tiabunna's photos with the keyword: Captains Flat

Captains Flat is usually known to locals simply as "The Flat". It's pretty quiet these days. Taken from near the former mine entrance (see note for old shot of miners at the entrance and the top of the shaft).

It all started with a bull by the name of ‘Captain', when this area was all bushland. Back in the mid 1800s Captain lived on a nearby property, but was prone to wandering. When he’d put a smile on the face of all the cows he could find, he’d head for his favourite grassy flat on the bank of the Molonglo River, as seen above and now parkland and playing fields. The area became known as ‘Captain’s Flat’ among the locals. Later came the mining and the town. And that's no bull. :-)

The road leading into Captains Flat winds past the old mine working area. Stitched panorama, best viewed large on black. Explored.

This was the railway loader for the captains Flat mine, where ore concentrate was dropped from hoppers into railway wagons, then weighed with scales in the lower hut. The image now has some historic value, as the loader was demolished in 2010. Explored.