Day 70: Mon 4 Jul - Croydon

Day 70: Mon 4 Jul - Croydon

13-17 Deg, It rained with wind gusts reaching about 40+km/hr overnight, clearing by daybreak. It was mainly cloudy and windy with a few showers throughout the morning, and with the SE wind blowing, it was a very cold day. By mid afternoon, the clouds cleared, and the wind dropped, and blue sky made an appearance. We even got a beautiful sunset tonight. Mid morning Noeleene and I walked into town for a wonder around the historical old town, before returning for lunch. After lunch, Greg and I went for a ride out to Lake Belmore (4km out of town) via Diehm's Lookout. I returned, and did a bit of admin, rearranged some stuff in the back of the ute, and packed in preparation for our departure tomorrow for Normanton (158km drive). This being our third consecutive day without 240v power and connected water, the batteries are holding up well, but I will top up our water supply tomorrow morning in preparation for another 2 days off grid camping on the river at Normanton. The biggest inconvenience being off grid at the moment is not being able to use our gas burners or oven in the caravan, as we are still waiting on clearance from Swift regarding the safety issues. Even though our oven appears to be outside the manufacture dates of concern, we still need to be cautious and wait for clearance to use them. Croydon, is a lovely old town with a lot of history - it's very clean and tidy and a great place to stop for a few days. 

Five Stamper battery at the information centre museum

Heavy duty gold mining machinery at the information centre museum

Artistic seat - Kangaroo and Galah at the information centre museum

Kangaroo sculptures - at the information centre museum


Gold Mining equipment at the at the information centre museum

Antique British Bedford at the information centre museum

Fairlie Steam Train Collection at the information centre museum

One of many historical buildings in Croydon

Wonderful historical buildings in Croydon

Another Kangaroo Sculpture at the Information Centre museum

Information Centre museum photo of a table full of gold ingots from Golden Gate mines, the most productive mines on the Croydon goldfields - June 6 1904.



Recognising the contribution of the Chinese in Croydon - sculpture in Federation Park

Heritage Precinct in Croydon

Croydon Railway Station

Heritage Precinct in Croydon

Heritage Precinct in Croydon

Heritage Precinct in Croydon

Heritage Precinct in Croydon

Old Croydon Jail

Heritage Park

Front of the True Blue Information Centre


Cute Poddy Calves

The photo is not very clear, but it is evidence of the three young deer we were surprised to see beside the road in town walking back to the caravan.

Our Free Camp looking very empty later in the day

View of Croydon and the surrounding plains from Diehm's Lookout

Nearby Lake Belmore

Lake Belmore

Lake Belmore

Marker of one of few identifiable graves at the at the main Croydon Cemetery

Chinese Temple architectural site

The clouds cleared for another rare and stunning sunset 

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