WED 17 - FRID 19.10.2012: Commenced the day with a "short" drive to Quirindi. Plans had not included this visit, but when asking about petrol we were advised that it was in our best interests to make the trip to Quirindi rather than purchasing it locally.
We made our way to Nundle - an historic gold mining town in rugged country. Gold was discovered at nearby Swamp Creek in 1851. It is estimated that between 1852 and 1856 alluvial gold to the value of $1,670,000 was discovered. 
Surveyor General Oxley was one of the first Europeans to discover what is now known as the Peel River. He gave the name "Peels River" honouring Sir Robert Peel the British statesman. "Nundal" (Aboriginal name for "mouth"), probably applied to the mouth of the Nundle Creek where it flows into the Peel River, just south of the present township. Stayed at the Fossickers Tourist Park - excellent! The park backs onto the Peel River and offers an opportunity to make your fortune in gold. Nundle was all about "The Peel", Carole that is! For some unknown reason you felt obligated to advise anyone that would care to listen that Carole's surname is Peel! Loved Nundle so much that we are planning a return visit next January.
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| "THE PEEL" FOSSICKING IN THE PEEL RIVER |
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| "THE PEEL" FOSSICKING SUPPORT TEAM |
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| PEEL RIVER |
Next stop after not having made our fortune was at the Peel Inn Hotel.
1860: William McIlveen builds the hotel.
1862-1863: John Schofield wins Peel Inn in a card game and he and his family members run the hotel until his death in 1922.
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