Comments on: Bellthorpe

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 00:06:58 +0000

In reply to Anna. Good on ya, Anna :)

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:19:07 +0000

Did almost this ride yesterday, however rode to Conondale NP then backtracked to West Bellthorpe and stayed on the road on the descent (wasn’t sure about forestry road options and on gravel bikes!). Fun times!

By: NeilEnnis

NeilEnnis — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:35:08 +0000

In reply to sally.

G’day Sally
Thanks for reading about our visit to Bellthorpe. We’ve been back a few times. You can see more stories here:
blog.neilennis.com/?s=bellthorpe
Do you have copies of any old photos you’d like to share?
Neil

By: sally

sally — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:08:48 +0000

Hi love this site for the simple reason i used to live at bellthorpe or bellthorpe west from 1960 til 1963 my dad john collins used to work at brandons sawmill my mums name was mavis collins she used to run the telephone exchange there, my name was sally collins my sisters name is julie and my brother greg and we went to school at the one teacher school there, does anyone come to this site that used to live in the area in the 60’s. I will throw a few names at you, johnny cumner (wood cutter), mr varley was the last school teacher up there, families like the le foes, mrs brown (sewing teacher), the nimmets frank and joe, eddie sweedman, the ships, roy rankin, lucy and sabina majchak, colmans, lyal elms, jantz the boys names were stan and ronald,the robinsons christine, thats all i can recall at the moment. would love to hear from any of the above.

By: Old Mills « Musings

Old Mills « Musings — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:31:57 +0000

[…] at either Woodford, or the Stoney Creek Day use area. You might get an idea for a route from this ride I did a couple of years back – but be prepared for a long climb up Stoney Creek Road. If you do this ride, I suggest you […]