May 2024 – St Arnaud, Vic At the beginning of the gold rush the gold found was alluvial and the work would have been back breaking. Panning, sluicing and digging with picks and shovels in country that was naturally dry … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Before We Move On
Day 3 Sunday 5/5/2024 St Arnaud, blue skies 7 – 21 While Woody walks, VeeWee and I drive out to Carapooee to see the pebble church that was built by my great grandfather and the other farmers and miners of … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – All Out of Love
Day 2 Saturday 4/5/2024 Avoca to St. Arnaud, light cloud 6 – 20 It was 6 degrees overnight and quite mild. The drive up to St. Arnaud is through pleasant sheep country which merges into hungry, dry gold country. VeeWee … Continue reading Renmark Round Trip – Build it and they will come
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