A Little Day Trip

I was thinking that I am the world's worst blogger, but probably not, that would make me famous for something, I am however a very slack blogger, mainly because of a very boring lifestyle. So just to keep my hand in will chat about yesterday, Monday, a public holiday for Anzac Day on Sunday. A wet weekend followed by a glorious day, followed by today, overcast and chilly.

Tom'n'Liz were off to Gulgong and invited me along, have been to Gulgong many times, however only to the edge of town and turned off to head north. Cannot remember actually going in to the town but sure I must have, sometime, hmm, brain drain.

historic Gulgong contains many attractions as you would expect from an old goldmining town where Henry Lawson lived in his early days. Walk along the winding streets of Gulgong that follow original gold mine claims and discover different types of heritage buildings including cottages, commercial premises, chapels, churches and the Opera House Theatre, many of them almost 140 years old. Visit the Henry Lawson Centre and trace the poet's life, call in at the Pioneers' Museum and see how people lived, dressed and worked in Gulgong up to 150 years ago. Examine their machinery and see an operating printing press. Attend the Prince of Wales Opera House, still entertaining people today, and imagine how it was when Dame Nellie Melba and many other entertainers performed on this stage. Explore Red Hill with its gold mine shaft, see the Catholic and Anglican churches, chapels and meeting halls. Stay in Gulgong to enjoy the Eisteddfod, Henry Lawson Heritage Festival, Gulgong Folk Festival, Gulgong Show, club events and plays and theatre.
Gulgong abounds with artists, potters, tapestry workers, craftspeople and artisans, find their skilled works displayed at workshops and galleries. Gulgong is surrounded by attractive scenery, historic farms and many vineyards with cellar door sampling and sales."

Visit Gulgong - More Than History

http://www.gulgong.net/





We wandered the narrow streets and admired the old buildings, often wonder if anyone, anywhere will in a hundred years time, admire anything build today.




This is a stamper battery, used to crush the quartz so they could extract the gold. My Day had one of these, as you do.

One for the expats who were not feeling at all homesick until now, if this works you can take a short trip along a gum tree lined country road, travelling on the correct side of the road, with a bit of an Aussie accent on the radio. Not the best quality, I was sitting in the back, let me know how it you find it.