It was time again to visit Mudgee. Reason: who needs a reason?
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Sunset over Lithgow. |
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Walkway to Mudgeedise. |
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We had a party, but nobody came. |
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Courtyard fishery. |
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Call the police, there's someone in the house. |
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We met Lance. |
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OUCH!!!!!! .........who put that @x%&@^ thing there!!!! |
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Some liked getting their photos taken, but there's always a shy one. |
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The mansion at Dangaroo. |
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In all the years driving mile after kilometre, on all sorts of roads around Australia, this is the first time I've had a cracked windscreen. |
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The cat has been in a fight, someone is trying to catch mermaids
and the dragon ate a bad oyster. Lawson Park weir. |
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She was but an Angel. |
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No he wasn't. |
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Great Egret. |
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Ahhhhhh, that feels better. |
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Reflections of a Lily. |
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Pretty in pink. |
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Serenity in Lawson Park. |
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Little Grebe. |
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Look right..................... |
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look left............................. |
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Scratch. |
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A very Welcome Swallow. |
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75mm German Field Gun captured by Australian Light Horse from the
Turkish Army in WWI. |
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Mudgee Town scene. |
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A welcoming walkway. |
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'Who Ate The Cake?'
Don't ask me! |
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Shades of Autumn. |
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There are little gardens everywhere in Mudgee. |
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The Woolpack Hotel, Mudgee. |
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St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Mudgee. |
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The ornate roofline of Shepperds Pharmacy, later Eltons, completed circa 1896. |
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The sandstone fence around St John the Baptist church is starting to wear a little thin. |
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Memorial Clock Tower (50th Anniversary World War II) and St Mary's Catholic Church, Mudgee. |
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St Mary's Catholic Church, Mudgee. |
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St Mary's Catholic Church, Mudgee. Built in 1857 with additions in 1873 and 1911. |
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Lead light windows at St John the Baptist Chuch. |
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Lead light windows at St John the Baptist Chuch. |
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The once busy main train line back to Sydney. |
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Welcoming committee for Putta Bucca Wetlands, Mudgee. |
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Black-winged Stilt, Pink-eared Duck, Red-kneed Dotterel and Yellow-billed Spoonbill at Putta Bucca Wetlands, Mudgee. |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill feeding.
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Eastern Rosella, White-plumed Honeyeater, Pelican and Whistling Kite at Putta Bucca Wetlands, Mudgee. |
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"I think there is someone coming". Kangaroos on the lawn at Dangaroo. |
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My first moon shots with my new camera. |
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Through the pergola for a walk up to the Common. |
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Life at ground level. |
Meat Ants
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You have to get past Lance first to get to the house. |
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I'm sure I bought some pants away with us. |
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The original 'Loo with a View'. |
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Lucky the tree fell 'that' way. |
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Grass Tree paddock. |
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Dusting off the binoculars in the Common. |
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Why do they just grow in this spot? |
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Resting before we head back to the cabin. |
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Oh yeah, we found your hat. |
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Oh no, now where do we go? |
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Bee careful. |
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On the road to Hill End. |
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On the road to Hill End. |
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Residents of this property were having a picnic. |
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The craybox at the front gate. |
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The leafy avenue into Hill End. |
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We met Mr. Al Packer. |
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You can still find gold in Hill End. |
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Hill End, where the streets are lined with gold. |
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You can still find gold in Hill End. |
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I tried my hand at painting. |
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Clarke Street Hill End. Old “Fancy Goods” store in foreground, Robert Northy's store and the Royal Hotel at the top. |
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The old Sydney Hotel, Hill End. |
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One of the Hill End lawn-mowers. |
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Past boundaries. |
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The rear of Robert Northy's, General Grocer & Produce Store, building, Hill End. |
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Afternoon tea spot in Hill End. |
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Berries in the shade tree.
(anyone know what the tree is?) |
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History in tin and timber. |
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History in tin and timber. |
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Hill End landscape. |
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History in tin and timber. |
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Clarke Street Hill End. Old “Fancy Goods” store in foreground and Robert Northy's store. |
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The Royal Hotel, Hill End. |
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Hill End landscape. |
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'Teeth' at the museum. |
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From the road to Sofala. |
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An Echidna at Two Mile Creek. |
Cameras: Canon PowerShot SX10 IS and Sony DSC-W690.