Megalong Valley
Megalong is an Aboriginal word thought to mean ‘Valley Under The Rock’. The first record of a European coming to the valley was of Thomas Jones, a natural history specimen collector, who followed the course of Cox’s River from Burragorang to Hartley in 1818. The first land was taken up in 1838, those settlers travelling from Burragorang and Camden.
The best bushwalking in the Megalong is the historic ‘Six Foot Track’. One of the few places where you can see what the gorges of the Blue Mountains look like from your own two feet, with many magical Rainforest walks, and strolls through orchards and old timber homesteads. However if you would prefer to sit back and enjoy the breath taking views, take a stroll on four legs, enjoy the fun and popularity of horse riding through this unique valley. If using no legs at all is your style, take off and take in the spectacular country side by helicopter, either way be guided through this beautiful part of the Blue Mountains.
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Blue Mountains
For the first 25 years of British colonization, the unscalable walls of the Blue Moun¬tains, just 100km from the coast, contained the growth of the new colony and the exploration of Australia. Numerous expeditions approached the mountains only to come away stumped. Because the so-called mountains are actually a series of canyons separated by several high plateaus, the explorers found cliffs at the edges of the val¬leys instead of hills. A successful route was not found until 1813, when Blaxland, Law-son, and Wentworth, assisted by local Aboriginal know-how, attempted to cross the mountains along the ridges. Today, the mountains
Berry
The beautiful township of Berry is nestled between Kangaroo Valley and Seven Mile Beach. Located on Princes Highway, Berry is 15km north of Nowra. It is also easily accessible from Kangaroo Valley via Kangaroo Valley Road.
The rustic and friendly charm of Berry is not to be missed. The historic town (Broughton Creek Village) was settled in 1875 and was part of Alexandra Berry's Coolangatta Estate.
Many of its enchanting buildings have been renovated and now house cafes, antiques, crafts, nursery, hotels, indigenous arts, galleries and a museum. One of the popular attractions is The Berry Stores (Wilson's Stores, 1892).
Valley Of The Giants
Major Activity : Tree Top Walk
This famous area of australia is known for its tree top walks. The area offers 650 metre long tree top walk gently that accends into the tree tops 45 metres above the forest floor. Descend to the boardwalk below and explore the 'Ancient Empire', a grove of veteran tingle trees. Take a birds eye view of the towering tingle forest from a spectacular lightweight bridge through the forest canopy.
Access by Car: The Valley of the Giants is 430 kilometres south of Perth and 100 kilometres west of Albany.
Murchison
Murchison is a small rural town of some 600 people situated on the Goulburn River in the Lower Goulburn Valley Plains. Murchison East is located 145 km north of Melbourne on the Goulburn Valley Highway, between Nagambie and Shepparton. Murchison itself is just to the west, off the highway.
The town benefitted greatly from the river trade which began with the arrival of the first paddlesteamer in 1875. At that time it had six hotels, a number of general stores, two flour mills, a post office, a sawmill, cordial factory, two blacksmiths and numerous other stores and services.
Lanyon Homestead
Inspecting the cluster of early buildings in the courtyard of Lanyon Homestead, south of Canberra, you appreciate the self-sufficiency of the early settlers as they established the pastoral industry in the valley of the Murrumbidgee River in the 1820s.
The dairy, workers' barracks, storerooms and kitchen are built from stone and wood, cut and quarried on the property by convict labour.
The homestead itself was built later, in 1859, then added to in 1905, and is a simple and elegant example of colonial architecture. The interior of the homestead is being restored, and each section is being furnished in the
