A gold rush town from 1852. Being heritage listed, it has retained its original charm. Walking down the street is like walking through history with all the original store fronts, Bank of Australasia, halls, pubs etc. Yackandandah is about 25kms SW of Wodonga, in a pretty green valley. We had a good look around and then a coffee in a quaint courtyard of the local bakery before returning back to Tallangatta. Just before leaving we met an elderly man who was visiting the local cemetery to try and trace his relatives from the 1800's. He found two - 2 1/2 yrs and 6 yrs - child mortality was pretty high in those times. Late this afternoon we drove up to the lookout and took some photos of Tallangatta.You can make out our van in front of the shed at the showgrounds, centre of photo.
Wed 28 Oct
Visited Beechworth today, famous for its courthouse where Ned Kelly appeared and was
charged with receiving a (stolen) horse and later indicted for the murder of two policemen. We stood in the dock where he stood, before being transported to Melbourne goal and hanged. The prison at Beechworth was used to contain family members and sympathisers of the Kelly gang, and is still in use today by the corrections dept. We also went to the Beechworth honey factory outlet at the top of the main street. Our usual expresso coffee at one of the several bakeries in town and then back via Wodonga. The main street of Beechworth is all heritage shops, antiques and the like. On the intersections are preserved buildings like the old post office, telegraph office, gold offices, several banks and as many pubs. It is easy to imagine the wide dirt road and horses tethered to rails outside these back in the gold rush days. Pics: Beechworth courthouse where Ned Kelly was sentenced. Post Office and Telegraph office in main street Beechworth.
ALBURY: large town on NSW side of border. Biggest WW1 war memorial in Australia.
