shop. shop. gi a and restaurant of the Murrumbidgee. Cuppacumbalong also has a a has also Cuppacumbalong Murrumbidgee. the of grounds provide a relaxing environment on the banks banks the on environment relaxing a provide grounds picnic area below the gardens. The gardens and and gardens The gardens. the below area picnic rst and second homesteads in the the in homesteads second and rst fi the of traces still homestead now stands on higher ground. There are are There ground. higher on stands now homestead ooded. The current current The ooded. fl were and River Murrumbidgee second in 1885. Both were located too close to the the to close too located were Both 1885. in second rst was built in 1849 and the the and 1849 in built was rst fi the Cuppacumbalong; it was built in 1923. It is the third homestead built at at built homestead third the is It 1923. in built was it century homes built by wealthy pastoralists. In fact, fact, In pastoralists. wealthy by built homes century Homestead is that it is another of the stately nineteenth nineteenth stately the of another is it that is Homestead in the early 1800s. 1800s. early the in rst impression gained from Cuppacumbalong Cuppacumbalong from gained impression rst fi The ering social standing of the time. the of standing social ering ff di pastoral settlements settlements pastoral ects the the ects fl re employees their of those homestead and grounds are open to the public. the to open are grounds and homestead between the de Salis graves and and graves Salis de the between . The The . Ğ le the on 800m is Cuppacumbalong to entrance The 200 years with the fi rst rst fi the with years 200 private cemetery. The separation separation The cemetery. private for 2.5km until you reach the Namadgi Visitors Centre. Centre. Visitors Namadgi the reach you until 2.5km for interred in this small small this in interred ff sta their and area go back nearly nearly back go area Cross Tharwa Bridge and follow the Adaminaby road sign sign road Adaminaby the follow and Bridge Tharwa Cross members of the de Salis family family Salis de the of members HOMESTEAD & GARDENS & HOMESTEAD connections to the the to connections 1894. There are over sixteen sixteen over are There 1894. Cuppacumbalong from 1856 to to 1856 from Cuppacumbalong CUPPACUMBALONG CUPPACUMBALONG years. European European years. and his family who lived at at lived who family his and 2. Count Leopold Fane de Salis Salis de Fane Leopold Count least twenty thousand thousand twenty least and is closely associated with with associated closely is and formerly isolated pastoral holdings holdings pastoral isolated formerly history dating back at at back dating history century cemeteries situated on on situated cemeteries century of the very few intact nineteenth nineteenth intact few very the of It has an Aboriginal Aboriginal an has It surrounds the burial sites. It is one one is It sites. burial the surrounds Island. Norfolk in term prison a served and mountain valley of Canberra. Canberra. of valley of the two rivers. A dry stone wall wall stone dry A rivers. two the of the near 1828 in captured was Tennant below. high point overlooking the junction junction the overlooking point high people of movements the observe to and hide-out a the southernmost southernmost the south of the Cuppacumbalong on a a on Cuppacumbalong the of south as mountain the used He bushranger. turned convict The cemetery is located about 1.5km 1.5km about located is cemetery The Irish an Tennant, John er a named is mountain The Tuggeranong is is Tuggeranong a printed guide to the walking trails up to the summit. summit. the to up trails walking the to guide printed a Cuppacumbalong Homestead car park. car Homestead Cuppacumbalong has Centre Visitors Namadgi the it, try to want you if the Murrumbidgee River from from River Murrumbidgee the but mountain, the of top the to walk steep very a is It Rivers. Follow the pathway above above pathway the Follow Rivers. Valley. Tuggeranong the overlooks Tennant Mount Murrumbidgee and Gudgenby Gudgenby and Murrumbidgee Situated on the junction of the the of junction the on Situated Centre. Visitors Namadgi the reach you until 2.5km for – THE GRAVE OF A COUNT – COUNT A OF GRAVE THE – sign road Adaminaby the follow and Bridge Tharwa Cross CEMETERY TENNENT CUPPACUMBALONG MOUNT 1. 3. LISTED PLACES IN TUGGERANONG [1] 1. Mount Tennent 2. Cuppacumbalong A heritage tour of Homestead & Gardens 3. Cuppacumbalong Cemetery – The Grave of a Count TUGGERANONG 4. St Edmund’s Church 5. Tharwa General Store 6. Tharwa School House 7. Tharwa Public Hall 8. Hong Yong’s Grave Site 9. Tharwa Bridge 10. Tharwa Bridge Reserve 11. Tidbinbilla Road Scenic Lookout 12. Lanyon 13. Lambrigg, William Farrer’s Grave THARWA & LANYON A SELF-GUIDED TOUR This tour has been developed by the National Trust of Australia (ACT) with the assistance of the ACT Government. © Copyright 2007 ACT Government Contact: National Trust of Australia (ACT) PO Box 1144 Civic Square ACT 2608 02 6230 0533 www.act.nationaltrust.org.au • Tharwa School House • Tharwa Bridge The publishers wish to acknowledge: • Lanyon Homestead Dr Peter Dowling (research) • Studio Brainstorm (design) NNT-10-2006T-10-2006 [tuggeranong[tuggeranong 1].indd1].indd 1 225/10/065/10/06 11:56:26:56:26 AMAM shop. shop. gi a and restaurant of the Murrumbidgee. Cuppacumbalong also has a a has also Cuppacumbalong Murrumbidgee. the of grounds provide a relaxing environment on the banks banks the on environment relaxing a provide grounds picnic area below the gardens. The gardens and and gardens The gardens. the below area picnic rst and second homesteads in the the in homesteads second and rst fi the of traces still homestead now stands on higher ground. There are are There ground. higher on stands now homestead ooded. The current current The ooded. fl were and River Murrumbidgee second in 1885. Both were located too close to the the to close too located were Both 1885. in second rst was built in 1849 and the the and 1849 in built was rst fi the Cuppacumbalong; it was built in 1923. It is the third homestead built at at built homestead third the is It 1923. in built was it century homes built by wealthy pastoralists. In fact, fact, In pastoralists. wealthy by built homes century Homestead is that it is another of the stately nineteenth nineteenth stately the of another is it that is Homestead in the early 1800s. 1800s. early the in rst impression gained from Cuppacumbalong Cuppacumbalong from gained impression rst fi The ering social standing of the time. the of standing social ering ff di pastoral settlements settlements pastoral ects the the ects fl re employees their of those homestead and grounds are open to the public. the to open are grounds and homestead between the de Salis graves and and graves Salis de the between . The The . Ğ le the on 800m is Cuppacumbalong to entrance The 200 years with the fi rst rst fi the with years 200 private cemetery. The separation separation The cemetery. private for 2.5km until you reach the Namadgi Visitors Centre. Centre. Visitors Namadgi the reach you until 2.5km for interred in this small small this in interred ff sta their and area go back nearly nearly back go area Cross Tharwa Bridge and follow the Adaminaby road sign sign road Adaminaby the follow and Bridge Tharwa Cross members of the de Salis family family Salis de the of members HOMESTEAD & GARDENS & HOMESTEAD connections to the the to connections 1894. There are over sixteen sixteen over are There 1894. Cuppacumbalong from 1856 to to 1856 from Cuppacumbalong CUPPACUMBALONG CUPPACUMBALONG years. European European years. and his family who lived at at lived who family his and 2. Count Leopold Fane de Salis Salis de Fane Leopold Count least twenty thousand thousand twenty least and is closely associated with with associated closely is and formerly isolated pastoral holdings holdings pastoral isolated formerly history dating back at at back dating history century cemeteries situated on on situated cemeteries century of the very few intact nineteenth nineteenth intact few very the of It has an Aboriginal Aboriginal an has It surrounds the burial sites. It is one one is It sites. burial the surrounds Island. Norfolk in term prison a served and mountain valley of Canberra. Canberra. of valley of the two rivers. A dry stone wall wall stone dry A rivers. two the of the near 1828 in captured was Tennant below. high point overlooking the junction junction the overlooking point high people of movements the observe to and hide-out a the southernmost southernmost the south of the Cuppacumbalong on a a on Cuppacumbalong the of south as mountain the used He bushranger. turned convict The cemetery is located about 1.5km 1.5km about located is cemetery The Irish an Tennant, John er a named is mountain The Tuggeranong is is Tuggeranong a printed guide to the walking trails up to the summit. summit. the to up trails walking the to guide printed a Cuppacumbalong Homestead car park. car Homestead Cuppacumbalong has Centre Visitors Namadgi the it, try to want you if the Murrumbidgee River from from River Murrumbidgee the but mountain, the of top the to walk steep very a is It Rivers. Follow the pathway above above pathway the Follow Rivers. Valley. Tuggeranong the overlooks Tennant Mount Murrumbidgee and Gudgenby Gudgenby and Murrumbidgee Situated on the junction of the the of junction the on Situated Centre.