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GOLD TOUR 4 Abercrombie Caves to Sofala GoLD ToUR 4 Abercrombie Caves to Sofala Abercrombie River & Caves 1 Soon after gold was first discovered in Ophir near Orange the first shipment of gold was discovered and sent from the Abercrombie area to Goulburn in August 1851. A gold rush ensued and by the time the authorities came to investigate there were 100 prospectors working hard to find a fortune. While the river provided gold, the caves offered sanctuary. One of the most infamous bushrangers was Ben Hall who allegedly used the natural fort of the Abercrombie Caves to hide in. Over twenty years before (1830) the escaped Besides the activities of bushrangers, life became hard for convicted bushrangers The Ribbon Gang hid here. The caves Carcoar as the gold rush continued around them and the are also an important site for the Wiradjuri people. Take the town became lost in the rush. Thankfully this has left us with a kids on a magical underground journey. Hire a gold pan at the beautifully conserved village for us to enjoy seeing today. visitors centre and try your luck fossicking at Mt Gray. LocatioN: Bald Ridge Road, off Goulburn Road. Le Billot de Boucher 4 The Butcher’s Block sells beautiful French inspired wares for the kitchen and the home. From pewter jugs, butter Junior Ranger dishes and Paris wine and champagne coolers to decorative Paint a picture of golden meteors raining down glassware for the dining table, pots and soft furnishings. on the this beautiful Lachlan region. Share the picture at LocatioN: 1/7 Belubula Street, Carcoar. the Peak Hill visitors centre or scan a copy and share it at OpeN: Thursday to Sunday 10am– 4pm. facebook/centralnswtourism PHoNe: (02) 6367 3064 Curio Art & Vintage The Gold Mining Village of Trunkey Creek 5 This is an eclectic store with local artists’ work. It 2 With a large quartz reef discovered in 1868 the tiny includes vintage furniture and home wares that are given a village became a wild gold rush centre with 25 hotels selling second life. The quirky nature of the shop makes it especially adulterated liquor, a drink which has used inferior ingredients, appealing to consumers who are looking for something definitely not the real McCoy and plenty of bushranger action different or for antique items. and greedy speculators. Such was the crisis that a Royal AccessibILiTY: Small front step. Commission was held in 1870 at Trunkey Creek to resolve LocatioN: 4/7 Belubula Street, Carcoar. the escalating disorder. Today it is a tiny village again with OpeN:Thursday to Sunday 10am-4pm. much evidence of a gold rush past through crumbling mud PHoNe: 0498 535 971 brick cottages, chimneys, old miners cottages Arthur Street is featured in Holtermann photographs of 1872 and mullock en Route heaps, waste material from the mines. If you start exploring Consider that, in the year after payable gold was for gold watch out for abandoned mine shafts. The new gold discovered, 370,000 immigrants arrived to these shores in though is merino wool, visit the annual show in October to ten years - that’s more than all the convicts over the previous admire the fine rewards from the land. Visit the Black Stump 70 years! Hotel for some local character and appreciate the Golden Age Hotel (1872). About the Holtermann Collection: In 1951 Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum a hoard of 3,500 glass plate negatives from the nineteenth 6 This contains a world- class display of rare fossils and century were uncovered in a garden shed in Chatswood . minerals from around the world, the unique Somerville They were the work of Beaufoy Merlin and Charlies Bayliss Collection. See specimens from Australian and world mines, who photographed the Holtermann Nugget (the largest gem minerals and fossils including dinosaur skeletons. specimen of gold reef) found at Hawkins Hill. Bernhardt Otto AccessibILiTY: Wheelchair accessible and toilet. Holtermann used some of his new found wealth to employ the LocatioN: 224 Howick Street, Bathurst. two photographers to record events on the gold fields, this OpeN: Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-2pm. included the Trunkey Cottage. These pictures are available at PHoNe: (02) 6331 5511 the State Library of NSW. Cobb & Co Side Tour to Carcoar via Neville and Mandurama 7 Moving the gold about required the resources of coaching companies. Bathurst became the NSW Carcoar & Gold = Bushrangers headquarters for Cobb & Co in 1862 and remained so for 50 3 With all this gold about it was just too tempting for years. From here routes spread as far north as Queensland some of the locals. In 1863 Johnny Gilbert and John O’Meally as far west as Bourke and south to Wagga. By 1870 Cobb & conducted Australia’s first reported bank raid, but left with nothing when the bank teller fired a shot into the bank ceiling. The Commercial Bank is still standing to this day. The Rev. Did You Know? James Adam of Carcoar was held up by Ben Hall, but was Travelling from Hill End to Bathurst in the Gold Rush era not robbed “on account of the good impression he made” could have been by Cobb & Co stage coach. What do you (Sydney Morning Herald). And Frank Gardiner required by law think their average speed was? Answer at the bottom. to stay in Carcoar broke parole to take up cattle poaching. GoLD ToUR 4 Co coaches harnessed 6,000 horses a day, travelled 28,000 Vale Creek Wines miles a week and generated 95,000 pounds a year from Winemaker Tony Hatch creates his carrying the mail. One of the secrets to their success was wines from the exciting Italian grape the Californian made coaches. See an original coach in the varieties grown at ‘Vale Creek’. He recommends visitors try his Bathurst Visitors Centre. Sangiovese, a medium bodied dry red wine which reflects the AccessibILiTY: Wheelchair accessible and toilet. region’s ‘cool climate’ character. Along with this you can taste LocatioN: 1 Kendall Avenue, Bathurst. the popular Barbera as well as Dolcetto and Lagrein. White OpeN: Daily 9am-5pm wines include Pinot Grigio, Arneis and Vermentino. These wines are at home with most Mediterranean or Italian menus Bathurst Dining from pizza to robust gamey dishes. Tony’s partner Liz offers 8 Discover some great dining in Bathurst; start the day light ‘grazing platters’ most Sundays. Bookings advisable. at The Hub voted ‘Best Breakfast Cafe’ (2 Keppel Street AccessibILiTY: Wheelchair accessible and toilet. 02 6334 1565), and then treat yourselves to seasonal and LocatioN: 438 Cow Flat Road, Georges Plains, Bathurst. regional ingredients at Cobblestone Lane Restaurant, SMH OpeN: Weekends 10.30am-4.30pm or by appointment. Good Food Guide (2/173-179 George Street (02) 6331 2202). PHoNe: (02) 6337 2011 Wattle Flat Renzaglia Wines 9 North of Peel is Wattle Flat, a peaceful plateau. At Chardonnay lovers will enjoy their 2012 Dog’s Day one time it saw only the passing of Aboriginal tribes who Chardonnay. Their Cabernet/Merlot 2011 best reflects the followed the gorges linking coastal and inland people. regional character. It’s a dry medium bodied red table wine Later frantic escaping convicts passed seeking a passage to great with red meats, lamb and beef as well as pastas served Timor or China. Then it became home to early settlers. That with red sauces. Mark Renzaglia the winemaker is happy to is until the 1850s when gold fever struck and thousands of provide a tour of the vineyard when practical. gold seekers descended. Today you can see the evidence of AccessibILiTY: Wheelchair accessible and toilet. mining with five protected deep shafts and the pock-marked LocatioN: 38 Bosworth Falls Road, Bathurst. remnants of pits inside the Wattle Flat Heritage Lands. OpeN: By appointment, 0413 196 036. These are two sites, in total 250 hectares where gold can still be discovered today. Don’t forget to take a stroll through Places To Stay the hamlet. There is a self-guided tour with 31 places to visit. It was one of the most prosperous mining towns in the area Neville siding Unique Accommodation and even has a race course (1852). Why not sleep in a train, or a post office, a railway station or house? This imaginative and fun holiday experience with self- contained accommodation is a perfect way to experience the railway history of Central NSW. They also have BBQ Did You Know? facilities, outdoor chess and a tennis court. Sam Poo, the only recorded Chinese Bushranger, LocatioN: 12 Crouch Street, Neville. was tried and convicted and hanged in Bathurst. PHoNe: (02) 6368 8455 Originally working in the gold fields of the Talbragar, Sam Poo thought he would try the less arduous career Bishop’s Court estate of bushranging and held up travellers on the Mudgee With just seven sumptuous rooms, guests are treated to fires Road. But an Aboriginal stockman, Harry Hughes, was and mulled wine in winter. Slow Food advocate and interior recruited by the mounted police to find Sam. After some designer Christine Le Fevre ensured a generous kitchen was time they managed to find and capture the fugitive. also included in the creation of Bishop’s Court Estate, so Consider: What skills would you need to be able to track guests can dine in lavish style. a bushranger? AccessibILiTY: No wheelchair access. LocatioN: 226 Seymour Street, Bathurst. PHoNe: (02) 6332 4447 sofala 10 Welcome to Australia’s oldest surviving gold town BiG4 Bathurst Holiday Park (1851) and home to many valuable heritage listed buildings This is themed on the Gold Rush era with a range of like the Royal Hotel (1862), hospital court house (1874) accommodation from 2 bedroom Miners Huts and Settlers and Post Office (1879).
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