The good folks of Glenn Innes allowed (probably still do) the public to drive up to their water tank for this view of the town.
Armidale is the major city in the New England district, and one of its major units is the University of New England (UNE) with some CSIRO research facilities too. This is part of the campus of UNE and CSIRO.
A section of the UNE residential colleges - especially necessary for a university with strong rural connections. Note also the trees showing their autumn colours - it does get quite cold up here.
The Armidale business district, which as expected, has the regular range of shops found in any town, but also the agricultural businesses too. And throw in a couple of churches for good measure. Armidale is also a prosperous community, due to agriculture in the first instance.
The Catholic Cathedral in Armidale. It is quite impressive!
The interior of the Catholic cathedral in Armidale. As is common for older church buildings, the ornate altar, discouraged after Vatican II in the 1960s, is left behind, with a simpler, smaller altar in front, and designed for the celebrant to be facing the congregation, rather than facing the altar.
Wollomombi Creek, seen here, flows east to the ocean. Given the climb through Gibraltar National Park, you would expect there might be some waterfalls here. This is east of Armidale.
Two for the price of one. Yes, there are spectacular falls. Wollomombi Falls on the left, Chandler Falls on the right.
A close viewer of Wollomombi Falls, the left one above.
Looking downstream from the main falls, there are a number of other, smaller and less spectacular falls as the river winds it way to the sea.
Certainly not an easy location for bush walking!
Another, but more delicate, waterfall in the area.
From here it was back to the motel for the evening.
North Then West And Up
1976
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