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VICTORIA - LoveToKnow Article on VICTORIA The Mesozoic rocks are confined to southern Victoria; they build up the hills of southern Gippsland and the Otway Ranges; and farther west, hidden by later rocks, they occur under the coast of the western district. Victoria has a fairly complete geological sequence, though it is poorer than New South Wales in the Upper Carboniferous and Lower Mesozoic. The chief literature on the geology of Victoria is to be found in the maps and publications of the Geological Surveya branch of the Mines Department. www.1911encyclopedia.org /V/VI/VICTORIA.htm   (2457 words)

My Thomson Family Victoria was in the grips of a deep depression and gold had been found in the West in situations where the single miner or a small party could easily get rich from near the surface, without heavy machinery. Alexander died in Tahara, Victoria, Australia on December 31, 1897 and was buried on January 2, 1898 in the presbyterian section of the Cemetery in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia. Agnes Thomson was born in the Wannon District, Victoria, Australia in 1858. thethomsons.aussieland.net /thomson.htm   (4852 words)

Thomson Biography John Thomson was born on 14 June 1837 in Edinburgh, Scotland to William Thomson, a successful tobacco spinner and retail trader, and Isabella Newlands.(1) He was the eighth of nine children, although only he and his two brothers, William (b. Thomson finished his apprenticeship in 1857 or 1858 after having attended two years of evening classes at the Watt Institution and School of Arts (formerly the Edinburgh School of Arts) from 1856 to 1858. Thomson settled into Brixton, a suburb of London, living with his family, publishing the results of his travels and giving papers. academic.reed.edu /formosa/texts/thomsonbio.html   (1171 words)

Belmont, Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) It is bounded on the north and east side by the Barwon River and the riverside Belmont Common, on the south by Waurn Ponds Creek and on the west by Highton. Thomson, a pioneer preacher and pastoralist named his holding Kardinia, and his Kardinia homestead (1850) in Riverview Terrace near the river is on the Register of the National Estate. In 1861 the Belmont town was proclaimed as a settlement south of the Barwon River, and in 1862 the Princes Bridge opened, connecting the Colac road (Princes Highway) to Geelong. www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/belmont.html   (539 words)

Thomson River - Wikipedia There are a number of rivers known as the Thomson River The Thomson River is a river in western Queensland, Australia. The Thomson River is a river in Victoria, Australia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomson_River   (107 words)

VICTORIA - SHIPWRECKS From the Mersey River for Brisbane with potatoes, encountered a heavy south-easterly gale and foundered north-east of the Kent Group, (possibly in Victorian waters), 27 June 1887. Stranded at Breamlea, Victoria, whilst attempting to recover an anchor and chain from the stranded steamer Bancoora, November 1892. The vessel remained fast on the edge of the reef in eighteen feet of water and it soon became apparent that she was settling and warping badly. oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /vic-wrecks.html   (17106 words)

Ninety Mile Beach - Fishing Despite Departmental stocking with trout and ability of the storage to recruit fish from the Macalister River, reservoir declined markedly as a trout water since the late 1970's, and trout stocking by the Department was discontinued in 1982 until 1993. A major 2,200ha RWC storage constructed on the Thomson River upstream of its junction with the Aberfeldy River to service irrigation needs and provide water to the Melbourne water supply system via a tunnel to the Upper Yarra Reservoir. Tupong, eels and river flfish are present but not in sufficient numbers to recommend the area for angling. www.ninetymilebeach.com /fishing.html   (3198 words)

WGCMA - Thompson River Waterway Action Plan The Thomson River flows 213 km in a south-easterly direction from the slopes of Mt Whitelaw on the Baw Baw Plateau to join the Latrobe River south from Sale. Major tributaries of the Thomson River are the Aberfeldy River entering near Walhalla, and the Macalister River (Department of Water Resources Victoria, 1989). Through intervention, the avulsion is currently in a state of suspended activity and the fate of this section of the Thomson River is a key topic for discussion, with a key decision of this process being the flow split between the Thomson River old course (Old Thomson) and Rainbow Creek. www.wgcma.vic.gov.au /rivers   (215 words)

Mr. Kennedy’s survey of the River Victoria. That the river is the most important of Australia, increasing as it does by successive tributaries, and not a mere product of distant ranges, admits of no dispute; and the downs and plains of Central Australia, through which it flows, seem sufficient to supply the whole world with animal food. The country to the northward of the river, is, upon the whole, the best, yet, in riding ninety miles due east from where I crossed the southern bend, I found plenty of water, and excellent grass, a red gravel there approaches the river, throwing it off to the northward. From the general tendency of the rivers to fall to the south, it may be that the Stony Desert, as Mr. etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /s/s93n/part17.html   (3200 words)

Gippsland Towns Victoria Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Gold was found along the Crooked River in 1860, with quartz gold mining continuing until 1915 and in the Black Snake Creek area until 1950. It was Victoria's first established port and its long timber jetty frequently berthed ships from Europe and America, as well as welcoming thousands of Chinese on their way to the GippsIand goldfields. The Thomson River is a heritage river and is one of Victoria's leading venues for river rafting. www.gippslandinfo.com.au /pages/Townships.htm   (4829 words)

NRE: Victoria's Biodiversity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) any of Victoria’s major river systems originate from within the Victorian Highlands which are composed of dissected uplands with moderate to steep slopes between 400 and 1200 metres in altitude. Both the faunal emblems of Victoria, the Helmeted Honeyeater and Leadbeater’s Possum are now restricted to this bioregion. The rivers and streams of the Victorian Highlands support populations of native fish, including the endangered Barred Galaxias, and a wide variety of native aquatic invertebrates. www.nre.vic.gov.au /plntanml/biodiversity/directions/highland.htm   (2635 words)

Australian Caravan Park Reports - East Coast Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Originally built for the workers of the Thomson dam project, all the sites in the park have small powered ensuite shower/toilet blocks (no disrespect, but if you are a large person, you may find the showers a bit on the small size). This park is on the banks of the Avon River and has obviously been well thought out by people who actually caravan. Tidal River Camping/Caravan ground has 480 sites and is situated close to Norman Bay, all sites are unpowered and generators are not permitted. home.vicnet.net.au /~badger04/parks_v2.htm   (8010 words)

Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy At 16 he was given a position in the geological survey office and in 1861 he became a field assistant to Richard Daintree (q.v.) with whom he was associated in the survey of part of southern Victoria. He was interested in the Acclimatization Society of Victoria and in 1873 wrote pamphlets on the angora goat, and on the ostrich. It was a period of great importance for Victoria which saw the transition from a colony depending principally on the pastoral industry and gold-mining, to one in which agriculture and manufacturing were to be even more important. gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogWe-Wy.html   (20436 words)

Australia Parks - National - Tourist - Caravan - Camping - Information Centre The mountain was explored by the botanist Baron von Mueller in 1860 and the area declared a national park in 1979. The extensive plateau of grassy snowplains, a contrast to the steep river valleys, is punctuated by peaks such as Mount Baw Baw, Mount St Gwinear and Mount Erica. The Thomson Dam and Aberfeldy River are accessed from this same road. parks.camping.com.au /vic/vic_east_bawbaw.htm   (797 words)

EDINBURGH - Online Information article about EDINBURGH was received there in 1822, and Queen Victoria and the prince consort occupied the palace for brief periods on several occasions, and in 1903 Edward VII., during residence at Dalkeith Palace, held his court within its walls. A fountain, after the original design of that in the quadrangle of Linlithgow Palace, was erected, in front of the entrance by the prince consort. The parish church, effectively situated on an eminence by the side of the lake, was the scene of the ministration of the Rev. John Thomson (1778-1840), the landscape painter, who numbered Sir Walter Scott among his elders. encyclopedia.jrank.org /ECG_EMS/EDINBURGH.html   (9513 words)

Baw Baw National Park The Aberfeldy River camping area is accessed from the historic township of Walhalla or across the dam wall of the Thomson Reservoir. The Thomson and Aberfeldy Rivers are also an excellent location for recreational fishing (recreational fishing licence is required). Due to the rain shadow created by the Baw Baw’s, the Thomson and Aberfeldy River valleys are dominated by dry forests of Silvertop, Messmate and Peppermints with an open understorey of small shrubs, grasses and bracken. www.australianalps.deh.gov.au /parks/bawbaw.html   (986 words)

Victorian Golf Courses, Royal Melbourne, the dunes, kingston heath, commonwealth, huntingdale. One of the best golf courses on the Murray River, Cobram Barooga features 36 holes, a convention centre, accommodation and is ranked number 75 in Australia. Murray Downs Golf and Country Club - Voted the 4th best public access course in Victoria and located on the beautiful Murray River at Swan Hill, Murray Downs is a must for all serious golfers. Portarlington Golf Club - Located on Victoria's beautiful Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, this fine 18 hole course is one of the very best country courses in the state. www.ausgolf.com.au /vicfeatures.htm   (1080 words)

Places to see (Victoria - Australia) As the train leaves Thomson Station, it crosses the historic and spectacular Thomson River Bridge.... Victoria clearly has three of the world's great zoos. Parks Victoria english - ParkWeb has been developed by Parks Victoria to enable visitors to better appreciate the parks, rivers, marine areas and heritage properties it manages on behalf of all Victorians. www.tuttinsieme.it /tutti/tut/oce/australia/victoria/places.htm   (457 words)

Parks Victoria: Walhalla Historic Area page Once the richest mine in Victoria, it began working in 1863 and yielded almost 30 tonnes to the value of some $425 million. If the river is high, water gushes out of the 170 metre tunnel, cutting across the main flow of the river. The tunnel was dug through the spur by the Thomson River Alluvial Gold Company in 1912 to divert the river from its course, allowing the company to work the river bed for gold. www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm?park=232   (1003 words)

Thomson River Environmental Flows I thought this might be a good opportunity to update you on Environment Victoria's campaign to return water to the Thomson River and protect one of Victoria's ecologically and culturally significant rivers. The Thomson River is threatened by a lack of environmental water. Although the recently published recommendations offer medium-term hope for the Thomson River, they fall short of asking the Minister to adopt environmental flows that will ensure the river's health in the long term. www.adventurepro.com.au /news/index.pl?action=details&id=1079130076ThomsonRiverEnvironmental   (577 words)

Geelong, Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Geelong, Victoria's largest provincial urban region, is 65 km. It is on the Princes Highway between Melbourne and Victoria's Western District. Early in 1837 a pioneer Geelong citizen, Dr. Alexander Thomson, settled at the future Geelong suburb, Belmont, and established his Kardinia estate overlooking the Barwon River. www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/geelong.html   (1539 words)

Blockade @ thomson river catchment. : Melbourne Indymedia The Thomson Dam blockade was a huge success.Through bitterly cold temperatures overnight, team morale seemed only to grow from the icy challenges and after great logistical genius and team work thecar/dragon was in place. The Thomson Dam blockade was a huge success.Through bitterly cold are affecting change and the Thomson blockade showed us that the govt. melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2003/05/47223.php   (457 words)

More water sought for Thomson River » ABC Victoria » Local News Environment Victoria is trying to convince the State Government to divert more water away from Melbourne's water supply down the Thomson River to Gippsland in the south-east. Healthy Rivers campaigner Natalie Jamieson says the water is needed to restore the river's health and increase flows to the Gippsland Lakes. He says the health of the state's rivers and the Gippsland Lakes are a high priority. www.abc.net.au /victoria/summer/news/200402/s1037803.htm   (276 words)

Weatherzone - Australia's leading weather resource - forecasts, satellite, radar and more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) The Thomson River at Wandocka is currently at 2.35 metres and continuing to fall occurred in the Macalister River downstream of Lake Glenmaggie. river is currently at 4.91 metres and falling slowly. www.weatherzone.com.au /misc/warningText.jsp?warningId=607   (345 words)

Miners Right   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Avon River (in County of Tanjil Tributary of Lake Wellington) Bolangum Creek (Tributary of Avon River in County of Kara Kara) Kinypanyal or Kinypanial Creek (Effluent of Loddon River) www.finders.com.au /MinersRight.htm   (1143 words)

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VICTORIA - The Baw Baw National Park is approximately 180km east of Melbourne at the south western end of the Victorian Alps. The park includes the Baw Baw Plateau and parts of the Aberfeldy and Thomson River valleys. He also visited Eastern Tyers River Camping Area and Plane Track, both of which are listed for closure in the draft plan. www.fwdvictoria.org.au /bawbaw04.htm   (281 words)

The Imperial Collection - The Independent State of Rainbow Creek The tiny hamlet of Cowwarr is located downstream of heavily wooded country in the Victorian Alps, on the Thomson River, in the scenic farming region of East Gippsland, in the Australian state of Victoria. During winter the river is subject to regular violent flooding, carrying with it large amounts of bushland debris which is capable of causing serious damage to roads and other infrastructure located in the more settled downstream areas. When a violent flood hit the Thomson in June 1952, the outcome was acutely devastating to a number of Cowwarr farmers whose properties were located close by. www.imperial-collection.net /rainbowcreek01.html   (1223 words)

The Greens - Victoria : E-Bulletin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Environment Victoria would appreciate your attendance at a meeting to organise community support for returning environmental flows to the Thomson River. Nearly 60% of Melbourne's water comes from the Thomson River which is dammed north of the Baw Baw National Park and which flows into Lake Wellington, one of the most stressed of the Gippsland Lakes. The Australian Greens - Victoria is a constituent party of The Australian Greens. www.vic.greens.org.au /ebulletin/87C9.html   (427 words)

Mt Baw Baw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) The first three of these species are endemic to Victoria, and the area encompasses the worldwide distribution of one species, the Baw Baw Frog. • Filling of the Thomson reservoir in 1989, and subsequent downward trend in rainfall and smoothing of peaks of rainfall, correlates with the timing in decline and contraction in range of Baw Baw Frog after the surveys in 1983 and 1984. Chains of Montane Fens follow the upper reaches of the Thomson River along the North West Escarpment of the Baw Baw Plateau. www.tcha.org.au /bawbaw.htm   (4312 words)

Barcoo River - Wikipedia The Barcoo River in western Queensland, Australia rises on the northern slopes of the Warrego Range and unites with the Thomson River to form Cooper's Creek. The river was discovered by Thomas Mitchell in 1846 and named the Victoria Stream but was renamed by Edmund Kennedy for a name supplied by local Aborigines. This page was last modified 22:31, 1 July 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barcoo_River   (88 words)

Waterwatch Victoria - West Gippsland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) The West Gippsland region is divided into three state-recognised river basins - the LaTrobe, Thomson and South Gippsland. The LaTrobe, Thomson and Avon catchments flow into Lake Wellington while the South Gippsland streams flow to the coast and adjacent Inlets. The split between urban and rural residents in the region is approximately 9:1, making it the most densely settled rural area of the state. www.vic.waterwatch.org.au /contacts/wgipp.htm   (156 words)

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