Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia

Swan Hill in the State of Victoria is a sweet little town that we have travelled through a few times on our way up to Northern Australia.

We have stayed there as well, so hence I captured a photo of a Possum in a tree, most of the possums were a bit tame within the park, mostly they only come out at night.

Swan Hill is a farming area and the town sits on the southern side of the Murray River.  The Bridge was built in 1890 - 1896.

Taken from the banks of the Murray River, Swan Hill, Victoria.

Nothing like bending down underneath the bridge to get this shot.

The middle rises for the small ships to pass through.

In 1883 the first of several red brick water towers were built to supply the town with water.  Water was pumped from the river and into the top of the tower by wood - fired steam engine, and then flowed by gravity to surrounding businesses and private homes.  Some of the towers are still seen today.

Swan Hill

 Travelling in Australia for us is great fun, the only problem is what road do we take that we haven't been on before.  Now this is a huge country with many roads but most populated on the East Coast at various places. Having travelled Australia like many, for us most years since the year 2000 for up to 4 months at a time, yes, of course it's a problem on which road to travel as we hate travelling on the same road twice.  (Since my mum passed on we now only go for one month due to me not being able to leave my father for any longer.)
One can go on different Hwy's or zigzag across, mainly from mid West to the East in certain places would be the best to describe it.  Many a road is yet to be explored. In the Future hopefully!


Swan Hill is situated on the Murray Valley Highway, Victoria, Australia north west of Melbourne, Victoria.
Citrus trees galore growing on the farms plus Vineyards in and around this area. 
We travelled up the Murray Valley Highway then onto the Sturt Highway to a place called Mildura.

The Bridge at Swan Hill over the Murray River

 Under the Bridge