Nov
29
2017
No. 10 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Lamb Hill to 3 o’clock creek. Farm. Lambing.” Farm walk. Lamb Hill Station, Hindon Road, Hindon. Seek permission. Check at house before you do any tramping. Lamb Hill: 43 km from car-park. Bendoran: 75 km from car-park. 8. 29/11/2017. Trampers. Bendoran over-night, Orbells Cave. H. Leader: Art. […]
Nov
16
2017
The stone-walled house was burnt out by a bushfire in 1914 after the McKessar family had left the district and the farm had been taken over by a neighbour. George and Emma (Driver) McKessar had lived and farmed there. George was born in 1836 and Emma in 1853 and they had six children. Emma was […]
Nov
08
2017
No. 37 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “DCC Forest. Three Mile Hill. W Bathgate. Permit DCC. Year Round” Location: 10 km. Click Flagstaff Creek Walking Track for background information. Park at Three Mile Hill lookout, or Bullring or Pottery, Whare Flat. Permit from City Forest, Dunedin 455 5512. click to enlarge 21. […]