20130104 NSW Wattle Flats to Sofala

20130104 Heading to Sofala a village located about 46 km from Bathurst and is located beside the Turon River.  With a population of only 280 the town survives on its history and the main street still has many original two-Storey wooden gold rush buildings.
On the way to Sofala we passed the quaint little store where we stopped for a drink.









Arriving at Sofala and out comes the camera for the start of our walk through this amazing little old mining town the old train bridge is the start of our adventure.

Sofala was once one of Bathurst most successful gold mining towns right up to the 1940s.







The old stocks make up the classic tour of the town which are now welcoming signs.
The Royal Hotel
Established in 1851
The old mural depicts the history of the miner's camp sites.


The way of life in Sofala one of the oldest mining towns of the 1850s and the most successful discover of gold that lasted much longer than any other region.







An old slab hut of Sofala and it looks like someone still lives there.











After our town tour we jumped in out trusty van to look for a camp site on the other side of the town only our motor home is too large to park on the river, bugger so we left heading towards Mudgee.  We found a lake just out of Mudgee so we drove around the lake and camped the night.
Location: Sofala NSW 2795, Australia

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