Archive for the 'Historic places' Category

The central Victorian city of Bendigo, built on the wealth gained from the gold mines in the area, boasts many fine historic buildings from the Victorian era. One can also find many modern buildings mixed in with the old, gracious structures of that bygone era.
Buildings such as the one shown above, the Soldiers Memorial Institute [...]

After leaving Castlemaine we travelled to the historic city of Bendigo. The ladies wanted to see an art exhibition but John and I weren’t all that keen on that. I took the opportunity to get some photos of this historic old city. The wealth of the city was built on gold. One of the mining [...]

Central Tilba near the south coast of New South Wales is a very historic little town in this part of Australia. It consists of many old and beautiful buildings from a by-gone era. We have pleasant memories of several hours spent there many years ago.
On this trip, however, we had very little time to stop [...]

The South Steyne is one of Sydney’s old ferries. We passed it while walking through Darling Harbour on our recent holiday in Sydney. It is permanently moored there now and is used as a floating restaurant and function centre. It has a long an interesting history. The following is taken from its website:
The S.S. South [...]