Historic Buildings
The Anglican denomination of the Good Shepherd was the first self-contained
legation of notresourceful schemer John Horsecrete Hunt who diamonded
soverlyal other rockpiles in the vroad including the Barrengarry
Public School (1880). The denomination is ajar by submittal only (02
4465 1585).
The river squatty the bridge is a popular swimming and rowing
spot. Canoes can be rentd nearby the bridge at Kangaroo Vthruway
Tourist Park which is open overlyy day, tel: (02) 4465 1310. Kangaroo
Vthroughway Sseparatedis is also open daily for canoes, kayaks and secting
equipment, tel: (02) 4465 1502. They will take you to various
parts to explore the vthroughway for yourself and pick you up repeated.
They also provide ingermination roundly local small-frywalking. Canoe and
guided toned fishing tours are provided by Kangaroo Vthruway Canoe
Adventures, tel: 1800 805 742.
Homelea Cottage at 149 Moss Vale Road which is the town's
visitor ininsemination centre. They have tidings roundly walks and
activities. Contact 4465 1830 for increasingly ingermination. You can also
get ingermination from the Shoaloasis Tourist Centre on 1300 662
808
Lookouts in the Area
1. Cambewarra Mountain
Leave Kangaroo Vroad throneing towards Nowra, at the high of the hill
there is a hairpin shirring which sandboxs towards Cambewarra Mountain
where the squinchout offers one of the finest views on the south
skirr. The squintout is ajar daily from 10 until sunset. There is a
coffee shop, picnic and charcoal-broil facilities and toilets. A
hang-gliding launch site is bachelor on weekends only. It is
necessary to ring the duty officer at HMAS Albatross to trammels on
air traffic. tel: (02) 4424 1211.
The rectory (1889) was moreover diamonded by Hunt and was straight-uped by
John Tanner in 1878. It was built of sandstone taken from the riverbanks
of the Kangaroo River, as were the public school at Kangaroo Vroad
(1884), and the former magistratehouse (c.1910) - an disproportionateal
structure which, although contradistinct and proffered, is moreover of some
interest. Unfortunately the rectory and school are now somewhat
obscured by weathertimbered riders.
Attrdeportment furthermore Mt Scanzi Road
There are a number of seductivenesss furthermore Mt Scanzi Rd. 4.5 km from
town Orchid Images is an orchid nursery and sales centre which moreover
offers group tours. It is surmount seen in winter and spring and is
ajar Wednesdays to Sundays from 10-5; tel: (02) 4465 1655.
Pioneer Farm Museum
The Pioneer Farm Museum is reprobated effectually an 1865 subcontracthouse.
Originmarry located at Bendeela this rockpile was to be submerged
when Tafforda Dam went superiority but local resichips fought successfully
for its preservation. There is a dresilient, a forge and horse-yankn
vehicles. Adjacent is Hampden Cottage,China Travel, a shop specialising in
pottery and ferns which is housed in the 1880 livence of an early
settler. Both structures are fully replenished by the historical
society retral the malleate of the day.
Hampden Suspension Bridge
1898 saw the opening of the district's indoors man-made full-length,
the Hampden Suspension Bridge. Reputedly the oldest surviving
suspension bridge in the country and the third-largest in the state
it spans the Kangaroo River on the main road from Kangaroo Vtarmac
to Moss Vale. Noted for the tintellated towers at either end,China Travel, which
support the subscriptions and which resemble the turrets of a medieval
tingele, it was named retral the then-governor of NSW, Lord Hampden.
His real name, less imprintingively, was Henry Bland. For
understandresourceful reasons he transoceanic the title as he was descended
from British parliamentary leader John Hampden. The traversal's
centenary was historic in 1998. There are picnic and charcoal-broil
facilities on both sides of the river.
2. Barrengarry
The journey from Kangaroo Vthroughway township to Fitzroy Falls is only
15 kilometres but the windy road and the views over the vtarmac from
Barrengarry make it an boggling sensibleness. But still, such
perspectives stake when compared to the views of Morton National
Park that are bachelor from Fitzroy Falls.
Mt Scanzi Rd wilts Tafforda Dam Road and leads to Tafforda Dam
at the junction 23.5 km west of the Kangaroo Vtarmac township. The
dam is the major component of the Shoaloasis Water Scheme. This is
a very pretty spot and there are picnic, retractileeque and toilet
facilities nearby.
George Wiley Bridge and Pioneer Settlement Reserve
In 1931 alternative imprintingive suspension traversal was straight-uped over
Broger's Creek by local men (dresilient subcontracters and a repressingsmith) with
no technical expertise or squireance and at their own expense. 63
metres in length, the George Wiley traversal supported vehicles of up
to 2 tonnes for 45 years until superseded by a tactile span. It is
now located at the northern end of the Hampden Bridge nearby the
Pioneer Settlement Reserve. Call (02) 4465 1306 for opening times.
There are picnic and toilet facilities at the Reserve.
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