April, 2013

After a couple of months in Temora and area, having a great time celebrating birthdays and Easter, we finally began our next big trip, this time to Queensland.
Our first destination was to Parkes to visit with some friends and a couple of days later we continued on to Wellington.

Wellington Caves Caravan Park

Phosphate Mine, Wellington, NSW



Dinosaur Bones, Wellington Caves, NSW

We stayed at the Wellington Caves Caravan Park and while there we toured the Cathedral Cave and the Phosphate Mine.
The Cathedral Cave tour was very well presented and the stalactites and stalagmites quite beautiful. The caves also contain very good bone samples form Diprotodon and Thylacoleo dinosaurs which can be seen as you explore the caves, in particular the phosphate mine. Phosphate was mined there in the early 1900's, especially during World War 1 when phosphate was usually mined at Noumea which was then controlled by Germany and as phosphate is used in the manufacture of explosives and ammunition it was in high demand during the war.
We also drove into Wellington, a town with many old buildings and then took a trip to Burrendong Dam.