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The town looking north from Keatings
The reservoir behind the dam
Remains of the old crushing plant overlook the town
The hills are mainly reddish yellow shale scattered with
patches of quartz
This house is situated under the site of the smelter and
was built using bricks from the smelter stack
Reclaimed land at the south end of town where mine and
smelting waste was stored
Remains of old tramway used to carry ore to the
Blatchford stamping mill
Old tramway sleepers lie crumbling near Keatings
Derelict mining equipment scattered on the hillside near
Keatings
 
 
 
 
 
Waterfall washing over the outfall of the dam
Old road bridge across Forsters Creek which was part of
the main Jerangle Road
Iron clamps lie rusting on a hillside
Keatings Collapse of 1961 at the southern end of the
ridge
Intricate swirls on the surface of smelting slag
Bracken reclaims the landscape while an old chimney flue
slowly succumbs to rust
Collapsed mine entrance towards the south end of the
ridge
Another collapsed mine entrance midway along the ridge
Old water storage tanks from the flotation works
The old tramway bridge across the ravine at Keatings
Empty tanks stand watch over the derelict flotation
works
All that remains of the mine poppet
Remains of the crushing plant at Elliots No.1
An old mine shaft bored deep into the mountain. Rotting
wooden duck boards still trail into the darkness
The eerie glow of daylight from deep inside an old mine
shaft
Keatings Collapse of the 1940's at the southern end of
the ridge
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Eastern Grey Kangaroos are found in nearby paddocks and
cleared areas
Wombats live in burrows along the river banks and can be
seen occasionally wandering the main street at night
Echidnas live along the slopes feeding on ants and
sometimes come down to lower ground
Crimson Rosellas are year round inhabitants of the area
Flame Robins visit in spring to nest and rear their
young
Rufous Fantails nest along the hilly ridges but are
seldom seen in town
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos are noisy visitors,
dropping pine cones and twigs from the trees where they
feed
Kookaburras are heard laughing in the early morning and
evening
Blue-Tongue Lizards are very common. This one lives
under my front porch and steals dog food
Butterflies on the wildflowers are a common sight in
spring and summer
Tiny wildflowers grow along the slopes of the mine hill
Black-backed Magpies are a familiar sight on lawns and
grassy areas looking for grubs
Silvereyes feed on the wattles and other flowering and
fruiting trees
Willy Wagtails are sometimes seen in town
Peregrine Falcons sometimes nest on the mountainsides
along the mine ridge
Eastern Brown Snakes are common to the area. They are
very venomous.
Brown Tree Frogs are seldom seen but can be heard
whistling on most nights
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are noisy residents
Galahs are found in the neighbouring areas
Toadstools grow in forest areas
Superb Blue Wrens flit about the shrubs and reeds
Platypus are found in small pockets of river. They are
seldom seen, being extremely shy
Puffball Toadstools grow in the forest areas after rain
Yellow-bellied Black Snakes are found along the river
banks
Wild European Rabbits are an introduced species and are
common along the river
Another introduced species is the Red or European Fox
The brown waters of the Molonglo River
Serrated Tussock Grass encroaches across the whole area
A fairy ring of toadstools |
