tiabunna's photos with the keyword: Braidwood District

The Braidwood Courthouse is a Federation style brick building, built in 1900 to replace an earlier one. It is not now in use as a courthouse, but is used for government offices and the local police station. It is alongside the Post Office (earlier image in PiP). Happy Wednesday Wall, everyone. .

The community hall at Gundillion, out in the bush south of Braidwood and not far from the cemetery where, in a ceremony delayed by road flooding, we shall lay Pauline to rest next week. Small halls such as this are the lifeblood of social life in most country areas of Australia. When we lived on our rural property, Pauline was a keen participant in the local ladies' sewing and craft group here. This time, we shall be attending for post-funeral reception catering - by the same group. With mixed feelings, I wish you all a safe and enjoyable weekend. HFF, everyone.

St Bede's in Braidwood was built from local granite in 1852. The funeral service for the Special Constables was held here, prior to them being buried in the local cemetery where a memorial column marks their grave (PiPs). Explored.

More roadside letterboxes. These are down the valley south of Braidwood. The postman travels only on the major road and properties off on side roads have rather personalised letterboxes grouped where the sideroads enter. I think Pam might enjoy this. In the late 1860s, this was the area where the Clarke bushranging gang mainly operated, with the tacit support of their friends and relatives. In late 1866, frustrated at their lack of progress, the Special Constables (see previous images) began to arrest many of those people on charges such as receiving stolen property, harbouring criminals, etc.

Creek and forest in what is now the Monga National Park. Back to my bushranger story about the Clarke brothers gang, as this was in the area they travelled. After the Nerrigundah shooting, Tom Clarke and his uncle Pat Connell were declared outlaws. Not long after the gang made a second raid on Mudmelong, a police party found the bushrangers' camp in the bush. While several escaped, Connell was shot when he attempted to ride away. A few months later, his brother Tom Connell was captured. Explored.

South of Braidwood, following the Shoalhaven River valley. Referring back to my earlier images, the Clarke bushrangers roamed this area in the 1860s. I'm glad to say there has been a little rain since this was taken (though with summer coming, it's still very much in drought). HFF, everyone. Explored.

I thought it about time to resume my series on Australian rural roadside letterboxes.

Taken on the southern tablelands of NSW, with a weather trough moving along the coast and beginning to come over the coastal ranges. HFF.