Girraween National Park? Beautiful.. Lot of people here on 365 take the time to enjoy nature, and dont get in the race of the time we living in, i love that.. Again, beautiful...
@suzanne234@fbailey Hi Suzanne and FB - This walk is one of many in Girraween National Park near Stanthorpe. Dr Roberts was a local doctor in the area. I found some info online:
"During the 1920s, Dr Spencer Roberts began visiting the Girraween area. As a local general practitioner in Stanthorpe, he would tend to his patients in their own homes and, while doing so, he would see beautifully-mounted tail feathers displayed. The patients told him that they belonged to the Superb Lyrebird and that he could possibly see one of these birds for himself at, the later named, Dr Roberts' Waterhole.
During this time, Dr Roberts also became interested in the Common Wombats of the area. He suspected that the distribution of both the Superb Lyrebirds and the Common Wombats did not extend any further north, and was convinced that protecting the habitat of these two animals was vital for their long-term survival in Queensland. So he put submission after submission to government to have the area protected."
So basically we owe it to him that we have the Girraween N.P. What a legacy!! :)
@golftragic Hi Marnie - I'm pleased you liked this little glimpse of Girraween - this is what prompted us to get the old farm (not actually all the wineries!) I was pleased I did the Googling - the history was a little different to my original idea. Cheers Rob
@golftragic They are both part of the Granite Belt- just over the Qld-NSW border - on the Qld side. It's really an extension of the New England Tablelands. Up past Armidale, Glenn Innes and then Tenterfield. :)
"During the 1920s, Dr Spencer Roberts began visiting the Girraween area. As a local general practitioner in Stanthorpe, he would tend to his patients in their own homes and, while doing so, he would see beautifully-mounted tail feathers displayed. The patients told him that they belonged to the Superb Lyrebird and that he could possibly see one of these birds for himself at, the later named, Dr Roberts' Waterhole.
During this time, Dr Roberts also became interested in the Common Wombats of the area. He suspected that the distribution of both the Superb Lyrebirds and the Common Wombats did not extend any further north, and was convinced that protecting the habitat of these two animals was vital for their long-term survival in Queensland. So he put submission after submission to government to have the area protected."
So basically we owe it to him that we have the Girraween N.P. What a legacy!! :)