Archive for the 'Historic places' Category

Victoria Lodge, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Our holiday in New South Wales
September 2007
Towards the northern section of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney is the delightful cottage known as Victoria Lodge. I love the way it has been incorporated into the general plantings of the gardens.
Surprisingly, I have been unable to find out very much information […]

Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour
Our holiday in New South Wales
September 2007
An interesting little slice of Australian history sits on a prominent island in the middle of Sydney Harbour, not far from the Royal Botanic Gardens. It is clearly visible from near Mrs Macquaries Chair as shown in the photo above. This is the closest we have […]

Historic mural, Ouyen, NW Victoria
Several years ago we had a short holiday in Victoria and New South Wales. Our main objective was to take my mother-in-law to her sister’s funeral in Parkes. On the first day of our trip we stopped for lunch in the small mallee town of Ouyen in north west Victoria. This […]

Matthew Flinders Monument, Robe, South Australia
Near the Lake Butler Boat Haven in Robe there is a very special monument. This commemorates the time when explorer Matthew Flinders passed by this point while exploring the coastline of South Australia in 1802.
The photo below shows the plaque in more detail. (Click in the photo to enlarge the […]

Customs House, Robe, South Australia
The old Customs House in Robe, south-east South Australia, was built in 1863. It was in use for 25 years in the early days of the port. During the gold rush era in Victoria many thousands of Chinese immigrants passed through this port. They were avoiding the heavy taxes imposed by […]