Eastern Yellow Robin

 

This gorgeous species clearly thrived in the environment offered by Coal Creek Village

(mentioned in an earlier post) and was a delightful companion on my walk around the acreage

 

 

I love the "coal" colour of its head and wings, providing a strong contrast to the

brilliant yellow of its throat and underparts

 

 

Joining in with Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday

Steam train

The delightful and fascinating Coal Creek Village (on the outskirts of Korumburra in Gippsland, Victoria), offers its visitors a steam train ride around its many acres.

 

Coal Creek Community Park & Museum was initially created to preserve the unique history of coal, the development of the South Gippsland railway and the rural settlement which was accelerated by the dairy and timber industries.

Coal was accidentally discovered in South Gippsland in 1872, near the present site of Coal Creek when James Brown’s horse, watering near the creek, kicked a sizable piece of coal free from the surface. Some 16 years later coal began to be mined. It was the first successful commercial coalfield in Victoria.  (Information courtesy of Melbourne Playgrounds)

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