The Three Sisters Legend

Long ago in the Blue Mountains, three aboriginal sisters named Meehni, Wimlah and Gunnedoo, lived with their witch doctor father,Tyawan. They lived happily in the mountains but they shared one fear-the bunyip that lived in a deep hole nearby. So to protect his daughters when he was a way, Tyawan would leave them high on a cliff behind a rock wall.

One day, after waving goodbye to his daughters, Tyawan descended into the valley. However, when a large centipede appeared on the cliff top sanctuary,it so frightened Meehni that she threw a stone at it. But the stone rolled over the cliff. Suddenly, all the animals were silent and the rock behind the three sisters split open, leaving them isolated on the thin edge. There was a rumble below and all the creatures began to flee yelling `quick, here comes the bunyip!, Horrified, the three sisters huddled together. The angry bunyip, which had emerged from his sleep, looked up to see what had rudely awakened him.When he spotted the sisters, perched on the thin ledge,he lurched furiously towards them. In the valley, Tyawan heard the commotion and looked up to see that the bunyip had almost reached his daughters. Frantic, the witch doctor pointed his magic bone at his daughters and turned them into stone. It would keep them safe there until the bunyip had gone, after which Tyawan would return them to their former selves.The bunyip became even more enraged when he saw what had happened. He turned on Tyawan and chased him, While fleeing. Tyawan became trapped by a rock which he could neither climb nor circle, so he changed himself into a lyrebird and disappeared into a small cave. But alas, although everyone was safe, Tyawan had lost his magic bone! After the bunyip returned home, Tyawan crept out of the cave to search for his magic bone. And he is still looking for it to this day. Meanwhile, the Three sisters stand watching silently watching from their mountain ledge, hoping he will one day find the magic bone to bring them back to life.

Beautiful Town of Inverel

Town Hall & Art Gallery

Inverell Court House built in 1886

Inverell is a beautiful country town in NSW, on the western slopes of the northern tablelands, situated on the Macintyre river, if you are a fisherman you could not find a better spot to stay it has a big dam (Copeton dam), and if you like history this town has a lot for you to look at, the sapphire's that they mine here are really beautiful, if you are traveling in the northern tablelands you must visit Inverell here are a few facts from Wikipedia encyclopedia.

History

In 1848 Alexander Campbell held the 50,000-acre (200 km²) Inverell Station on the Macintyre River. The name derives from the name of Mr. MacIntyre's estate. The word is of Gaelic origin, and signifies "meeting place of the swans"; from "Inver a meeting place, and "Ell", a swan.^[3] The MacIntyre River and Swanbrook Creek join here. The area was also known as "Green Swamp" in the 1850s. Wheat growers, Colin and Rosanna Ross established a store there in 1853,^[4] when he asked that a town be surveyed. In 1858 this was done and in the following years the plan was approved and the first land sale was held. The municipality was proclaimed in 1872. Diamonds were discovered at Copes Creek in 1875 and were mined at Copeton from 1883-1922. Commercial sapphire mining was commenced in 1919 at Frazers Creek near Inverell. Rich alluvial deposits in streams were worked initially by hand miners but there was little recorded production up until approximately 1960.^[5] The population was 7514 (1954 census) and 8209 (1961 census). At the 2006 census, the population of Inverell was 9,749.^[1]

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The Inverell district is in a fertile agricultural region which produces a wide range of crops, including wheat, barley, oats, sorghum, wine grapes and maize. There are also some mining activities with tin, sapphires, zircons and diamonds (mainly industrial) being found.^[5] Inverell is known as the ‘Sapphire City’ because of the sapphires that found throughout the local district. The area is recognised for its sapphires, contributing to a major part of Australia's sapphire production.^[6]
Copeton Dam, the district's main water supply, holds three times the capacity of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), and is so large that when it is below 3% of its capacity during drought, it still has enough water to supply the town for up to ten years without water restrictions.^{[citation needed]} The Inland Fishing Festival is held there every year.

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Tawny Frogmouth

Males and females look alike and are 35–53 cm (14-21 in) long. This very bulky species can weigh up to 680 grams (1.5 lbs) and, in overweight zoo specimens, up to 1400 grams (3.1 lbs). This species thus reaches the highest weights known in the Caprimulgiformes order.^[4] They have yellow eyes and a wide beak topped with a tuft of bristly feathers.^[5] They make loud clacking sounds with their beaks and emit a reverberating booming call.
Tawny Frogmouths hunt at night and spend the day roosting on a dead log or tree branch close to the tree trunk. Their camouflage is excellent — staying very still and upright, they look just like part of the branch.^[6]
The Tawny Frogmouth is almost exclusively insectivorous, feeding rarely on frogs and other small prey.^[2] They catch their prey with their beaks rather than with their talons, another way in which they are different from owls. Owls fly around at night hunting food, but Tawny Frogmouths generally remain sitting very still on a low perch, and wait for food to come to them. They catch prey with their beaks, and sometimes drop from their perch onto the prey on the ground. The bird's large eyes and excellent hearing aid nocturnal hunting. ^[6]

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