This is day ten of our trip from Adelaide to Canberra, and we have not even hit 100 kilometres from home, with another 1,100 kilometres to go if we took the shortest route, which of course we will not be taking. We have dilly-dallied around this part of the Murray River because there is lots to see and do. Indeed, we could stay longer, but we really need to get moving. We can, and will, come back here again as it’s so close to our new home in Adelaide. Today we will head pretty much due east to the small town of Pinnaroo and in so doing double our distance from Adelaide.
Continue reading “Time to get moving – off to Pinnaroo via Karoonda – Day 306 (Pt.1)”
Goulburn as a Rest Stop along the Hume Highway
Goulburn is just over two hours drive from Sydney and about an hour from Canberra. Alas, it is all to often seen as only a convenient rest stop en route from Sydney to anywhere on the southern part of the Australian land mass, though most typically Melbourne, Canberra or Adelaide. Continue reading “Goulburn as a Rest Stop along the Hume Highway”
Ainslie’s Sheep
The selection of Canberra, in the early 1900’s, as the new capital of Australia has often been referred to as the waste of good sheep grazing land or a good sheep station spoiled. It has also been, and still is by some, referred to using even mostly derogatory terms but let’s keep to the sheep for now. Continue reading “Ainslie’s Sheep”
Cuppangabalong Woolshed
The delightfully named Cuppangabalong Station (station is a term used in Australia to refer to a large farm) began life as a squatters settlement, established by James Wright in early 1840s. In 1855 it was bought by a 39 year old Italian count – Count Leopold Fabius Dietegen Fane De Salis – who developed it into a very successful wool business and stud farm. Continue reading “Cuppangabalong Woolshed”
The Rambling Wombat 