Wappan Station Was built around the 1880's on the banks of the Delatite River, Bonnie Doon. In the 1920's The State Rivers Water Commission compulsorily acquired Wappan Station pending the building of the Sugar loaf Dam. When the waters did not flood the land, it was resold in 1934. In 1952 construction was started on Eildon Weir, ten times larger than Sugar loaf. This time this beautiful homestead would definitely be flooded and so once again the land was acquired by the Water Commission. The family that owned the homestead dismantled it brick by brick and rebuilt the homestead, which continues today on part of the original property as a cattle station and farm holiday retreat. Foundations of the original Wappan homestead and cattle yards keep emerging from the receded waters of Lake Eildon during the drought 2002 - 2007. It makes for great photo opportunities. Below is a picture I found of the original homestead on the Internet and below it is a photo I took Last Easter.
Below - Is an aerial photo of the Wappan Homestead.
Below - Is an aerial photo of the Wappan Homestead.
Below - An old bridge that belonged to one of the many driveways or roads, leading up to the homestead. 
Below - An old boot that we found on the rivers edge just near the bridge.
Below - An old brick fireplace, from a cottage near the main homestead.
Below - A bridge over a river for the driveway.
Below - Two Driveways leading into the main homestead
2 comments:
Hi Melinda,
I like how you are breaking up your blogs into different categories.
How has your week been ??
Having fun with your sister ?
Talk soon.
Love Connie
Hi Melinda.... these are really interesting photos. The area I grew up in was flooded the year I was born. They put a dam in. Some years they let more water out and you can go down and drive on the old roads...some of the old house foundations are still there...When we used to drive down there my parents would tell us who had lived where before they burned or moved the houses and flooded the area.
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