In The Country

Old bluestone farm shed

 I love the interesting photo opportunities you find unexpectedly while driving in the country!!  Winter days and moody skies, I love this time of the year...

Old buggie remains

 Old ruins

Old bluestone homestead

Central Victoria In Autumn

Driving through the countryside in Central Victoria's old gold mining towns at the weekend was wonderful. The hills and valleys were covered  with autumn trees in full colour and with the ever changing sky and clouds grey and white with the coming storm front it was just magic. Although very cold at times, autumn is a great time of the year to be out and about with the camera.

Autumn Leaves

Chewton

Jubilee Primitive Methodist Church c1816

 Chewton is another of the old gold mining towns in central Victoria an hour drive north of Melbourne on the Pyrenees Highway. Chewton is a very charming old gold mining village with many of the old historic building of that era remain today. One being Red Hill Hotel built in c1854 a hotel with a lot of history including a cellar which served as a local jail and morgue.

Old building long since loved

The smallest Town Hall in Australia c1860

Red Hill Hotel c1854

Old shops

Old Portable Police Lock-up c1860's

Cottage

Old Independent Chapel c1857

In dis-repair

No one's home