The village of Lyndhurst is located 43kms
from Cowra.
We stopped to have a
look around noting the old buildings left from the gold discoveries of the 1870’s.
It was a private township then based
around the gold mining. It was in
March 1885 Lyndhurst was proclaimed a village.
A lot of the homes still have the scars of
yesterday it is a shame some of these old town buildings are left to rot and
not preserved for our history.
At Cowra
we stayed in a cabin in the Cowra Caravan
Parkabout 4km from the town centre and right next door was the Cowra War Museum.
Words cannot describe the
memorabilia in this museum it was absolutely fantastic.
It had an extensive private collection
of war, rail and rural memorabilia in a covered two acre complex. In the War Museum section a comprehensive Prisoner of War and Military
Camp displays and one of the largest German Infantry displays in the
world.
The Rail Museum section had a gigantic Model Train layout and walk
through passenger carriages from 1940’s.
The Rural Museum section with
a large range of mill steam engines, early 19th century agricultural
machinery and much more. This
museum is well worth a look and you will need a whole day at least.
A visit to Cowra would not be a visit
without going to the Japanese Gardens they are truly beautiful.
In 1977 Ken Nakajima world famous
landscape gardener was appointed as designer and is responsible for the final
site choice.
In October 1979 the
garden became a full time tourist attraction.
In 1986 stage two was finished and this completed the
original plans of the Garden.
The
garden is just wonderful to walk through with the two lakes and surroundings
very peaceful and serene.
