300. Jubilee Mine & Heritage Area

 U3A Hike No 300




Hike Report By Colin

Eleven hikers set off from Bunnings Delacombe to Smythesdale to hike the Jubilee Heritage Walk. Rob brought his son, a geo-tech engineering student.

After a cool start the weather warmed up a little resulting in pleasant hiking conditions.

The hike was mainly on minor dirt roads, led by Jan under the expert tutelage of Andrew. The whip was Mark.

We saw evidence of large scale historic mining - cyanide tanks, foundations for boilers, crushers, etc. plus the remains of a few early houses.

We had a rest break beside a large dam, probably built for mining purposes.

We had an early lunch at the Jubilee Mine car park. Andrew led a brief Remembrance ceremony to commemorate ANZAC Day. This was followed by a rendition of "I Was Only 19" (the Redgum song about conscription and the Vietnam War) by Andrew and Jan, singing and playing the ukulele.


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