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16/9/2020 at 4:37am
Location: Melbourne Australia
Outfit: Windsor Rapid Off Road Van + tents
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Hi all,
We had camped the previous night on the banks of the mighty Bidge at Hay, leaving there we headed for Vic. South of Maude we stopped at Tchelery Station checking out their old shearers quarters precinct.
Their kitchen and mess room had a novel welcoming feature above it’s door.
The men were looked after with a state of the art (at the time) hot water system for their shower block!
We had morning tea beside the Edward River on the historic Moulamein Wharf.
We drove through Swan Hill and then headed west, stopping at Waitchie. Not on many’s must see list (for any reason) and that’s fair enough as there is very little there.
When the railway line arrived a hall was constructed in 1906, a school in 1908, a store in 1909 and Post Office in 1914. All that’s there now is the hall, this church and a Silo.
No need to lock anything as very few travel through and even less stop!!
And I wasn’t going to complain as the girls pottered about!!
We pulled up at Wooroonook Lake about 12 ks west of Charlton. A new amenities block has recently been opened with hot showers etc, a few powered sites are available as well as BBQs, fire pits, a playground and small pontoon for everyones enjoyment.
Fees are very reasonable $15.00 for power and $5.00 for unpowered.
An Eurasian Coot tried to stuff up this lovely reflection moment!!!
The markers or bouys are there to separate swimmers and water craft around the pontoon area, not required at this time of year I can say, from personal experience.
Later in the day I left the warmth of our lovely fire to capture these reflection shots, a short distance from our camp.
I wasn’t all that happy with those pics as I wasn’t able to eliminate the reeds near the shoreline. The only way I could do that was to remove my shoes and socks, roll up the strides and wade in.
Surprisingly it wasn’t all that cold!!!! once my feet and toes had cracked the thin layer of ice that had started to form on the surface, all was apples!!!!!!
I was happy with the results, although I did have difficulty making my way the short distance back to camp (and the fire) as it was some hours before any feeling returned to my feet and lower legs!!!!
Near camp and then our camp that evening.
We were heading home today and knowing that we would not be allowed out for quite some time were all feeling a bit flat but determined to make the most of our soon to be ended freedom.
In nearby Charlton Kyle Torney had recently painted a couple of murals that we wanted to see.
The first depicts the role of women on the land or in rural communities during the second world war when men folk were away, it was painted on the side of the local RSL.
Jen was excited to see this one (as might Peter) but some of that buzz left when I explained that it wasn’t Carlton but Charlton!!
This was different, a modern interpretation of an old harvester.
These next pics were taken in St Arnaud, a lovely town that never fails to impress, sadly not a lot of time spent there this time, but we will return. A number of murals had been recently painted and even as I write this more are being added, in particular their silo which will certainly be worth another trip to see.
This first pic is in the grounds of the towns State School, to me it shows the inquisitiveness and wonder of children at play.
This one is titled, “Lucky Day” it depicts local resident and gold prospector Gary Perry, checking his pan for gold.
St Arnaud first came into being as a gold mining town after gold was discovered in 1855, the new mural being painted at the moment on their silo will also reflect that history.
All the murals in town have been and are being painted by Kyle Torney who was raised and still lives in town. He has said that he wants to try and bring some tourism to town, to help struggling businesses through difficult times.
"I'm not sure how many murals I'll paint, the more we have, the more reason for people to stop and have a walk around, and hopefully, get into cafes or the local hotel, which is absolutely beautiful.”
One person who gave inspiration to Kyle was his year 12 art teacher Andrea Hicks. She must have made an impression on him for he painted this called, “Tribute to Andy”
This is his tribute to volunteer firefighters called, “Not All Heroes Wear Capes” it features local CFA member Trevor Baldock, it was painted on the side of the Fire Station.
"Firefighters deserve as much recognition as they can get. I'm not financially in a position where I could donate so I thought I'd donate a mural and contribute that way,” Kyle said on it’s completion.
Close to that was this.
There are so many historic buildings in town, here are just a few I took as we did a quick stroll around some of the streets, some were in better nick than others!!
We were not that far from Melbourne but still called into a couple of places to maximise our last day of freedom/travelling.
We stopped at Moonamble, their main common has for a long time been the centre for many local activities. It is a listed “Heritage Police Area” so the local Arts and History Group arranged for these panels to be installed to tell the story and history of policing in times gone by.
Nearby I took these, I was impressed by the number of stumps (with ant caps) supporting the building!
We stopped once more before we pulled up at home. Learmonth has many historic buildings and a number of those I have shown in previous reports so just a few pics from there this time.
We take street lighting for granted these days, not sure they would have made a lot of difference but even a few candles was an improvement on nothing.
Again another trip done visiting the not so often seen places that most don’t realise are even there.
Hope you all enjoyed, stay safe.
Col and Jen..
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The worst day above ground, is a whole lot better than the best one under it. Live life to the fullest while you can.
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