Water Stories - Araluen Valley History

Araluen Creek

Upper Araluen includes Apple Tree Flat, Deep Creek and North Araluen and Middle Araluen includes Bourketown, Newtown and Redbank.

Upper and Middle Araluen Map

Lower Araluen includes Crown Flat, Mudmelong, Favourite Flat, and Merricumbene

Lower Araluen Map

Plan of renewal of marking the Creek boundary between H.C. Burnell’s 1280 acres and Crown land at Araluen.

Gold Cradle

Water Race, Mount Elrington

Water Race, Mount Elrington

Water Race, Mount Elrington

Peach orchard

Peach orchard

Merricumbene

Gold mining in the Araluen Valley in the 19850s and 1860s

Bean crop

Robert Hoddle – Araluen Gully. A fertile valley surrounded with mountains, c.1831. Back of picture – Gold has been found in this Happy Valley, 27th May 1852 R.H.” Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.

Mort family photographs. Arulan [i.e. Araluen] Diggings; Dated ca. 1879 Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.

Sketches of N. S. [New South] Wales, 1857-1888 / by H. Grant Lloyd

By Crown Flat. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales

Falls on the Araluen by Major’s Creek. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales.

A photograph taken for the Sun newspaper in 1935 titled PEACE and tranquility, in Araluen Valley,

PEACE and tranquility, in Araluen Valley, where once men fought and suffered in the quest for gold. Sun Newspaper 3 January 1935, page 22 . N. Herfort. Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.

A map of Araluen highlighting the location of Dirty Butter Creek.

Dirty Butter Creek, Araluen

Sluice-box in operation at Bell’s Creek

Long-Tom, Bell’s Creek

A picture of an Australian gold diggings, ca.1855, by Edwin Stockqueler (1829-1900)

Australian gold diggings, ca.1855. Edwin Stockqueler (1829-1900). Trove Picture.

Araluen Valley looking south c1900-1910

Tewkesberry’s steel dredge in the course of construction at Redbank

Sunken Gold Dredge Araluen

Sluice box in operation

Araluen Valley Dredge c1900-1905

Araluen waterways. Adapted from a 1967 Map, held at National Library of Australia

Araluen, [Newtown Lagoon] Sam Hood Photographic collection 1916 – 1955. Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Bell’s Creek Photograph by W S Jevons, Courtesy of Manchester University

Long-Tom, Bell’s Creek Photograph by W S Jevons, Courtesy of Manchester University

Mullins Coffee-Mill Store, Upper Araluen, August 1859

A photograph of a man upon an Araluen Dredge

Araluen Dredge , Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Araluen Dredge. Courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW.

Araluen Creek bed. A photograph c. 22 June 1911, of a group of 17 people and 2 dogs on rocky vantage points in an almost dry Araluen creek bed. Courtesy Braidwood Historical Society.

Araluen Gorge “Spring Creek” A photograph depicting six women and girls on the rocks at Spring Creek, Araluen Gorge. Courtesy Braidwood Historical Society.

Bells Creek Falls. The Falls are positioned at the very top towards the right-hand side. Courtesy Braidwood Historical Society.

A photograph of a family group in a 4-wheel carriage being drawn by 2 horses crossing the river at Big Oakey Creek.

Blundell family at Big Oakey Creek – Crossing the river. A photograph of a family group in a 4-wheel carriage being drawn by 2 horses crossing the river at Big Oakey Creek. The horses are being driven by Joseph F Marceau. Courtesy Braidwood Historical Society.

A photograph depicting four men on horseback in the Deua River. Left to right they are: Alan Rankin Snr; Percy Byrnes (?); Bill Rankin; and unknown.

Deua River – A photograph depicting four men on horseback in the Deua River. Left to right they are: Alan Rankin Snr; Percy Byrnes (?); Bill Rankin; and unknown who wears his hat with the brim turned up all around. Courtesy Braidwood Historical Society.

A photograph of 4 men and a toddler posed mid-crossing on a quiet, tree-lined stretch of the Deua River. From left to right they are: Nicholas Byrne; Bill Rankin; Lester Blanchard; Alan Rankin Snr who has the toddler, Phyllis Berringer on his lap in the saddle

Deua River – The Crossing. A photograph of 4 men and a toddler posed mid-crossing on a quiet, tree-lined stretch of the Deua River. From left to right they are: Nicholas Byrne; Bill Rankin; Lester Blanchard; Alan Rankin Snr who has the toddler, Phyllis Berringer on his lap in the saddle. Courtesy Braidwood Historical Society.

Araluen, Spring Creek Falls A photograph of Spring Creek Falls, Araluen with a group of 5 ladies and 1 gentleman at various levels beside the falls. Courtesy Braidwood Historical Society.

Araluen Gorge “Spring Creek” A photograph depicting six women and girls on the rocks at Spring Creek, Araluen Gorge. Courtesy Braidwood Historical Society.

The Araluen Star and Miners’ Right Newspaper. Saturday, 18 June, 1864.