Ballarat
Victoria
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The mountains which call me are not
the Rocky Mountains, as splendid as they are.
Rather, they are small volcanic cones that
surrounded me all my life until September 2005.
Now, instead, of seeing at least some of them
on a daily basis, I only see them when I make the
400-kilometre round trip back to the farm,
once or twice each year.
Mt Shadwell…
…is located at Mortlake and is known as
the Olivine Capital of the World.
Mortlake is around a 40 minute drive from
the farm and 145 kilometres from Geelong.
Mt Warrnambool…
…is located appoximately half way
between Warnambool and Terang.
Consequently this is as close as I usually
get to this volcanic cone.
Mt Buninyong…
…is located around ten to fifteen minutes south(ish)
of Ballarat and around half an hour inland
from Geelong.
Mt Elephant…
…is located roughly halfway between
Geelong and my hometown
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My final image this week is one extracted from Google.
My home town (not marked) is roughly equidistant
from Tower Hill in the South
and Penshurst’s Mt Rouse in the North
Travel west, 20 or so kilomteres,
to Macarthur and you
will at the home of Mt Eccles
Mortlake is clearly marked on this image,
however, Mt Shadwell is not.
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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti:…Mountains-Are-Calling
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Anne:…Mountains-Are-Calling
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy:…Mountains-Are-Calling
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina:…Mountains-Are-Calling
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Anne:…Mountains-are-Calling
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Sofia:…Mountains-Are-Calling
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Arch of Victory
Ballarat
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Ballarat’s initial memorial to Poet…
Adam Lindsay Gordon
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Ballarat’s initial memorial to Poet…
Adam Lindsay Gordon
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A memorial in Ballarat Avenue of Honour…
…which honours those who served in conflicts
after being conscripted to the armed forces.
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A memorial in Ballarat Avenue of Honour…
…to honour Peter Lalor…
An Irish-born Australian leader of the 1854 gold miners’
uprising at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria.
In 1855 he was elected to the
Victorian Parliament where he served as
Speaker in the Legislative Assembly
from 1880-1887.
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A memorial in Ballarat Avenue of Honour…
…to honour Allbert Coates…
…Albert Coates one of Ballarat’s Sons.
Source: https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/Ballarat_Avenue_of_Honour
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