This morning we set off for Bendigo Pottery which was first established in 1858 by a thirty-year-old Scottish settler, George Duncan Guthrie, who originally came to Sandhurst (Bendigo) to try his hand at gold-mining. According to legend, he was apprenticed at thirteen, and was prompted to leave Scotland when a promised partnership did not eventuate. In the … Continue reading Day 4 of our Victorian Road Trip: More of Bendigo
Bendigo
Day 3 of our Victorian Road Trip: Exploring Bendigo
Source: http://www.mapsofworld.com/australia/states/victoria/ Okay, here we go with a few fast facts about Bendigo. The first is that our accommodation is extremely comfortable and commodious, but the internet connection is extremely dodgy! Okay . . . moving on . . . if I can . . . Okely, dokely. Bendigo is about two hours from the capital … Continue reading Day 3 of our Victorian Road Trip: Exploring Bendigo
Day 2 of our Victorian Road Trip: Wangaratta To Bendigo
Source: http://www.mapsofworld.com/australia/states/victoria/ About a half hour from Wangaratta, down Detour Road, there is a small town called ElDorado. A friend had tipped us off to visit here, on account of their strange tourist attraction - the final resting place of an alluvial mining dredge. Now, I am used to see photos of hopeful miners squatting on … Continue reading Day 2 of our Victorian Road Trip: Wangaratta To Bendigo
The Reluctant Retiree 