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Across the river from the bush camp is Oscar's on the Yarra but 100 years ago it was known as St Andrews guesthouse. It had an elaborate garden and a 3 hole golf course. It had many name changes in a century.

3/12/2026

Building O'Shannassy aqueduct around 1915 between Millgrove and Warburton with from left to right Groom hill, Mt Bride and Mt Tugwell in the background.

3/11/2026

Bush camp river flats in the late 1970s. Now there are hundreds of more trees there.

3/9/2026

Powerful owlet at the bush camp this morning. One of its parents was 50 metres upstream.

3/8/2026

Night walking along the O'Shannassy aqueduct trail between Millgrove and Warburton might be a little dangerous the next 6 months.

3/1/2026

Ben Cairn Donna Buang range road this afternoon. The air was so fresh after over 50 mm of summer rainfall in the past few days.

2/26/2026

Warburton timber tramway 1910.

2/24/2026

Fern scene at Warburton with timber tramway.

2/22/2026

A Lyrebird at the bush camp this week.

2/20/2026

Powerful owl with ringtail possum at the bush camp this morning.

2/18/2026

Powerful owl sitting in the shade at the bush camp this afternoon with dinner.

2/13/2026

O'Shannassy water catchment map.

2/7/2026

Millgrove and Warburton Powerful owl staying in the shade this morning at the bush camp on a day that is forecast to be warm.

2/6/2026

Maroondah reservoir secret tunnel. This is wat it looks like inside.

2/3/2026

A glimpse along O'Shannassy aqueduct in the early 1990s. Looking east towards Mt Bride in the background and taken from near where the Dee road car park is now.

2/2/2026

O'Shannassy reservoir dam wall.

2/1/2026

A Powerful owl silhouette at the bush camp this afternoon. It was high up a blackwood tree and they light wasn't so good for taking a photo. I only found it because there was whitewash on the ground that wasn't even fresh but I looked up and there it was

1/31/2026

Inside O'Shannassy quarters. Not looking good.

1/29/2026

The creek with no name at the bush camp still has a trickle of water flowing despite it having been a long, hot and dry summer so far

1/29/2026

View from Poley fire tower O'Shannassy water catchment.

1/23/2026

One of the many secluded camping spots at the bush camp today and right next to the Yarra river.

1/22/2026

Warburton Pile Fields on the Yarra river at Latitude and longitude -37.751300, 145.670464 is the place to be this really hot long weekend. It's away from the crowds and you can't drive a car or ride a bike to get there you can only walk to it or float t

1/22/2026

The magnificent native forest near O'Shannassy Quarters in the 1950s.

1/20/2026

O'Shannassy quarters in the early 1950s.

1/18/2026

Yarra Portal outlet. Where the waters from the Thomson catchment comes out of a tunnel into the Yarra catchment.

1/14/2026

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