A big thanks to Jim McGann for this great picture and description of Wynyard St in 1980: Main Street Tumut 1980, taken on a motorbike trip from Sydney to Batlow when I was 17 to re visit my old stomping ground and visit my Grandmother, thought you might like it on this great Tumut page!!
Tumut Flood Circa 1975
Thanks to Doug McDiarmid for the pictures and descriptions (click on the pictures for the full-sized versions): Big storm-flood about 75/76 in Tumut area. Series of photos. This one (pretty sure!) is out the Blowering Road, around the area for the Wilkinson property (near the turn-off for the dam wall). Too long ago, and no […]
Mt Wereboldera 1975
With thanks to Doug McDiarmid for this picture and description of Mt Wereboldera in 1975: Mt Wereboldera behind what was the tip back in 1975, overlooking towards Blowering Dam. Too long ago, and only detail on pic is the Kodak symbol and ‘May 75-M’ printed by the chemist/D&P place. Then my scrawl of ‘Blowering Dam […]
Wild Rivers Poem
With huge thanks to Bev Stewart who wrote this great poem and posted it on our Facebook page: WILD RIVERS The mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme is a wonder to behold, An electricity bonanza, an irrigator’s liquid gold, But I still mourn the loss of places I travelled as a child, Those secluded alpine valleys with […]
View Down Broughton St – 1976
Thanks to Doug McDiarmid for this picture and description of Broughton Street circa 1976: From our house in (90) Broughton St, looking down towards the 5-Ways Junction. Just an old photo, no other detail as a LONG time back (1976 or before) and nothing noted on back of pic.