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Myrniong is known for its many bluestone buildings, including the historic Plough Hotel, established in 1859, and the Anglican church. Other attractions in the area include Pykes Creek Reservoir , providing water to the market gardens in nearby Bacchus Marsh and Mount Blackwood , an extinct volcano offering panoramic views over the Wombat State ...
The Wombat State Forest (locally: Bullarook) is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, between Woodend and Daylesford, at the Great Dividing Range. The forest is approximately 70,000 hectares (170,000 acres) in size and sits upon Ordovician or Cenozoic sediments. The Bullarook Wombat State Forest was proclaimed in ...
Attractions for tourists and visitors include outdoor activities such as bushwalking and camping in the Lerderderg State Park and Wombat State Forest. The mineral springs at Blackwood are located on the banks of the Lerderderg River. There is an outlet on the car-park side, and another on the opposite side accessed by a footbridge.
Houghton grew up in Colac in southwest Victoria and attended Monash University, graduating in history.His interest in railway and forest history of Victoria's Otway Ranges was nurtured from an early age and resulted in his documentation and mapping of more than 300 sawmills and 160 kilometres of timber tramlines, which were built in the area from the 1850s to the mid 20th century.
The Lerderderg River rises below the Blackwood Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range, in the Lerderderg State Forest, near the locality of Blackwood.The river flows generally south by east in a highly meandering course, through the Lerderderg Gorge within the Wombat State Forest where it is joined by two minor tributaries, The Old River and Goodman Creek, before reaching its confluence with ...
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Colebrook Academy Grant: Now part of Pittsburg between Indian Stream and Halls Stream, approximately 15 sq. mi, shown on 1854 and 1892 maps. Coleburne: Early name of Colebrook until 1795. [1] Concord: 1763 name of Gunthwaite (1768), now Lisbon, included Sugar Hill and Streeter Pond. [1] [3] [4] Contoocook: Early name of Boscawen until 1760. [1]
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