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SUMMARY:Lal Lal Bungal Historic Area
DESCRIPTION:Who knew that there was ever an iron mining and smelting operat
 ion in Victoria?? For nine years\, finishing in 1884\, The Lal Lal Iron Co
 mpany mined iron ore and processed it into pig iron in a locally built bla
 st furnace\, on the banks of the Moorabool River. The iron was mostly sent
  to Ballarat\, where the local foundry made many objects\, including steam
  engines!
 This walk starts at the Blast Furnace (still standing\, and th
 e only one of its type in the Southern Hemisphere) and visits the surround
 ing Historical Area\, but continues with a very nice walk into the nearby 
 forest - views of Bungal Dam and Lal Lal Reservoir\, 2 stops at the clear 
 and swift-flowing Moorabool River\, lots of grass trees (many very ill\, u
 nfortunately) and a visit to the isolated \"Grave of the Shepherd's Daught
 er\".
 The walk is all on 4WD tracks or walking trails. There are a coupl
 e of steep climbs\, a bit rocky. 13.5km. Poles will be useful.
 The place
  to meet is the picnic ground/ carpark/ toilet - \"Blast Furnace Picnic Ar
 ea\" near the end of Ironmine Road. It's a bit longer than it looks to get
  there - you have to get to the little town of Lal Lal first\, then turn b
 ack towards the East along firstly Lal Lal Falls Road\, then Ironmine Road
 .
 Coffee will be away back in Ballan after the walk.
LOCATION:Lal Lal\, Victoria\, Australia
DTSTART:20240712T233000Z
DTEND:20240713T043000Z
DTSTAMP:20240517T204339Z
ORGANIZER;CN=Walks Coordinator:MAILTO:walkscoord@essendonbwc.org.au
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