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Long Marsh Dam site and settlement remains.

Posted: Thu 07 Jan, 2010 1:11 am

by tas-man

Here are some photos from my recent trip to Long Marsh Dam with the LWC.

: The Sandstone Quarry

: Climbing the northern dam abutment

: Looking from top of Northern dam abutment across Macquarie River to recently cleared southern abutment.

Re: Long Marsh Dam site and settlement remains.

Posted: Thu 07 Jan, 2010 1:18 am

by tas-man

: Grave of Thomas Collins who was killed by a falling rock during dam construction.

: Ruins of a stone building

: Another stone wall remanant.

Re: Long Marsh Dam site and settlement remains.

Posted: Thu 07 Jan, 2010 1:24 am

by tas-man

: Corner of stone wall.

: Remains of well with octogonal sandstone post adjacent - sundial stand?

: Stone edged path leading down slope to well.

Re: Long Marsh Dam site and settlement remains.

Posted: Thu 07 Jan, 2010 1:34 am

by tas-man

: Another substantial stone building's ruins.

: Looking from top of the cleared southern dam abutment over the Macquarie river to the forest clad northern abutment,

: Photo of dam wall foundations taken in 1960's - we did not find it this time, probably covered with silt build up and scrub regrowth.

Re: Long Marsh Dam site and settlement remains.

Posted: Thu 07 Jan, 2010 1:43 am

by tas-man

: Crossing the Macquarie River on a log.

: One of the local inhabitants we met!