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People of Araluen
Aboriginal people in the valley
About Us
Families
Notable People
Oral Histories
Yuin people and culture
Oral history
Totems
Important cultural and sacred sites
History
Araluen and the wars
Art and Culture
Brief History of Araluen
Bushrangers
Cemeteries
Census Data
Churches and Religions
Farming – agriculture and horticulture
Flora – Plant Usage
Geological History
Gold Mining Era
Natural Disasters
Occupations
Public Houses in Araluen
Schools
Social life in the valley
The Araluen Star and Miners’ Right Newspaper
History Trail
Araluen War Memorial
Burketown and Deep Creek
Mudmelong and Crown Flat
Redbank
Life in Araluen’s many Halls
Living on the land
Cemeteries
Gold Mining
Churches and Schools
Pubs in Araluen
Sport and Recreation
Newtown
Dredging in the Valley
Timeline
Gallery
Landscapes
People
Artworks
Historic Buildings
Old Houses
Flora
Old Farm Machinery
Other Artefacts
Maps
Resources
Publications
Archives
Research
Submit An Article
How to Submit an Article – Guidelines
Oral Histories – interview questions
Oral History Consent Form
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Coaching in the Araluen Valley, N.S.W., c.1893. Norman Hardy. Courtesy National Library of Australia.
Araluen Goldfield. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales
Araluen Valley. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales
By the Commissioners Upper Araluen. H. Grant Lloyd Sketch. c1862. Courtesy Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales
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.
Telegraph Station, Araluen, 1865. Illustrated Sydney News
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.
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