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 […]
The foundation stone of the Creswick Hospital was laid in 1863. Later that year it opened with two public wards and a few smaller private wards. Following additions in 1867 and 1868 the main hospital […]
Silverton once had a population of just over 3000, (1885), however today less than 40 people live in what remains of this once prosperous town. It was the location for the Mad Max movies from […]
Cobar is a mining town in the Mid-West of New South Wales. The local economy relies on gold and base metals mining. As a consequence, fortunes can fluctuate for the locals (approx. 4000). At its […]
Surat is 80 Kms from Roma along the Carnarvon Highway, with St George 120 Kms further South. The town is in the center of the Waroo Shire, a picturesque area in the Western Darling Downs. […]
The more you search the Southern Downs, the more surprises you find. While the history of the full Darling Downs is a testament to the resilience, perseverance and vision of those early European settlers who […]
The highway is named after Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart, who was the first European to cross Australia from south to north. […]
The town was once known as Fassifern Scrub and then Engelsburg after the first settler of the town. […]
BY RICK MOORE Danger, exploration, innovation and the risk of financial ruin were all part of the construction of the 3200 km Overland Telegraph Line from Port Augusta to Darwin that would provide Australia’s first […]
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