This is the last of my 'travel' photos for now. It was lovely to be able to visit somewhere other than our immediate neighbourhood.
We will have to see how things develop now after the easing of restrictions and fingers crossed new Covid 19 cases are kept to a minimum.
Clarence Town is a very old town, originally known as Erringhi, an Aboriginal name meaning place of wild ducks.
Settlement began here in the early 1800s when convicts were employed as timber cutters. It was also known for farming, tobacco factories and flour mills. Paddle steamers were also built here.
When the railway arrived in 1911 Clarence Town was bypassed and its importance declined rapidly.
I initially wanted to take a photo of the Erringhi Hotel but see now the pubs are open again it wasn't easy to get a clear shot of the building because of all the cars. The Erringhi Hotel was built in 1913.
The Clarence Town Post Office was built in 1880 but as you can see it is no longer in use.
The Williams River Cafe looks like a very old building too, but I couldn't find out what the building was originally. Maybe it could have been a general store.
Lovely images of these delightful old buildings. I still haven't ventured out very far since our 5-mile 'advisory' zone was lifted. Strangely, I haven't much desire to. I'm not looking forward to all the restrictions placed on us, whilst trying to live 'normally'. It was somehow easier just having to stay home as much as possible.
Super group of images. So quintessentially Australian.
Yes, I see Victoria has a bit of an upsurge, but not anywhere else so as Australia is so spacious and the local borders are closed, hopefully it will not travel far.
@jamibann Totally with you on that one! I don't really want to be out and about until it is a real normal...........so I suspect that won't happen til next Spring or Summer.
Such beautiful shots of the architecture in this old little town. Interesting history and beautifully presented. Which collage software do you use Babs?
@jamibann@casablanca I haven't had a problem with lockdown at all, we have most essentials in our little local community and plenty of space too. It was nice to have a little bit more freedom though just for a day. As you can see from my recent photos we weren't exactly having too much trouble socially distancing. I did buy four new books to keep me occupied for a while.
No cases in NSW other than people from overseas in quarantine, but Victoria is a bit of a worry. Hopefully the border will stay closed for a while. I don't think things will get back to normal for a long time.
Very traditional grand houses, they call this type of house a villa in NZ but yours look a very large size.
You canât cross the border into Victoria it said on our news this morning....worrying that the new cases seem to be home grown ones. Itâs a worrying time for all.
@inthecloud5 Thanks. Only 7 cases in New South Wales apparently and they are all in quarantine hotels having returned from overseas. Victoria is a different matter though. @happypat The border between NSW and Victoria closed last night thank heaven. When restrictions were relaxed people in Victoria started having huge family gatherings hence the increase in cases. The Victorian premier also used cheap labour of unemployed people to be security guards at the quarantined hotels instead of using police and armed forces like the rest of Australia. Apparently a couple of the security guards in Victoria decided to get a bit too friendly with some of the people in quarantine contracted the virus and then took the virus home with them. Hence another reason for the spike in cases.
Yes, I see Victoria has a bit of an upsurge, but not anywhere else so as Australia is so spacious and the local borders are closed, hopefully it will not travel far.
No cases in NSW other than people from overseas in quarantine, but Victoria is a bit of a worry. Hopefully the border will stay closed for a while. I don't think things will get back to normal for a long time.
You canât cross the border into Victoria it said on our news this morning....worrying that the new cases seem to be home grown ones. Itâs a worrying time for all.