marked the 400th year of Bilateral Relations between the Netherlands and Australia celebrating the mapping of the Cape York Peninsula by a tiny Dutch ship called the "Duyfken" in 1606. Prince of Orange Wines were invited to the Royal Gala Dinner to launch these celebrations to be held in the Ridderzaal, Den Haag, on 30th January 2006, where Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will be the Guests-of-Honour. Coral presented a case of Prince of Orange Wine to Their Royal Highnesses on this occasion.
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SIR THOMAS MITCHELL  The "Mitchell Connection" Since 2008 and our 'Mitchell' events, there has been renewed interest in the contribution of Sir Thomas Mitchell in the Orange region. We have come to know much better, a special visitor who "came out of the woodwork", Major Mitchell's great, great grandson, Ted Sly and , at the time, the only male descendant from the 12 children whom Mitchell begat!
For our events, Ted, at the age of 90, drove all the way from Ballina, (with memorabilia), drank whiskey all night (but he was courteous enough to have a tiny go of the wines!) and was in the process of renewing his pilot's licence. He had a great evening because he really did not think anyone was interested in his illustrious ancestor. In total we had 175 people attend.
The Surveyor General, Warwick Watkins and the Lands Department's Chief Surveyor, Paul Harcombe, erected and unveiled a new major Mitchell Information Board at the Monument, Cudal to honour the day.
Many thanks to Tina and Andy McGeoch of the historic Boree Cabonne property who presented our guests with an excellent country afternoon tea and tour of their historic homestead, the starting point for some of Mitchell's expeditions. (They open regularly for tea and tours).
But I must tell you that organising a day like this was great fun and time consuming, but what surprises we found. Each day would bring some new information, a phone call would set me on another tangent with another tidbit of information. Interest came from Sydney, Victoria, Ballina, Bourke, Parkes, Forbes, Molong, Orange and Newcastle.
We are "not done" yet with Thomas Mitchell, as Orange is planning a new cultural facility which, this time, will incorporate a museum. We are hoping that because of the many links Orange has to the 'Mitchell' story that his story will play a prominent part of the exhibition.
If you wish to join this interested group or have something to share about this piece of history, please call or email Coral to go on her address list.
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