Architecture
Glen Innes was gazetted as a town in 1852
I have been to Glen Innes many times in the past 20 years and always thought it a shabby and run down place with many historical buildings. However in the past few years it has […]
Pictures of Australia
Photography
Grenfell is a former gold mining town in Western NSW.
Grenfell is a former gold mining town in Western NSW. By 1870 it was producing more of the precious metal than any other town in the Colony. The gold bought bushrangers with the most famous, […]
Australian Landscapes
Sofala NSW – well preserved historic gold mining town
Of all the old gold mining towns in New South Wales Sofala is one of the most interesting and unusual. While hardly comparable with Hill End, which is 35 km further on and much more […]
Australian Landscapes
Hill End, New South Wales
Hill End owes its existence to the New South Wales gold rush of the 1850s, and at its peak in the early 1870s it had a population estimated at 8,000 served by two newspapers, five […]
Australian Landscapes
Great Ocean Road is an iconic road trip.
The great Ocean Road in Victoria is an iconic road trip in Australia with some great photo opportunities. Not as long as Route 66 but still of historical significance. You can do the trip one […]