MYALL CREEK MASSACRE MEMORIAL
A simple monument on a hill 24km north-east of Bingara via the Fossickers Way and the Delunga-Ashford Road , the Myall Creek Massacre Memorial marks a dark stain on Australian history . It ’ s the site where , in 1838 , 11 white men rounded up and murdered at least 28 Aboriginal men , women and children for a crime there was no evidence they committed . Seven of the men were hanged for the crime , the first time in Australian history white violence against Indigenous people was punished .
interesting glass facades . Anyone with an interest in architecture will adore this lovely town .
Bingara has plenty to offer the fossicking crowd , too , with a wealth of gold , rhodonite , jasper and more to be discovered . Whichever road you take out of town you ’ ll find a spot to fossick .
The discovery of gold in 1852 brought a flurry of prospectors to the region and the tradition continues today , albeit to a much smaller degree than in those gold rush days . To see a working alluvial gold fossicking area and working commercial mine , tourists can visit Three Creeks Gold Mine .
A stamper battery stands on the site of the former All Nations ’ Gold Mine on the southern outskirts of Bingara , and is an interesting piece of historical memorabilia that is worth checking out .
WHERE TO FOSSICK Three Creeks Gold Mine , gold
From town head 15km south towards Tamworth then turn left at the sign for Upper Bingara . Travel approximately another 6km to the site , which is signposted .
Ruby Hill , garnet
Travel 19km south of town towards Tamworth , then turn right at the Ruby Hill fossicking sign . The site is the tree-covered hillside .
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