Wooleybah Sawmill has recently been afforded Heritage Significance. The mill and settlement is about 45km northwest of Baradine in the Pilliga scrub.
It is a rare surviving and intact example of a bush sawmill and settlement dating from the 1930s. The Sawmill had been a major source of employment for the local Aboriginal community from the 1930s until the closure of the mill in the late 1990s.
Cheers
John
-- Edited by rockylizard on Monday 5th of December 2011 03:51:28 PM
I know exactly what ya mean ..... this is what I wrote in my journal when I got back to the van that night -
Walking around the old sawmill settlement was captivating. The air was still the atmosphere quiet and despite the silence, I really could hear the shrill cry of sawmill blades, the bustle of mill-workers, and the chatter of people living their lives in the old cottages.
Cheers
John
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2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto - 2008 23ft Golden Eagle Hunter Some people feel the rain - the others just get wet - Bob Dylan
Nah .... no Yowies unfortunately. I was very impressed that the area was being ignored by everybody. I spent four days in the area - was the only one in Baradine van park and the only visitor at any of the sites when I visited - and the weather was wonderful.
Cheers
John
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2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto - 2008 23ft Golden Eagle Hunter Some people feel the rain - the others just get wet - Bob Dylan
