Australian History
Australian History
Architecture
Iconic Heritage Architecture in the Town of Beaudesert, Queensland.
The area around Beaudesert was originally settled for growing cotton and sheep. Due to the shortage of water in the area cotton was not a successful crop. Hoop pine was successfully collected in the region […]
Australian History
Strathalbyn was founded in 1839. An historic and well preserved monument to hard working pioneers.
The town was founded in 1839 and in 1846 the Hundred of Strathalbyn, was proclaimed including the township of Strathalbyn at the south-western corner of the division. The image above was taken from the Church […]
Australian History
The inland River Port of Morgan in SA
The inland River Port of Morgan was once one of the busiest inland ports in Australia. It is located on the North-West Bend of the River Murray in South Australia, about 320 kms by water […]
Australian History
The Moogerah Peaks National Park
In 1906, the Moogera Paddock Estate was sold, with the land centred around the wetlands of Coulsen’s and Reynold’s Creek. The estate was advertised as being close to the proposed Via Recta railway, which was […]
Architecture
This Victorian Gold Town peaked in 1893.
Clunes was the first town in Victoria to have a recognised gold discovery. It is about 40 Kms North of Ballarat and had a peak population in the 1870’s of 6300 people. Today that number […]
Australian Cattle Stations
The Old Gold Fields of Paddy’s Flat
Diggers flocked to the area from Tooloom in the early 1870’s however most of the local population had departed by 1890. Some went back to Tooloom to try their luck. There are no visible remains […]
Australian Cattle Stations
The Historic Village of Bonalbo in NSW
Bonalbo, a rural village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, John Donald McLean was the first European to settle in the area. He was a Scotsman who moved his sheep up from […]
Australian History
Yangan in the Southern Downs, Queensland
Yangan is a quaint rural village (population about 200) at the base of the glorious Swanfels Valley, Yangan offers unique examples of late 1800s timber architecture.Previously named Upper Swan Creek, the town became known as […]
Architecture
Historic All Saints Memorial Church, Tamrookum
All Saints Memorial Church, Tamrookum, Queensland This family owned timber church designed by Robin Dods, was erected by August 1915 and dedicated on 31 August 1915 by the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, St Clair Donaldson, […]