Bullocks Flat is located by the Thredbo River and is the location of the Ski Tube, rackrail train which operates to Perisher Blue Ski Resort in winter. Nearby is Bullocks Hut built in 1934 for Dr. Bullock as a fishing lodge. The National Park took ownership of the hut in 1969.
The Indigenous Australian Ngarigo people were the first to inhabit the area. Their lifestyle was disrupted in the 1930s when Europeans first began summer alpine grazing of sheep and cattle. In the 1850s, gold was discovered on the nearby Thredbo River although finds were not extensive.The area is named after Dr. Howard Bullock.
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Marvel at Dubbo's Western Plain Zoo and discover the rare opal at Lightning Ridge. Explore the Ghost Towns and outback city of Broken Hill and admire the splendour of the Menindee Lakes in the Kinchega National Park.
Investigate the Minnamurra Rainforest and enjoy the waterfalls of the Illawarra Plateau. Explore the snowfields of the Snowy Mountains, Mt Kosciusko and traverse the Murray River from the Alpine headwaters to Lake Hume. Moving on to the Southern Coast of New South Wales and the panoramic vistas's of Jervis Bay, the famous Blow Hole at Kiama and north to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay.
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