Archive for the 'Historic places' Category

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 […]

Old building in Robe, South Australia
Over recent days I have been writing about some of the historic buildings of Robe in the south east region of South Australia. Today I share two more of those lovely old homes in the streets of this delightful seaside town. It amazes me that most of these old buildings […]

The old Robe Hotel and Guichen Bay
The town of Robe in the south eastern region of South Australia has many historic buildings. Most of these have been well preserved and are still in use today. One of these buildings is the lovely old Robe Hotel shown in the photo above. It is still very much […]

Canoes on the River Murray
Over the last few days I have written about the picnic lunch we had at Swanport Reserve recently. This reserve is a few minutes drove from our home and not far south of Murray Bridge in South Australia. This is a popular picnic area which also attracts people who are birders […]