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Silo art trails in rural Australia | Hume Highway road trip | On the road in central and northern Victoria | Gold rush towns of NE Victoria | Upper Murray region | NE Victoria (Dec 2014)

NE Victoria (Dec 2014)

Travelling north again, by road from Melbourne to Beechworth, Chiltern and Rutherglen in NE Victoria, between Christmas and New Year. Weather was fiercely hot at times, with fire bans imposed, but grapes, cherries, plums, nashi pears and apples were all ripening beautifully.

Beechworth is an historic gold mining town dating from the 1850s and set amidst scenic granite country; it has become a busy tourist destination. The notorious colonial-era bushranger (outlaw) Ned Kelly frequented the area and spent time in Beechworth's formidable granite-walled prison.

Chiltern is a 19th-century township almost preserved in aspic, whilst Rutherglen forms the nucleus of a wine-producing district beside the Murray River.






Lingering Christmas cheer at Everton in the King Valley
Lingering Christmas cheer at Everton in the King Valley		 Spooky structure atop Mt Pilot: a fire tower?
Spooky structure atop Mt Pilot: a fire tower?		 Improvised mailboxes, including a microwave oven
Improvised mailboxes, including a microwave oven
En route to a fruit orchard, Stanley
En route to a fruit orchard, Stanley		 Nashi pears ripening at Stanley
Nashi pears ripening at Stanley		 Robotic mailbox outside Rutherglen
Robotic mailbox outside Rutherglen
Sunset from our cottage outside Beechworth
Sunset from our cottage outside Beechworth		 Pony trap awaiting tourists in Beechworth
Pony trap awaiting tourists in Beechworth		 Veteran 1960 Australian-made Holden wagon still in daily use
Veteran 1960 Australian-made Holden wagon still in daily use
Old-fashioned store, Beechworth
Old-fashioned store, Beechworth		 One of many fine Victorian cottages on tree-lined streets
One of many fine Victorian cottages on tree-lined streets		 Facade of the former Ovens District Hospital (1857), Beechworth
Facade of the former Ovens District Hospital (1857), Beechworth
'Ned Kelly' mail box, Beechworth
'Ned Kelly' mail box, Beechworth		 Neglected cottage outside Beechworth
Neglected cottage outside Beechworth		 Native honeyeater browsing in our cottage garden, outside Beechworth
Native honeyeater browsing in our cottage garden, outside Beechworth
The Chalet at Mt Buffalo
The Chalet at Mt Buffalo		 Looking out over the valleys from the Chalet, Mt Buffalo
Looking out over the valleys from the Chalet, Mt Buffalo		 Bird on a branch below The Horn, Mt Buffalo
Bird on a branch below The Horn, Mt Buffalo
360-degrees views over the Australian Alps from The Horn on Mt Buffalo
360-degrees views over the Australian Alps from The Horn on Mt Buffalo

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