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

Coal Creek Korumburra

Slab Hut

On our trip home from Wilson's Promontory we decided to call into Coal Creek to have a look at the relics from a time long ago. We found many things there that took us back to memories of our childhood and items in the general store that our mothers used or bought. We found our time there very interesting and stayed there much longer than we had planed. 

 

Solid Wheel Jinker

 

 

The next group of photo's are from our second trip to Coal Creek, we didn't have enough time on our first visit to get around every thing, there is just so much to see. You need to allow at least half a day to do justice to your visit.

Train carriage

Stable

The window

 

Saddle

White Cottage