Saturday, March 10, 2012

Tourist trail around Mt Gambier



Out & about on our bikes & on historic tour of Mt Gambier

This old wagon in gardens of Umpherston cave




Sculpture at entrance to gardens


This lovely creature in exhibition @ Main corner building


Mount Gambier hotel, holds the earliest licence (1847)


Kids Korner !! in library


Old Picture theatre


Monster truck


Old bank building, completed in 1885 for the Commercial Bank of South Australia


Town hall, contructed in 1882 & used as council offices & meeting rooms


Old Post office, originally built as a telegraph office in 1865.
Postal & telegraph services combined in 1887


Christ Church Anglican.  Completed in 1866
 
 


Old Police station
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Bob checking out the old Mt Gambier Gaol
 



Railway station



Facade of the Varcoe Foundry
This building was erected for TH Varcoe in 1911, it was one of the early brass & iron foundries to operate in town
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