Day 22 – 9,708 KM. Town 38. I arrived late into Lithgow following my journey from Molong but was pleased to learn more about this town and why it uses the “Big Miners Lamp” (see above) as its tourist information office. Lithgow is at the heart of a coal...
Day 22 – 9,556 KM. Town 37. Molong, along with much of New South Wales, was enjoying much needed rain when I called by. The town sign announced the its formation in 1822 and that the population is 2,135 (I wondered who updates this figure?). Driving through the town...
Day 22 – 9,395 KM. Town 36. The rains continued to pour as I travelled from Narromine to Tullamore partly along unsealed track which always makes the journey more of an adventure. Tullamore was initially settled as Bullock Creek in 1870 and then was called Gobondery...
Day 22 – 9,309 KM. Town 35. I guess I was a little late up, at least compared to other travellers, as I was informed by the Gulgong motel receptionist that I was the last guest to check out. However it was barely past 8.30am, so I don’t feel too guilty for the...
Day 21 – 9,150 KM. Town 34. After a break since the trip to Canberra it is great to be back on the road visIting a few more “Everywhere” locations. Today I’ve journeyed 345 KM from Terrigal along the Golden Highway to Gulgong. Now, lets start at the...
Day 20 – 8,805 KM. Town 33: A short drive from Unanderra took me to the coastal town of Wollongong (a name which is believed to mean “sound of the sea” in the local Aboriginal language) and the 9th largest city in Australia with a population of 285,000. I...
