20230910 Travels on Sunday

Vacy, Gresford, Dungog and Stroud round trip

The original plan was to attend the Vacy Country Carnival 

Known for its wiener racing ...but there were cars parked on the side of the road before the 60km/h zone so we gave it a miss.

Stopped to take in the views.
Bingleburra Rd, Bingleburra NSW

See the evidence of a grass fire
Lately there has been a lot of grass fires. This one had started at the top of the ridge, next to the road and went down hill. I suspect it was a cigarette.

Across the road A Panorama 

Outside Dungog Tourist Information Centre

Time for coffee at The Barn Dungog

Bambi enjoying the outing

Buffy watching Dungog town life

Stroud Silo Hill

 The hill was named after the eight underground silos built by convicts in 1841 to store the Australian Agricultural Company's grain from insect attack. The bell shaped silos are 6 metres deep and 5 metres wide, internally lined with hand made bricks. Collectively they were capable of storing 10,000 bushels of grain.

Visit for more history https://www.stroudhistoricalsociety.com

See the embankments made by the silos

The 260 pound cannons, each weighing  approximately 5 tons, were built in England in 1855-6 and were shipped to Australia for the defence of Sydney Harbour during the Crimean War and were situated at Bear Island, La Perouse. They were later sent Fort Scratchley and became part of the defence of Newcastle but by 1909 were obsolete. They were dismantled and transported by boat to Booral, via the Karuah River, and by bullock dray to their present positions.

Amateur Radio - Silos on the Air (SiOTA) See www.silosontheair.com

Another time I plan to activate Silo Hill VK-STD2