Mulgunnia

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[edit] Mulgunnia Station

One of Australia's oldest colonial holdings - approx 252 hectares (622 acres) in a scenic, fertile and secluded valley setting near the village of Trunkey Creek, 40 minutes by road to the historic city of Bathurst, New South Wales. This famous Goldfields sheep and cattle station dates from "The Roaring Days". It is one of the oldest authentic colonial homestead complexes in Australia. Buildings date from the 1820s and 1850's and includes one of the oldest remaining woolsheds in NSW. Original grantee was Thomas Arkell, Govt. Superintendent of stock under Governor Macquarie.

The old homestead complex contains 3 separate pavilions. Over the past 13 years it has been sensitively restored by James S Lindsay. Basically it comprises three different sections constructed 1820's, 1840's and 1850s, all connected by an enclosed courtyard providing casual dining, carriage storage and dance floor/children's area. Mulgunnia contains three new bathrooms, two excellent kitchens, 6 to 7 bedrooms, nursery, family dining and living rooms. Outside is a beautiful garden setting, dominated by 100-year-old oaks and elms. The original barn and old wool-shed (c1840) are adjacent the main homestead, set out as part of the original settler's 'Farm Square' design. The area is noted for its brilliant night skies — Grove Creek Observatory is nearby.

Mulgunnia Station is currently owned and operated as Hereford cattle farm by Wendy, David and Melissa Savill.