RV TRAVEL
Those were harsh times in a harsh area, especially during winter, where many suffered from a host of complications from the cold, especially children.
The old Adaminaby town was flooded as part of the set-up of the Snowy River Scheme and, luckily even after 150 years, when the lake fills to capacity the lowest grave is still 5m above the waterline.
Yens Bay Road loops around the edge of the lake towards the old and present Adaminaby.
If you ' re lucky and the lake is down around the 30 per cent mark, signs of the old town can be seen, including building foundations, grand concrete steps, water tanks and pieces of pipe sticking out of the ground.
GOLDFIELDS
It was around 1837 when explorers Cosgrove and York claimed the area to run cattle and sheep but when gold was found 20 years later, a settlement was established and it became a convenient stopover for travellers between Cooma and the goldfields to the north.
A butter factory, three pubs, several general stores, butcher shops and schools soon saw this town grow. Copper was also found nearby and the mill lasted until 1913.
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