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<blockquote data-quote="Hotrob" data-source="post: 114999" data-attributes="member: 4136"><p>Hi Loamer,</p><p>new member & first post so bear with me as I'm not sure about posting yet.</p><p>I know this topic has been idle for a while but I'm just looking through the past posts to find items of interest & I found this post.</p><p>You may or may not be aware that the old gold escort route used to travel along the banks of the Wimmera river in Victoria until it got to a place originally called "Four Post Crossing". This was found to be a safe place to cross the river with the horses & wagons due to a few rocky shallow areas. The crossing was (obviously) marked by four gums trees cut down to indicate the safe entrance & exit to the river. </p><p>The area was later named Glenorchy & the small hamlet still has finger signs showing the route the escort took through the town.</p><p>I grew up in Glenorchy & spent many years swimming in the Wimmera river & floating along looking for indications of the old "four posts" but sadly never really found them although a few of the old timers of the town pointed me to the general area.</p><p>Now I have bought my first detector (sdc) I intend to go back & snoop around a few of the old sites that have long since been lost, dozed, built over ect.</p><p>You never know what may turn up....... perhaps a threepence I dropped on the way down to Mrs Edwards general store. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>I hope this may of been of some interest to you.</p><p>Rob.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hotrob, post: 114999, member: 4136"] Hi Loamer, new member & first post so bear with me as I'm not sure about posting yet. I know this topic has been idle for a while but I'm just looking through the past posts to find items of interest & I found this post. You may or may not be aware that the old gold escort route used to travel along the banks of the Wimmera river in Victoria until it got to a place originally called "Four Post Crossing". This was found to be a safe place to cross the river with the horses & wagons due to a few rocky shallow areas. The crossing was (obviously) marked by four gums trees cut down to indicate the safe entrance & exit to the river. The area was later named Glenorchy & the small hamlet still has finger signs showing the route the escort took through the town. I grew up in Glenorchy & spent many years swimming in the Wimmera river & floating along looking for indications of the old "four posts" but sadly never really found them although a few of the old timers of the town pointed me to the general area. Now I have bought my first detector (sdc) I intend to go back & snoop around a few of the old sites that have long since been lost, dozed, built over ect. You never know what may turn up....... perhaps a threepence I dropped on the way down to Mrs Edwards general store. :) I hope this may of been of some interest to you. Rob. [/QUOTE]
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