Tyrconnell Gold Mine
Get into the excitement of panning for your own gold and experience the magic of the Australian outback. The unique, beautiful and crowd-free destination Tyrconnell was once the most famous mine on the Hodgkinson gold field. See several original buildings and machines testament to that bustling era.
Chillagoe
Learn about the sparkling limestone formations and discover ancient Aboriginal rock art. Don't forget to stop by Chillagoe's information centre to meet 'Dave', a 110 million-year-old, 5 metre long marine reptile, found in 1999 and known as the Loch Ness Monster of Chillagoe!
Once a prosper mining town of gold, silver, copper and nickel, today Chillagoe quarries some of the world's finest marble which graces mansions, palaces, houses of parliament, and stately buildings around the globe.
