Sunday Woolshed Tour
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Join us for a fabulous tour of two local woolsheds on historic properties outside Cassilis (Dalkeith) and Merriwa (Gundibri). Enjoy breakfast at Cassilis, learn about the history of Cassilis with a guided tour of the main street. Hear from local farmers. Learn about the wool industry.
Visit places where only locals can take you!
Expected departure time 7am RSL Merriwa (120 Bettington St, Merriwa). Expected return time approximately 1pm RSL Merriwa.
Just outside Merriwa is Gundibri. The original shed (shown on the left of the photo) had a shingle roof and was built in the 1800s. The middle shed is from the 1940s and is made from iron bark and corrugated iron. The shed on the right is a steel shed moved to the site some 7 or 8 years ago from a nearby property.
Find out more about Gundibri on our tour.
Dalkeith is one of the premier properties in the Cassilis region. Covering 30,000 acres of rich volcanic loam, with a frontage to the Talbragar River it was once said to be “one of the choicest agricultural and grazing estates in the colony”.
In its early years, Dalkeith was owned by Alexander and William Busby – the sons of John Busby – the engineer famed for ensuring Sydney was supplied in the 1800s for nearly half a century with water from the Lachlan Swamps (by what is known as “Busby’s Bore”).
When the brothers dissolved their partnership, Dalkeith was allotted to William.
Upon his death the property was sold. The advertisement for the sale of the property is a testament to the property and states, in part, “The above magnificent property in the far-famed Upper Hunter District, and comprising some of the finest land for grazing and agricultural purposes in New South Wales.”.
While the station has changed hands, it has remained a significant property in the region, renowned for its agricultural and grazing potential.