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Diving
Divers will enjoy the wreck of the Lady Darling which went down in 1880.
Historical Society Museum
Batemans Bay history is displayed in this former court house. Beach Road.
Mogo Goldfields
Located 15 kilometres fro Batemans Bay is this former goldfields site. Here you can go
on a guided tour of an underground gold mine. There is also a small historical village
with art and craft shops. Tomakin Road.
Observation Head
This lookout is popular and has a panoramic vies of the coastline and parks.
Opal and Shell museum
The Opal and Shell museum on Bach road has a collection of shells and opals.
Bathurst
Bathurst is just less than 100km west of Katoomba on the great Western Highway. In
1862, Bathurst became the headquarters of the famous Cobb and Co. stagecoach
company, and a restored coach is now on display at the Visitor Information Centre.
Bathurst 1000
Bathurst is best known for is a car race the Bathurst 1000, raced over a distance of 1000
kilometres. Motor-cycle racing started in Bathurst as early as 1911, but the 500 arrived
only in 1963, when it was transferred from Phillip Island in Victoria. The circuit is at the
top of Mt. Panorama which is 874 metres above sea level. The track is 6.213 kilometres
in length and has a height variation of 174 metres, with slopes as steep as 1 in 6.
Bathurst Goldfields
The Bathurst Goldfields is an area that you can practice gold panning.
National Racing Museum
The National Racing Museum is near the start and finish line of the circuit. The Bathurst
Historical Museum provides a history of Bathurst.
Abercrombie Caves
South of Bathurst is the Abercrombie Caves which has a very large limestone archway.
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