The Davies family
Thomas Davies arrived as an unassisted passenger with his wife Elizabeth & son Edwin from Wales. He selected land south of the Terrick Terrick township and, in April 1873 arrived after a 2 month journey from Ballarat where he had been mining.
Thomas built a log hut of four rooms for his family. He opened a store and hotel in 1873.
After the Terrick Terrick school closed, he moved to Bendigo to educate his family, returning when the Sylvatere school opened in 1913.
It was then that the present house, now in a state of disrepair and inhabited by termites, was built.
When the last member of the family (Ms Dorothy Davies) left the house, the 1,277ha grazing property was sold to become part of Terrick Terrick National Park. Ms Davies was well enough to attend the opening of the national park but passed away a few weeks later.
Farming systems dramatically changed the dynamics of the pre-European grassland community. After 10 years as a State Park, Terrick Terrick was declared a National Park in 1998 - the first National Park in Australia's Riverina bioregion.
At GZ, look to the left of the water tank to view the remains of the home. The National Park can be entered, with pedestrian access to the boundary of the home.
The Cache: A small container hidden roadside of the national park boundary fence. There is room for swaps a logsheet, pencil and stash note and gift for FTF.