Tuesday 3^rd July

It was only a 50km drive from Peterborough to Orroroo today, so we needed some refreshment upon our arrival at morning tea time.  A delightful little coffee shop with many nick knacks was our choice and we were not disappointed in our scones. The presentation deserved a photo to share.

The townsfolk obviously don’t want sheep knocking on the doors of their businesses as demonstrated by this rather quirky sign.

After completing a town walk, we found a sign leading out of town to the giant gum tree.  This magnificent example of a red gum is 34 feet in circumference, and it climbs 20 feet before there is a fork in the trunk. A very popular tourist attraction as there were many people enjoying the spectacle.

Alongside the Pekina Creek reservoir walk we saw these Aboriginal rock engravings which were discovered in 1915. They are believed to represent animal tracks and be about 7000 years old.

The Early Settler’s Cottage was one of the first buildings in Orroroo and is thought to have been built around 1880 – still standing – the builders did well by it.

This locally manufactured three-furrow horse-drawn plough is typical of those used by local farmers to cultivate the soil for the sowing of cereal crops, mainly wheat. A plough such as this could cultivate about three hectares of land per day.  Today’s modern implement can cover the same in area in just 15 minutes.