Showing posts with label Finley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finley. Show all posts

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

First night at Finley, NSW

Finley is a small town with about 2,000 people.
There is a Roman Catholic School, Finley Public School and home of the Riverina TAFE. (further education)

We arrived at the Finely Lakeside Caravan Park mid afternoon.  It had been a tiring day driving from 6.30am and doing those extra 200km.
Settled in well, the people were inviting and made us feel welcome, we stayed one night.



 The entrance to the Caravan Park, Finley NSW


 That's the caravan and our 4 wheel drive parked for the night.


 Most of the buildings have murals.  Different to see in a caravan park.




 Beautiful shaped Date Palm Tree.


 Ducks on the lake - another photo of the lake I posted whilst on holiday which is here with history of Finley.
   

 The map from Melbourne to Finley NSW and you can see Geelong on the left, the mistake detour.  The map doesn't show how we got to Finley but it was on the left of Geelong till be reached the blue line before Shepparton.

Sunday, 26 June 2016

Finley, New South Wales.

A bit of a rough trip across Bass Strait but we were ok and arrived in Melbourne in the State of Victoria safety.

Finley was known as Murray Hut until 1893.  Europeans first settled the  area around Finley in the early 1840's, with wheat becoming the main crop.
There was a severe drought, combined with the Great Depression of the early 1930's, forced many farmers to abandon their holdings.
In 1935, construction of the Mulwala Canal began in order to provide employment and bring water to the area's rich farmland.
Population is about 2,000  people living in the area.

The photo is of a lake next to the Caravan park.  A pleasant walk around the lake after sitting as a passenger in the vehicle most of the day.


It rained all night so I was told.