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Last day of photos from our holiday. The next day (day 15) was simply travel home.

Day 14 was a trip to Mudgee in the morning, and a wander around Gulgong in the afternoon.

Mudgee

Gulgong

Day 13 was a travel day - from Forbes to Gulgong via Yeoval and Wellington. The primary stop along the way was to ‘The Dish’, aka CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope Observatory.

Three photos of the dish. The last photo shows some apple trees on the site which were grafts taken from the apple tree in Isaac Newton’s yard.

Today’s offerings were all taken around the Lake Forbes area near the centre of the town. If memory serves the lake was used as Forbes’ intermittent drinking water supply but it was turned into a recreational lake and park precinct¹.

The lake has a number of pedestrian and vehicular bridges crossing it so you can pick and choose what length of walk to take.

Day 11, Forbes. We began in the cemetery (as you do); spent some time walking around the very attractive city centre and Victoria Park. In the afternoon we headed out to Gum Swamp Wildlife Refuge where four bird watching hides have been built.

Again, photos with limited commentary.

Forbes Cemetery

City Centre

Day 10 was spent travelling from Hay to Forbes via West Wyalong. We had lunch in West Wyalong then spent a bit of time wandering around a couple of streets that housed some fairly impressive church buildings - Anglican, Presbyterian and Catholic. The last couple of photos are of a house and different fence/garden along the way.

Day 9 was also spent in and around Hay. We began at the gaol which also served as a girls home during part of its history (with the cells called ‘camps’)! It has now been turned into a museum with various collections of household items from decades past. Then on to the Dunera Museum at the former railway station which tells of the internment camps around Hay during WWII. The men/boys arrived in Australia on the ship Dunera and maintained their culture and education. They formed an orchestra and also created their own currency. After lunch we wandered over to the water towers and walked across the river (and back).

Day 8 was spent in and around Hay. Our travels began in the cemetery, then on to Bishop’s Lodge House, a walk through the town, and finishing up at the Sunset Viewing Area some 15km north of the town.

Photos with no commentary.

Hay Cemetery

Bishop’s Lodge House

Hay Central

On day 7 we travelled west from Griffith to Hay.

We went on the north side of the Murrumbidgee and had an apple and photo stop in Carathool and the Carathool Historic bridge.

In the afternoon we had a walk along the banks of the Murrumbidgee around Sandy Point.

Carathool Railway

Carathool Historic Bridge

Murrumbidgee River, Hay

Our last full day in Griffith was spent catching some of the sights in Griffith itself. Predominant was Burley Griffin Community Gardens - some aspects of which were conceived or designed by Walter himself.

On day 5 we ventured south east from Griffith to have a look around Leeton and Narrandera. Many of Leeton’s main buildings are in the Art Deco style. Further along was Narrandera with its relaxed feel and our first view of the Murrumbidgee River.

Leeton