Mount Buffalo

 Mount Buffalo National Park

Extraordinary Views

Work in Progress

BRIGHTON BEACH BATHING BOXES

 BRIGHTON BEACH BATHING BOXES

Since the 1860's and designed to protect the modesty of Victorian era bathers

Harry Power's Lookout-- King Valley

 HARRY POWER'S LOOKOUT

KING VALLEY VICTORIA

Harry Power

Harry Power (sometimes known as Henry Johnstone) was one of Victoria’s most notorious bushrangers and someone who apparently taught Ned Kelly. One might assume he was not that smart as he spent 30 of his 70 years in jail. Born in Ireland in 1819 he was shipped to Tasmania for stealing a pair of shoes at age 21. After serving 7 years he moved to Victoria and in 1855 he was sentenced for a further 8 years for horse stealing and wounding a policeman. He was released and served a further 7 years but escaped near the end of his term in 1869 at age 66. When in Pentridge he met Ned Kelly’s uncles Thomas and Jack Lloyd who had lived in the King Valley as did Ned Kelly’s grandparents who had a homestead below the craggy granite lookout now known as Power’s Lookout. He was captured at the lookout in 1870

Harry Power's Lookout is 22 km south of Whitfield , 48 km from Mansfiled and 63 km from Wangaratta. The lookout is a few km from the highway and provides great views of the King Valley

Stay in Mansfield and ALZBURG RESORT is a good option

Madlon -Australia's First "Notable" Town

 MALDON

Australia's First "Notable" Town

Maldon dates back to 1836 when Major Thomas Mitchell came through and it was settled shortly after by sheep farmers and in 1853 gold was discovered and within one month 3,000 people were in the town hoping to make their fortune in the diggings. Shortly after the population had grown to 18,000. In 1856 the Victorian government arranged for the settlement to become a town, which was named Maldon. The post office had opened on 14 March 1854 and a court house was built in 1861 and a new post and telegraph office in 1870. In 1861 the towns population was over 3,000 and there were some 5,000-6,000 miners in the area. And Maldon was the eight largest town in Victoria. As gold became more difficult to extract the population dwindled and it was down to 1,600 by 1891. Maldon was known as a poor man’s diggings, with many excellent yields from very small claims. Today many of the old buildings remain and the original character of the town has been retained.

How To Get There

Maldon is 145 km from Melbourne, 40 km from Bendigo and 18 km from Castlemaine.Take the Calder Highway and exit towards Castlemaine.There  are a number of B & B's but few motels Try:-

Maldon's Eaglehawk Motel

Things to Do

Walk the historic Main Street and go back to the 19th Century

Visit Mount Tarrengower Lookout

Take a train ride from the Historic Railway Station

Walk througfh what remains of the Beehive Mine

Visit the North British Mine Site

Walk throigh the old Maldon Cemetery

Check out the old buildings such as the Post Office and Atheneum Libray