MYALL CREEK MASSACRE MEMORIAL
A simple monument on a hill 24km north-east of Bingara via the Fossickers Way and the Delunga-Ashford Road, the Myall Creek Massacre Memorial marks a dark stain on Australian history. It’ s the site where, in 1838, 11 white men rounded up and murdered at least 28 Aboriginal men, women and children for a crime there was no evidence they committed. Seven of the men were hanged for the crime, the first time in Australian history white violence against Indigenous people was punished.
interesting glass facades. Anyone with an interest in architecture will adore this lovely town.
Bingara has plenty to offer the fossicking crowd, too, with a wealth of gold, rhodonite, jasper and more to be discovered. Whichever road you take out of town you’ ll find a spot to fossick.
The discovery of gold in 1852 brought a flurry of prospectors to the region and the tradition continues today, albeit to a much smaller degree than in those gold rush days. To see a working alluvial gold fossicking area and working commercial mine, tourists can visit Three Creeks Gold Mine.
A stamper battery stands on the site of the former All Nations’ Gold Mine on the southern outskirts of Bingara, and is an interesting piece of historical memorabilia that is worth checking out.
WHERE TO FOSSICK Three Creeks Gold Mine, gold
From town head 15km south towards Tamworth then turn left at the sign for Upper Bingara. Travel approximately another 6km to the site, which is signposted.
Ruby Hill, garnet
Travel 19km south of town towards Tamworth, then turn right at the Ruby Hill fossicking sign. The site is the tree-covered hillside.
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