... a small town city, rich in history Okay after two days getting to know each other, I think we're ready for our first road trip together. I've had to order a bigger bus as we welcome today Neesie, Gosia, Terra and Nancy who are joining us. I've chosen the cute town well, it's actually a small city, of Castlemaine 125 km North West from Melbourne in central Victoria. I think it will be a great introduction to country Victoria. It has a rich history founded on gold, I knew that you'd like that. You see Australia was really just an outpost for convicts until in a gentle wooded valley, gold was found and then boy did the world take note. It wasn't just for rough cut blokes, sheilas and convicts, this faraway corner of the world suddenly had pulling power. From 1851 onwards the population of Victoria exploded. Diggers came from all over the world. Fossicking and prospecting became the order of the day and they were rewarded with
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