Category Archives: Local Getaways

Victorian Gold Fields

Posted on 12/01/2009 by admin

January 10 saw us travelling to Fryerstown, near Castlemaine, to attend our friend ‘Trina’s 60th Birthday party. The goldfields around this area were the richest alluvial gold fields in the world. They were discovered in 1851 (the same year in … Continue reading →

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A Few Days at Brigadoon

Posted on 14/08/2008 by admin

This week we spent a few days with our friends, Rod & Margot, at their property named Brigadoon at Newborough. Their self contained cottages form a very nice place to get away from it all for a few days and … Continue reading →

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A Hot Weekend in Beechworth

Posted on 01/01/2008 by admin

After saying goodbye to everyone at our Wilson family Christmas get together on December 29, Jill & I travelled on to Beechworth in northern Victoria for a few days. We stayed, by chance, at a B&B homestead about 8 kms … Continue reading →

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Return to the Pickle Slicer Venue

Posted on 12/11/2007 by admin

Our final nights on our trip to Broken Hill, were spent at Halls Gap in the same cottages in which we stayed with Mary, Rob, Junene, Ken, Maureen & Dennis about 11 years ago. It was at the Kookaburra Restaurant … Continue reading →

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