This sign was at the rest area plus the sculpture.
If you click on 'The Henty Man it will be larger so you can read it if you wish.
The first European explorer to visit and record the area was Major Thomas Mitchell in 1835. The first settlers arrived around 1850 were squatters, allowed to lease crown land. The area was known as 'Dudal Comer', Aboriginal for 'Sweet Water', with the first property station taking this name.
The village of Henty was originally called Doodle Cooma. Nearby wetlands are still called Doodle Cooma Swamp; they cover 20 square kilometres and are a breeding area for water birds.
The post office changed it's name in 11886 as the railway station's name was thought to be confused with Cooma in the Monaro district. The town's new name was after the Henty family of Portland, Victoria and Launceston, Tasmania. Henry Henty has leased Round Hill station north of Gerogery (south of Henty) in the early 1860s (some suggest the lessor was Edward Henty).
Amazing when researching how connections fit - I live in Launceston Tasmania and here it's mentioned about Henty.
The post office changed it's name in 11886 as the railway station's name was thought to be confused with Cooma in the Monaro district. The town's new name was after the Henty family of Portland, Victoria and Launceston, Tasmania. Henry Henty has leased Round Hill station north of Gerogery (south of Henty) in the early 1860s (some suggest the lessor was Edward Henty).
Amazing when researching how connections fit - I live in Launceston Tasmania and here it's mentioned about Henty.
Typical of some rest areas the sheltered table and chairs.
Old Machinery to look at if you wish to stop.
Seeing as we didn't know where we wanted to go we took the left turn to Junee, and Wagga Wagga.
