Explorers' Marked Tree (Stump)
The plaque and the old tree trunk. The tree is Eucalyptus piperata, Sydney Peppermint
Note: This tree is not mentioned by any of the three explorers in their journals, nor by George Evans the surveyor, nor by William Cox the road builder, it is not on the actual route they found over the Mountains, and it is not mentioned in any records until the late 19th Century.
See download from the Library website - The Explorers Tree, Katoomba Factsheet, at - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/1017522/0
Explorers' Marked Tree (Stump)
The plaque and the old tree trunk. The tree is Eucalyptus piperata, Sydney Peppermint
Note: This tree is not mentioned by any of the three explorers in their journals, nor by George Evans the surveyor, nor by William Cox the road builder, it is not on the actual route they found over the Mountains, and it is not mentioned in any records until the late 19th Century.
See download from the Library website - The Explorers Tree, Katoomba Factsheet, at - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/1017522/0