Thanks to Doug McDiarmid for the pictures and descriptions (click on the pictures for the full-sized versions): Big storm-flood about 75/76 in Tumut area. Series of photos. This one (pretty sure!) is out the Blowering Road, around the area for the Wilkinson property (near the turn-off for the dam wall). Too long ago, and no […]
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Mt Wereboldera 1975
With thanks to Doug McDiarmid for this picture and description of Mt Wereboldera in 1975: Mt Wereboldera behind what was the tip back in 1975, overlooking towards Blowering Dam. Too long ago, and only detail on pic is the Kodak symbol and ‘May 75-M’ printed by the chemist/D&P place. Then my scrawl of ‘Blowering Dam […]
Wild Rivers Poem
With huge thanks to Bev Stewart who wrote this great poem and posted it on our Facebook page: WILD RIVERS The mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme is a wonder to behold, An electricity bonanza, an irrigator’s liquid gold, But I still mourn the loss of places I travelled as a child, Those secluded alpine valleys with […]
View Down Broughton St – 1976
Thanks to Doug McDiarmid for this picture and description of Broughton Street circa 1976: From our house in (90) Broughton St, looking down towards the 5-Ways Junction. Just an old photo, no other detail as a LONG time back (1976 or before) and nothing noted on back of pic.
Adcock Family – East Blowering
Thanks to Barry Cook for this great picture and description of East Blowering in 1951: Adcock family on Frank Bourke’s at east Blowering 1951 soon after arriving from England