Mount Disappointment (Australia)

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The 800 -meter-high Mount Disappointment (mountain of disappointment ) is located at the southern end of the Great Dividing Range, about 60 km north of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The first white men who climbed this mountain, were members of the expedition of Hume and Hovell in 1824. Nowadays the mountain is a popular destination for hikers.

Was named the mountain of the Erstbesteigern that a good view on her expedition hoped to target Western Port, but could not see anything due to heavy forestation.

History

Before European settlement Aborigines lived in the area of this mountain. Although about her life in the forest hardly anything is known, its presence is evidenced by finds of stone weapons at the Drag Hill near the Sunday Creek. After the discovery of the mountain in 1824, settlers sought gold there. In 1880 the Australian Seasoned Timber Company began to chop wood and built sawmills on. This led to an influx of workers into and there were founded towns such as Clonbinane, Reedy Creek and Strath Creek. The Company operated two mills, the Comet Mill and Mill planet that lay in the middle of a forest. A network of tracks and paths made ​​sure that the mills were given supplies of wood. The rail cars were ironically called The Bump ( The Bump ). In the 1890s, the Comet Mill 800 logs processed per month.

The Australian Seasoned Timber Company, the wood used for furniture, was in Wandong, north of Melbourne at the end of Mount Disappointment Forest. The Wandong seasoning works was founded by another company in 1889 and was one of the first companies that processed in Australia hardwood.

At peak times, the timber industry employed up to 420 woodworkers. The operation of sawmills was set in 1939, but timber is beaten in Mount Disappointment area to this day, care being taken to a sustainability of the trees.

On August 5, 1942, a Bristol Beaufighter IC crashed three hundred meters north from the mountain top, where two soldiers of the 30th Squadron of the RAAF were killed.

Flora and Fauna

Rowan dominate the mountain and its fruits cover the bottom of the granite. Eucalypts grow in the drier niches of the mountain. Red Stringybarks, Narrow Pepperminz plants, Long -leaf Box and Candle Barks (Eucalyptus rubida ) can grow along the watercourses.

In addition to numerous birds, there are wombats and wallabies in this forest.

Mount Disappointment State Forest

The area of ​​Mount Disappointment is often visited by holidaymakers from Melbourne, since it offers the 40 km long Mount Disappointment Forest Drive, various hiking trails, picnic and camping sites. The forest is managed by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment.