Longitude: 151.815356 Latitude: -25.681091 Ban Ban Springs is located at the site of mythical springs, and at the junction of the Isis and Burnett Highways. It is also just 4 km east of the “farthest out station” of the 1840’s, selected and occupied by Mr Henry Herbert in 1846 – he named his run ‘Ban Ban‘, the name the township still beholds Read more…
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Longitude: 149.788756 Latitude: -29.873407 Located on the eastern flank of the Newell Highway, some 48 km south of the township of Moree in New South Wales, the ‘Tookey Creek’ Rest Area is a generous, beautifully vegetated facility, which easily accommodates large rigs. Ample parking is available, whilst affording an easy: drive-in – park – drive-out scenario. The Rest Area is equipped with sheltered picnic Read more…
Located just back from a beach-front car park, public toilets are a welcome commodity to compliment the beach and picnic area at this delightful locale. The relatively safe waters of Port Phillip Bay are perfect for families with young children and when they are starving, some picnic tables nestled amidst the coastal woodland are right there too . . . The Bay Trail also Read more…
. ‘Tyrone Homestead’ c 1850’s – built from the beautiful limestone on which it stands, remains as a memorial to the very first European settlers who defied all odds and built their homes, families and livelihoods on the Mornington Peninsula. Considering two official settlements had previously failed, this must have been no mean feat . . . Sample – Wattle & Daub Read more…
The land which ‘Portsea Camp’ now occupies was originally held by fisherman, John Watson, from the 1850’s to 1885 when it was compulsorily ‘acquired’ by the government to build ‘Fort Franklin’. Gun placements, barracks, parade ground, commandant’s house (previously the home of John Watson), and a timber staff cottage were built to defend against the perceived Russian invasion during the period 1885 Read more…
