tiabunna's photos with the keyword: District

In the early 1800s, small portions of land were made available for sale or tenancy to free settlers or to emancipated convicts. One of those was John Clarke, a convict transported in 1828 for seven years and allocated to work for the owner of one of the large properties in the area. This view of the open land beyond the trees shows the general area where the Clarke family were tenants of a cottage (no longer there) on a small portion of land. Brick Kiln Creek, currently dry because of the drought, normally flows through the wooded foreground area. Explored.

The Monga National Park has areas of Pinkwood trees (Eucryphia_moorei in right foreground), with relatives in Tasmania and South America. The treeferns Dicksonia antarctica also have relatives in South Africa and New Zealand. Apart from the eucalypts at the right rear, forests such as this very much relate to the former continent of Gondwana. Plunge in by viewing large.

Rural road bridge (best viewed large). Here's a musical link.

The "Lake George Mine" in Captain's Flat closed in 1962. Mining for gold and copper had begun there almost a century earlier. In later years, large quantities of silver lead and zinc also were extracted. This was just across the range from our property. HFF!