Beyond Licola - Part 1: Tamboritha Road Licola to Arbuckle Junction

Beyond Licola Part 1 - Tamboritha Road to Arbuckle Junction. History & Scenery.
Part 1 of a three-part series. (Non-Commercial).
Featuring Wellington River, The Crinoline, Tali Karng, Dolodrook, Bennison Spur, Lost Plain & more.
Tamboritha Road is a 46-kilometre drive from the Macalister River to the Bennison High Plains; 22km bitumen, 24km rough gravel. There is no shortage of things to see, do or learn along this relatively short drive.
Prior to 1962, the area north-east of Licola was one of the least known areas in Victoria. Access was by horse or foot only. Some logging activity commenced in the Moroka area during the 1950s before Tamboritha Road gave tourists easier access to the high plains, mountain peaks, valleys, and gorges.
The area is still remote and road conditions can change dramatically with weather and heavy use. It is imperative to let someone know before you go venturing into this high-altitude wonderland.
Although I saw several non-4WD cars battling the rough, corrugated and rocky section of Tamboritha Road, 4WD is definitely recommended to minimise potential car maintenance issues.
This is the first in a series of three slideshows showcasing history and some scenic attractions of the area.
#licola #macalisterriver #wellingtonriver #dolodrook #bennison #lostplain #thomastown #arbuckle
What to Expect:
0:00 Start
0:13 Location map
0:27 Memorial cairn
0:40 Unveiling the plaque
0:54 What’s ahead
1:08 A massive flood
1:22 Long Tom Paddock
1:34 Beautiful Macalister River
1:50 An Aboriginal meeting ground
2:10 Reminder of the good old days
2:23 Wellington River country
2:36 The fabulous Crinoline
2:46 A Crinoline dress
3:01 The Crinoline’s bustle
3:15 National Park entrance
3:28 Where spirits dance
3:43 An eagle soars
3:52 Pardalote Camp
4:06 Bruni Knob
4:22 Breakfast Creek
5:09 McMillan’s Walking Track
5:42 Wellington Valley from The Crinoline
5:56 The Red Bluff
6:43 Red Box horse yards
7:05 To the hidden lake (Tali Karng)
7:21 Tali Karng Walking Track map
7:50 Via Mount Margaret
8:12 Dolodrook Valley
8:22 The Chromite Mine
8:53 Garvey’s Hut
9:08 The Hidden Lake (Tali Karng)
9:33 Gunai Kurnai special place
10:14 Valley of Destruction
10:24 Snowden’s Falls
10:38 Croll’s Gorge
11:09 Back on Tamboritha Road
11:25 Road construction
11:40 Bennison Spur
12:10 Dinner Creek Falls
12:53 Higgins’ old stockyard site
13:14 The stock route
13:56 Lonely & little-known land
14:28 Tamboritha Yards
15:15 Higgins’ ramshackle yards
15:32 Higgins’ Huts
16:04 A glimpse of the plains
16:22 Dingo Hill Track
16:39 Thomastown
16:54 Shaw Creek
17:10 The magnificent Dwarf Geebung
17:26 Kelly’s Lane
17:38 Two cattlemen’s huts
17:53 The Lost Plain (lost no more)
18:33 Arbuckle Junction
19:04 Carry a good map
19:13 A Gippsland Crocodile
19:28 End credits
Music:
- Gordon Lightfoot - ‘Song For A Winter’s Night’ (Instrumental - Celtic Mandolins).
• Song for a Winter's Ni...
- Anna Weatherup - ‘The River’
• Anna Weatherup - THE R...
- John O’Dea - ‘The Saddle’.
• The Saddle
- Bill Chambers - ‘Gravel Road’.
• Bill Chambers - Gravel...
- Dianne Lindsay - ‘Akubras In The Snow’.
• Akubras in the Snow
Some Reference Sources:
- NLA Trove newspapers.
- ‘A Valley of Glens’ by Linda Barraclough & Minnie Higgins.
- ‘Cattlemen & Huts of the High Plains’ by Harry Stephenson.
- Linda Barraclough & Gippsland History Facebook Group.

[@danvk3ndg104]

Great video with great music, good to see another John O’Dea fan

[@lukesgippslandhistory]

I have only recently discovered John O'Dea. I hope to use more of his work in the future if I can. Thank you for watching.

[@MrRangeview]

Fantastic

[@lukesgippslandhistory]

Thanks

[@soverignisle]

Another great video Luke, thanks

[@lukesgippslandhistory]

Thanks for watching and for your feedback.

[@philipjayton2210]

Amazing work. Thanks, I feel inspired to take a journey up this way in the warmer months. :)

[@lukesgippslandhistory]

Yes, put it on your bucket list. Thank you for watching.