BAERAMI

14.5 kms south of Sandy Hollow (Golden Highway)

Turn off for Baerami Creek

Baerami and Baerami Creek is a corruption of the aboriginal name "Baiami" (Great God who lived in the sky and spoke when it thundered). The meaning later became known simply as "Gods Land"

Baerami

	1827 Captain Emanual Hungerford was granted land at Baerami
	1852 Emanual's son Thomas Hungerford was given the grant.
	Circa 1875  Thomas commissioned the building of a 2 story Victorian sandstone homestead

Baerami Creek Shale Mines

	Built in stages - 1925,1937 and 1941 - the shale mines were used to extract and distill shale oil.
	During World War II these mines helped provide Australia's petroleum requirements
	Listed as a significant historical site the Baerami Creek Shale mines are the only intact example of "R&R" type roasting and distilling retort in N.S.W., providing great information on how such retorts were operated.
	The mines are located on on private land and Wollemi National Park.
	Access is through private property, a courtesy call to the landholder for access would be preferred. 02 6547 5149

The Old Dairy (S/C Baerami)

Kerrabee Homestead

Sandy Hollow Tourist Park