Well we were out and about again on the weekend.
But because I can’t think I’ll put on my Uncle Harry hat and play the tour guide.
Two hours drive from our humble abode lies the Central Victorian town of Clunes.
Clunes, like many towns in Victoria was founded during the 1850s Gold Rushes.
In fact Clunes was where the first gold was found in Victoria and was the home of the first gold rush in the then Colony of Victoria.
Clunes had a boom in the early days. Like many gold rush towns it went into decline when the local mines closed. Development stopped dead.
Today walking down the main street is like stepping back into the Nineteenth Century (apart from the cars).
Most of the shops look like they are still in the 1800s including the sign-writing.
In fact I guess most of the “old” signage is in fact not too old. 
The town was used as a set in the 2003 film Ned Kelly, starring Heath Ledger.Clunes is today taking advantage of the time warp it seems to be caught in with some businesses aiming squarely at tourists and day-trippers (that would be me).
Some carry things to excess
Of course there are all the conveniences we expect in the Twenty First Century.Including a "modern Garage".
Like many of the gold rush towns there was enough money around to build some reasonably impressive public buildings.
The Post Office.
The Town Hall and Police Court.
And finally a building to keep the writer (and reader) in me happy.
The original library.
