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199409 [2019/03/15 18:59] vievems199409 [2019/03/15 19:08] – [Report on Historical walk on Saturday 9 July 1994] vievems
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 by Nancy Alderton by Nancy Alderton
  
-The group comprised one member and one prospective (three interested people having withdrawn at the last minute), as well as the leader. The party walked from Linden to Kings Cave, which is a marvellous cave once used by the Aborigines and by the King's Men supervising the building of the road from -Penrith to Bathurst. After inspecting Caleys Repulse (Caley being the first man to reach Linden before Blacksland Wentworth and Lawson crossed the mountains in 1813.), We walked on to Bulls Camp where a stockade was built in the past for 300 people. New roads at the Woodford bends have changed the access to walking along The Great Western Highway. The party then walked to the eastern side of the area and sawthe remains of the original Old Bathurst Road and the marksof carriages which used it, as well as tWo convict built homeson the edge of the ridge. 'Then the groupstopped.. at Woodford Academy,now a National Trust Property,and in the past an Inn where gold was stored en route from Bath. urst to Sydneyand at the turn of the C20a teaching academy for boys. After leaving the 'Academythe party dropped down into thi valley to enjoy the fresh air and birds at Mabel, Edith and HazelFalls. Then the group took the homewardtrack to Hazelbrook.+The group comprised one member and one prospective (three interested people having withdrawn at the last minute), as well as the leader. The party walked from Linden to Kings Cave, which is a marvellous cave once used by the Aborigines and by the King's Men supervising the building of the road from Penrith to Bathurst. After inspecting Caleys Repulse (Caley being the first man to reach Linden before Blaxland Wentworth and Lawson crossed the mountains in 1813), we walked on to Bulls Camp where a stockade was built in the past for 300 people.  New roads at the Woodford bends have changed the access to walking along The Great Western Highway. The party then walked to the eastern side of the area and saw the remains of the original Old Bathurst Road and the marks of carriages which used it, as well as two convict built homes on the edge of the ridge. Then the group stopped at Woodford Academy, now a National Trust Property, and in the past an Inn where gold was stored en route from Bathurst to Sydneyand at the turn of the C20 a teaching academy for boys. After leaving the Academy the party dropped down into the valley to enjoy the fresh air and birds at Mabel, Edith and Hazel Falls. Then the group took the homeward track to Hazelbrook.
  
 ===== Postscript to Judy O'connor's Broken Ankle ===== ===== Postscript to Judy O'connor's Broken Ankle =====
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