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Step back in time and enjoy bush escape from busy life. Relish quality connections with family and nature. Build a campfire and enjoy the serenity, or explore and discover. Be refreshed, relaxed and recharged, all within an hour from Melbourne. Pet friendly, old school charm, wildlife galore and the flowing river. 10/10 Camping.


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This Stamper Battery was donated to the commnity of Blackwood by Mr and Mrs Herbert Cann

Originally owned and used by H.H.Cann, the Byres Brothers and C.Gribble in the late 1800's to crush gold bearing rock at the RIP VAN WINKLE MINE It was driven by a 30 foot water wheel

Later moved to the Easter Monday Minemore...

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The Monterey Pine ( Pinus Radiata) at the Blackwood Recreation Reserve ( sports ground ) Is believed to have been planted sometime before 1899. We have an old photo from this time that shows the pine already quite large . The tree was planted with others around the boundary of the cricket ground with some of these still surviving to this day.
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The Monkey Puzzle tree has always been a remarkable and significant landmark for the people of Barrys Reef and Blackwood. It remains one of the few surviving relics from the era of the great gold rush that once shaped Barrys Reef's history. What makes the Monkey Puzzle tree particularly noteworthy is that it is the only remnant of the town visible more...

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Welcome to the Blackwood Cemetery. It has been a burial site since 1855, when gold attracted thousands of people to the area. It was officially recognised in 1860. Earlier burials almost certainly took place amongst the diggings in the surrounding hills; most are now lost to time and, unfortunately, to any hopeful ancestry researcher. A celebrated more...

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Shaw's Lake Blackwood.built by the Shaw brothers, sons of Richard Shaw to hold water for their gold mining and sluicing operations by means of water races which wound around the hills for many miles. They built the lake with picks, shovels and wheelbarrows, and is about an acre in size.

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