On our way to Gladstone we called into the town of Rosedale for morning tea at The Tiny Tea House, they have lovely homemade cakes and slices, of course we had to sample what was on offer. It was then back on the road heading for the busy Bruce Hwy, it is amazing to see the number of caravans heading south it seems every year there are heaps more vans on the road.
We spent a busy week with the Jason, Neat and the kids, loved going to the water park and watching Liv & Archie running around enjoying the water features. I also went to the library with them for story time and was picked out by a reporter and interviewed for the Advocate as it was also seniors week. Our time with them went much too fast Jason was keen for us to stay longer but we needed to get back to the Grandparents Holiday.
Our next planned stop for a couple of days was to be Mt Morgan which is 130 klm north of Gladstone, 38 klm west of Rockhampton, this coincided with us crossing paths once again with Gladys and Graeme. It was lovely to see them and hear about their travels. Mt Morgan's claim to fame is the Mount Morgan Mine which was mined for 99 years for gold, silver & copper. What was once a large mountain is now one of the largest artificial holes on earth - more than 2.5klm long and more than 300m deep. The historic town of Mt Morgan was once one of the busiest towns in QLD boasting a population of around 11,000 people now only around 2,500 people live there and around 30% of these are on welfare, hopefully some life may come back to the town if the mining company decide to reprocess the trainings and mullock heaps.
We stayed at the Silver Wattle Caravan Park in Mt Morgan and the current park owners who have only been there a couple of years are really doing a lot for tourism in the town. Everyone speaks highly of their stay in the park and word spreads that it is a great place to
stay and the owners are working hard to improve the park. Upon arrival they present you with four fresh eggs and there is Happy Hour every evening around a cosy fire where they provide nibbles and wood fired pizza.
The Tiny Tea House Rosedale
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| The Tiny Tea House |
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Back at the Water Park Gladstone
weather is getting warmer |
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| Made the local Advocate Gladstone |
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| Snow White performance Gladstone Theatre |
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| Mt Morgan Heritage Railway Station |
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| Mt Morgan Heritage Gold Mine |
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| Street Scape Mt Morgan |
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| Enjoying a pie at the Dam Mr Morgan |
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| Local wildlife |
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| Dam Mt Morgan |
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| Dry river crossing |
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| Happy hour Silver Wattle Caravan Park Mt Morgan |
