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  • Family Mine: This family mine was named after the Three Sisters in the family. I will add their names when I ... read story
  • Hardway Mine: My father Allan Stewart, owned this mine and worked it for copper product for many years. He supplied ... read story
  • Snow Queen Mine : My father Allan Stewart at one stage was part owner in this mine. I my uncle George Sanderson may ... read story
  • Iandra: Mount Oriel homestead (colloquially known as 'Iandra castle') was commissioned by George Henry Greene in the early 1900s. He ... read story
  • Will Tyson: My great grandfather who was born in Maryport North Western England, came to the Victorian goldfields in 1864. Had ... read story
  • Windarling Peak: Windarling Peak is not the mine (iron ore) site. The Peak is approximately 10ks south of an un-named range ... read story
  • The Brown Family: I think that this Brown family are my ancestors. Some of them were from Ipswich, Qld, Clifton,... read story
  • Plum Pudding Rocks: This location is named on many 4WDrive maps in the area East of Mt Skene. The Rocks are located ... read story

Names. (7 March 2012)

contributed by Leonie
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Wollombi Brook Wollombi Brook --The Herbert Street Bridge, has been vital to the Village of Broke. Now in 2011 the old timber Bridge is about to repaced with a concert Bridge. At the spot of the new Bridge, I found the old cable of the flying fox used by the early residents of Broke. Sadly Wollombi Brook does not have the water flow seen in past years, due to drought, over use etc. We will miss the rattleing in the middle of the night as cars cross over.

Wollombi Brook has the name of the Cockfighter Creek also. This can be found in old government maps dating back as far as 1844 and National Libuary of Australia online 'Trove' search of old newpapers. etc.

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