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| Shearing in Lawrence Rostron's woolshed |
My great great grandfather, Lawrence Rostron, took out a license for Tottington in 1844 and built a small cottage there about 1847, and later developed it. Bryan Small’s parents bought Tottington in 1955 and Bryan still lives there with his wife. Bryan has about 4,500 acres now.
Roger and I arrived about 10.00 and had coffee with them in the lovely courtyard. We had a look around the house, which is quite large and includes the ballroom and two wings that Lawrence Rostron built. We then visited the Woolshed Lawrence Rostron built, which is the oldest surviving woolshed in Victoria and is a Grade A listed building. We were very lucky as Bryan was having some sheep sheared. It was wonderful to see the woolshed built so long ago still being used for its original purpose.
We drove to the town of Stowell for lunch and then to Hall’s Gap in The Grampians, where we visited the Brambuk Cultural Centre which gave very informative displays on the history and culture of the area and the indigenous population.
We drove along an unsealed road to our campsite in the middle of the forest, where we saw Grey Kangaroo and a Mistletoe bird.
WILDLIFE: Grey Kangaroo; Mistletoe bird
We drove to the town of Stowell for lunch and then to Hall’s Gap in The Grampians, where we visited the Brambuk Cultural Centre which gave very informative displays on the history and culture of the area and the indigenous population.
We drove along an unsealed road to our campsite in the middle of the forest, where we saw Grey Kangaroo and a Mistletoe bird.
WILDLIFE: Grey Kangaroo; Mistletoe bird
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| The house my great great grandfather built in 1847 |
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