Category: Activity
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Joadja Heritage Site New South Wales
Joadja Heritage Site Origins and Industrial Development Joadja lies in a secluded valley in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, and its origins date to the beginning of Australia’s industrial growth. Although the area had seen scattered activity earlier, substantial development began when the Australian Kerosene Oil and Mineral Company recognised the shale deposits Read more
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Peak Hill Open Cut Experience
Peak Hill Open Cut Experience Located on the Newell Highway between Parkes and Dubbo, Peak Hill is an ideal spot to stop and break your trip while exploring the Central West of New South Wales. Among its attractions, the Peak Hill Open Cut Experience offers visitors an opportunity to view an old gold mine and Read more
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Mittagong Mushroom Tunnel
Mittagong Mushroom Tunnel Nestled beneath Mount Gibraltar near Mittagong in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales is a Victorian-era single-track railway tunnel that today houses racks of cultivated exotic fungi. The Mittagong Mushroom Tunnel (sometimes called the Mount Gibraltar tunnel) is a surviving piece of 19th-century railway engineering that has had at least three Read more