In the years 1814 to 1815, Lt. William Cox pushed a road across the Blue Mountains in the wake of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth's controversial traversing of the "impenetrable" barrier. In doing so, he created the first European inland road in Australia, and set the scene for those about to follow. In this work, David Goldney turns a gimlet eye on all things to do with Cox's Road, creating for readers a broad tapestry of investigation. Nothing escapes him: scenic and historical sites; museums and galleries; areas of importance to the land's traditional owners; and the ranges of some well-known wildlife. If they lie along the line from the Flag Staff on the Macquarie River to Emu Ford on the Nepean, it will be mentioned in this book and its eight accompanying maps - along with map co-ordinates and estimated travel times. And if that wasn't enough, the material is all backed up by a website providing updated and further information. This is Cox's Road Dreaming indeed!
In the years 1814 to 1815, Lt. William Cox pushed a road across the Blue Mountains in the wake of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth's controversial traversing of the "impenetrable" barrier. In doing so, he created the first European inland road in Australia, and set the scene for those about to follow. In this work, David Goldney turns a gimlet eye on all things to do with Cox's Road, creating for readers a broad tapestry of investigation. Nothing escapes him: scenic and historical sites; museums and galleries; areas of importance to the land's traditional owners; and the ranges of some well-known wildlife. If they lie along the line from the Flag Staff on the Macquarie River to Emu Ford on the Nepean, it will be mentioned in this book and its eight accompanying maps - along with map co-ordinates and estimated travel times. And if that wasn't enough, the material is all backed up by a website providing updated and further information. This is Cox's Road Dreaming indeed!
