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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Slip bolt
A close up of an old slip bolt on my side gate. The cobweb and the water drop from recent rain add to the weathered and worn texture and atmosphere. Usually the old, broken and…
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philpotg (66)in #travel • last year
Fields of daisies
On our travels along small country roads from Bendigo heading towards Hepburn Springs, this field of daisies caught our attention. The vivid yellow and green made it an…
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philpotg (66)in #travel • last year
Pottery and gardens
Having a few hours to kill around Bendigo in the late afternoon led us to the Bendigo Pottery and the Botanical Gardens. The pottery was interesting with art sculptures…
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philpotg (66)in #travel • last year
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral is one of the largest as well as the third tallest in Australia and is located just before you hit the city centre of Bendigo. Designed in 1895, this…
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philpotg (66)in #travel • last year
All aboard - The Talking Tram
In 1972 after the closing of the Bendigo Tramways as a commuter service, the Bendigo Trust with a lot of local support managed to set up the remaining infrastructure to start the…
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philpotg (66)in #travel • last year
Crusoe Reservoir and surrounds
Just behind the caravan park we were staying at is a lovely picnic ground named Park No.7 that has a pondage adjoining fed from the Crusoe Reservoir nearby. Being wet and rainy…
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philpotg (66)in #travel • last year
Heading back to base
It was getting very cool and drizzly and as it was late afternoon, we decided to head back to Bendigo. Maldon was a lovely little town, and we will return someday. As per our…
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philpotg (66)in #travel • last year
Chimneys and old cars
Maldon is like a gift that keeps on giving and even though it was cold and wet we soldiered on. we stopped for a look at the Beehive Mine chimney, standing at 30 meters tall and…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Victorian Goldfields Railway - part 2
Maldon station is a pretty and well-kept little station. The station master does a good job of maintaining the atmosphere of days gone by. One example of this is, are the…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Victorian Goldfields Railway - part 1
The Maldon railway station was originally opened in 1884. Passenger services were stopped in 1941, after the line was used for goods traffic until 1976.In 1986 the station was…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Gold Dredge and Dragline
Just outside of Maldon at Porcupine Creek we came across this old dredge and dragline. Maldon was once a flourishing gold mining region, and these pieces of equipment were used…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Circumnavigating Lake Weeroona
A walk around Lake Weeroona situated at the top end of the city of Bendigo is a pleasant way to spend an hour or so communing with nature. It is only a couple of kilometers…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
What a din!
On a walk around Lake Weeroona on the edge of the main town of Bendigo, we came across this big old palm tree that was full of squawking Ibis. They had just flown in and for some…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
The Mill
Right across the road from the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens is The Mill, an old factory complex that has been converted into an artisan shopping and manufacturing site. The…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Freesias in the springtime
On our walk around the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens, we came across several drifts of the pretty little flowers. Growing from small bulbs these flowers are one of the earlier…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
You know it's springtime when ....
Some apple blossoms from the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens. It is always a pleasure to walk in nature at this time of year taking in all of its beauty. [ ]…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Castlemaine Botanical Gardens
After viewing some wall art across the road, we then had a pleasant walk through the gardens. Being in the early days of spring the blossoms and new leaves were just starting to…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Shedshaker brew
Had lunch in a cafe in Castlemaine and decided to try some local beverages. The pale ale was nice, but the coffee flavoured dark lager was worth trying. It was like drinking a…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Chewton
At 43km south of Bendigo and a population of around 1300 lies Chewton. Like most of the small towns in the area, Chewton came into prominence during the 1850's gold rush years.…
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philpotg (66)in #photography • last year
Welcome to Chewton
As you enter the town from the south there is a sculpture celebrating Chewton's mining history. "click the image to enlarge" Categoryphotography Settingsf9.5 /…
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