Howells Plains

The Ghostly Stockyard of the Borradaile Plains

Introduction I’m surprised sometimes by how far our searches take us back in time. This story is about a stockyard built about 175 years ago and is now little more than a ghost in the landscape. Looked for the Mole Creek Track For me, this story began more than 40 years ago whilst I was … Read moreThe Ghostly Stockyard of the Borradaile Plains

Stretcher Creek Hut Site

 Guest writer – Paula McCulloch About four years ago I was intrigued by the story Simon Cubit wrote on his blog (then later published in his book Mountain stories: echoes from the Tasmanian high country, vol.1) about a hut near Stretcher Creek in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. It interested me that even with … Read moreStretcher Creek Hut Site