We were surprised just how dry the country was as we drove further south on the Midland Highway. We stopped at the dear little old town of Ross, home of the Female Factory where women convicts were housed. At the corner of the crossroad in the centre of town are the stone buildings known as recreation (the town hall), temptation (hotel), damnation (the old jail) and salvation (the Catholic church). Before crossing the lovely old convict-built stone bridge to leave the town, we called into the Wool Museum which had some beautiful, if expensive, woollen garments for sale, as well as a great display of the history of Ross and of wool in Australia. On then to Oatlands, and first stop Cassaveen Knitwear, and then to the Callington Mill, built in 1837, and recently restored. When
... read more