Art and Culture

Poems about Araluen

‘Araluen’ (death of baby daughter) by Henry Kendall

A poem by Henry Kendall written in 1879 regarding the death of his baby daughter.

‘Araluen’ by Roland Robinson

A poem by Roland Robinson published in The Bulletin Vol. 81 No. 4201 (17 August 1960)

Araluen by Henry Kendall

A poem by Henry Kendall written in 1869

Collection of Araluen Artworks

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.

Head of the Araluen Valley, NSW. March 1883.

William Essington King. ‘Bells Paddock 1858. Annotated ”Twas not for its splendour, that dwelling was dear’ Courtesy State Library of NSW, Mitchell Library Reading Room.

An illustration called "Life on the goldfields, ball at Araluen, New South Wales, 1867". — Life on the goldfields, ball at Araluen, New South Wales, 1867. Published in Sydney Illustrated News, June 15 1867, p. 188. Courtesy National Library of Australia

A painting - Milking Time - Araluen Valley — Milking Time (Araluen Valley). Elioth Gruner. c1922. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain

Mort family photographs. Arulan [i.e. Araluen] Diggings; Dated ca. 1879 Courtesy Mitchell 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 painting - Norman Hardy. Coaching in the Araluen Valley, N.S.W., 1893. — Coaching in the Araluen Valley, N.S.W., c.1893. Norman Hardy. Courtesy National Library of Australia.

Sketches of N. S. [New South] Wales, 1857-1888 / by H. Grant Lloyd — Araluen Goldfield. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales

Sketches of N. S. [New South] Wales, 1857-1888 / by H. Grant Lloyd — Araluen Valley. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales

Sketches of N. S. [New South] Wales, 1857-1888 / by H. Grant Lloyd — By the Commissioners Upper Araluen. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson 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

Sketches of N. S. [New South] Wales, 1857-1888 / by H. Grant Lloyd — Falls on the Araluen by Major’s Creek. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales.

A drawing of the Telegraph Station, Araluen, 1865. — Telegraph Station, Araluen, 1865. Illustrated Sydney News

A painting by G. Lacy of Carriages and men on horseback going up and down the road into the Araluen valley (gold-mining area). On the left are two armed men on horseback (police) called The Araluen Valley. G Lacy. [1865]. — Carriages and men on horseback going up and down the road into the Araluen valley (gold-mining area). On the left are two armed men on horseback (police). The Araluen Valley. G Lacy. [1865]. Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. National Library of New Zealand.

A G. Lacy 1865 painting of Gold miners at work at Araluen, titled The St Vincent Araluen. — Gold miners at work at Araluen. The St Vincent Araluen. G Lacy. [1865]. Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. National Library of New Zealand