
The town looking north from Keatings

The reservoir behind the dam

Remains of the old crushing plant overlook the town

The hills are mainly reddish yellow shale scattered with
patches of quartz

This house is situated under the site of the smelter and
was built using bricks from the smelter stack

Reclaimed land at the south end of town where mine and
smelting waste was stored

Remains of old tramway used to carry ore to the
Blatchford stamping mill

Old tramway sleepers lie crumbling near Keatings

Derelict mining equipment scattered on the hillside near
Keatings
 
 
 
 
 
Waterfall washing over the outfall of the dam

Old road bridge across Forsters Creek which was part of
the main Jerangle Road

Iron clamps lie rusting on a hillside

Keatings Collapse of 1961 at the southern end of the
ridge

Intricate swirls on the surface of smelting slag

Bracken reclaims the landscape while an old chimney flue
slowly succumbs to rust

Collapsed mine entrance towards the south end of the
ridge

Another collapsed mine entrance midway along the ridge

Old water storage tanks from the flotation works

The old tramway bridge across the ravine at Keatings

Empty tanks stand watch over the derelict flotation
works

All that remains of the mine poppet

Remains of the crushing plant at Elliots No.1

An old mine shaft bored deep into the mountain. Rotting
wooden duck boards still trail into the darkness

The eerie glow of daylight from deep inside an old mine
shaft

Keatings Collapse of the 1940's at the southern end of
the ridge
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Eastern Grey Kangaroos are found in nearby paddocks and
cleared areas

Wombats live in burrows along the river banks and can be
seen occasionally wandering the main street at night

Echidnas live along the slopes feeding on ants and
sometimes come down to lower ground

Crimson Rosellas are year round inhabitants of the area

Flame Robins visit in spring to nest and rear their
young

Rufous Fantails nest along the hilly ridges but are
seldom seen in town

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos are noisy visitors,
dropping pine cones and twigs from the trees where they
feed

Kookaburras are heard laughing in the early morning and
evening

Blue-Tongue Lizards are very common. This one lives
under my front porch and steals dog food

Butterflies on the wildflowers are a common sight in
spring and summer

Tiny wildflowers grow along the slopes of the mine hill

Black-backed Magpies are a familiar sight on lawns and
grassy areas looking for grubs

Silvereyes feed on the wattles and other flowering and
fruiting trees

Willy Wagtails are sometimes seen in town

Peregrine Falcons sometimes nest on the mountainsides
along the mine ridge

Eastern Brown Snakes are common to the area. They are
very venomous.

Brown Tree Frogs are seldom seen but can be heard
whistling on most nights

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are noisy residents

Galahs are found in the neighbouring areas

Toadstools grow in forest areas

Superb Blue Wrens flit about the shrubs and reeds

Platypus are found in small pockets of river. They are
seldom seen, being extremely shy

Puffball Toadstools grow in the forest areas after rain

Yellow-bellied Black Snakes are found along the river
banks

Wild European Rabbits are an introduced species and are
common along the river

Another introduced species is the Red or European Fox

The brown waters of the Molonglo River

Serrated Tussock Grass encroaches across the whole area

A fairy ring of toadstools |