Adelong is just a short drive from Gundagai. The town evolved as a result of its gold rush during 1857-1876 when the population expanded to over 30,000. Compared to todays population of just 900, it is hard to imagine the chaos that must have surrounded the town in...
I like Gundagai. It is one of those towns where its past is still so evident in its present. My walk down the high street was probably little different from a walk in the high street in the 1980’s or even the 1900’s. The town is built mainly halfway up a...
Stockinbingal looks like it has seen happier times. As you drive into town you can not help but notice the row of shops to one site, sadly just a couple remain open – a village store and the hotel. The original hotel was built in 1892 to cater for Cobb & Co...
I arrived in Taree on a Friday afternoon and the raid started to fall so this gave me an opportunity to use my new umbrella as I took a wander around the towns streets. The usual suspects of shops were present along with a larger shopping centre. It soon became...
Dorrigo is a little gem of a town. Not that it has any opal or diamond mining that I am aware, simply because its a little different from some of the others towns I’ve been visiting recently. Firstly there is it’s size – its just right! Its easy for...
Casino isn’t famous for a casino, in fact I could not see one in town – so how did it get this great name? Apparently it is named after the town Cassino’ in Italy, but through the official naming process a spelling error resulted in the name...
Lismore was my last destination for the day. I’d fitted in a few too many locations with todays locations all being so close to each other, so it was good to quickly find a motel where I could relax before heading out to explore this new town. Lismore appeared...
Just inland from Australia’s most easterly point (Byron Bay), Bangalow comes across as the sort of place to spend a Sunday. It’s an ‘olde’ fashioned sort of place where walking down the high street feels like you’ve taken a step back in...
Mullumbimby is located just 4 km off the Pacific Highway, but it could be 1000km as it is peaceful country township and a focal point for the local community including a number of surrounding farms. I was unaware as I passed through the town that during the late...
The drive into Murwillumbah is spectacular. Mount Warning stands prominently in the distance with rolling green countryside falling away from hills punctuated with crops of sugar cane and banana plantations. The area looks fertile and the crops are obviously...
