Category Archives: Blue Labyrinth

Splendour Rock – A Bushwalkers War Memorial – Book Launch – 24 February 2023

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Dave Noble

An old bushwalking friend Keith Maxwell had spent a lot of his spare time over the past few years, together with Michael Keats, working on a book on Splendour Rock in the Southern Blue Mountains.  The book has now been … Continue reading →

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Looking for Phillips’ Cave – Sassafras Gully – 24 January 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

As part of my project researching the history of Sassafras Gully at Springwood, I am looking for a cave shown in an old photo taken by Harry Phillips (around 1914).  Around 1920, there was a cave somewhere in the gully … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 2 November 2022

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were keen to do another heritage walk to look for more Aboriginal Art sites in the Lower Blue Mountains. This time we were joined by Doug. We set off along a track behind houses. It led to … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 7 September 2022

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

My friend Bob, was back from an overseas holiday, and we were keen to resume our weekly bushwalks. On our last trip, we had looked for heritage sites in a particular part of the Blue Mountains and had not had … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 27 July 2022

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had a look down Sassafras Gully at Springwood for fungi. I had expectations of finding some good fungi out after all the recent rain – but I was disappointed. I found very little out. It looks like there has … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 9 June 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was keen to visit Sassafras Gully again, to check the fungi, and to see if any new ones were out. I did find some good specimens, but the wind had played havoc – dessicating many that I saw. I … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 24 May 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was one of the best trips for finding fungi that I have done in recent years. I spotted a lot of very interesting fungi. On my way home I was literally quite astounded by what I had seen. It … Continue reading →

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Eurama – Numantia Falls Walk – 19 May 2022

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting walk with Bob visiting a number of historic ruins and old tracks at Faulconbridge. Neither of us had visited the ruins before. The history of the old building can be found here and on the Blue … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 15 May 2022

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent day – walking down into Fairy Dell and then along Magdala Creek to Glenbrook Creek and then upstream to the Lagoon, and then back to Springwood Via Sassafras Gully and Sassafras Gully Road. All along the … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 4 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. I was also on the lookout for birds. The fungi turned out to be reasonable, but I had expected better. On this … Continue reading →

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