Here are some pics of the Lake. It is a man-made lake which was made by damming the Murray River. Apparently this happened in 1939 but I had never really heard of Lake Mulwala until we went there a few days ago! You can read more about the area here, if you like.
One day whilst the guys played golf, Marie and I went for a long lunch at Byraming Homestead, which is an historic homestead halfway between Yarrawonga and Cobram. The homestead was built in 1842 for Elizabeth Hume who at 30 years of age, just after having her 9th child found herself widowed and as she had convict parents or grandparents was seen as an embarrassment to the Hume family. So, she was sent to farm the Yarrawonga run (a large lease of land along the Murray) where she had a "lovely" time fighting off Bushrangers (outlaws) and hostile Aboriginals whilst raising her 9 children. Now, you need to bear in mind that the area along the Murray is very hot, she would have been wearing long dresses and at that time there were no roads and Melbourne (the nearest large city) would have actually been more of a village! You have to admire our pioneer women, don't you?
I hope you enjoyed your virtual trip to Mulwala with me,
19 comments:
Wow looks like you all had lots of fun..
Very pretty place and lovely pictures..
Hugs x
Looks like a beautiful area wish I could vist
It is such a great spot:)
I love!!!!
looks like you had a fab time ... that dress is wonderful isn't it :) love mouse xxxxx
Oh Kaye. You took me on another great mini vacation. Thanks for the great pics.
Linda
What a wonderful area to visit! I'm fascinated by what people went through while creating our nations. I'd love to see this in person.
What a wonderful trip to Mulwala. Thank you for taking me along! I loved it!
Oh no Kaye..looks like there will be another entry on our 'must go see' list. Sounds like a wonderful place. Thanks for sharing.
I love posts like this, thank you for sharing.
Thank you for taking me on your trip and sharing some fun!
this place and story are very interesting!
lot's of fun =)
so great to share posts like this
we heard on TV that you're suffering from heat ... sun is good but not too much, I wouldn't bare it...
big hugs
xxx
Lovely to share some great pic about your trip! It certainly looked hot & sunny :)
Looks like a wonderful time away. I love seeing the pics of your trips.
I see you had a great time at Mulwala, Happy New Year!
By the way, I'm having a giveaway on the blog, may be you're interested.
Big hugs from here, hope the weather improves in Australia. xoxo
You always go on the best trips, Kaye! Thanks for sharing the pics, and saving the best one for last (in the toilet stall)!
Great Photos - looks like you had a fun time!
Looks like you had a fantastic trip!
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