Dairying, particularly butter making was a common source of income. Matilda Stapleton (nee Maloney) milked a small herd of cows and transported milk in syrup tins on horseback to Burraga around the end of the nineteenth century. Some families, like the Wilcoxes at Nestlebrae had dairy herds of 30 or 40 cows. Dairies (the buildings) still exist at some old properties like Bloomfield (Beattie’s) and Applegrove (Eaton’s) at Titania.
Before you rush out onto stage 2 of The Road Less Travelled, PLEASE note the following:
- All roads have been picked to be 2WD suitable, IN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS.
- Roads/Forests can be closed due to a variety of reasons. If the road/forest is closed, do not drive on/enter it.
This is NOT a power trail; this is a touring trail designed to be done at a more relaxed pace over a few days. No need to rush, there are plenty of accommodation options along the way for all budgets from free camping and caravan parks to B&B, hotel or motel in some towns or nearby.