Location
Reids Flat is a small historic village in regional New South Wales located within Hilltops Council.
The town is sited on the south bank of the Lachlan River, approximately 40 kilometres southeast of Wyangala, in Hilltops Council, in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, hidden in the Great Dividing Range. It is graced by grandiorite geomorphology and sits on lay lines. (wikipedia)
History
There is a rich indigenous dreaming associated with the valley along with a lively bushranger history. Active bushrangers in the area included Ford and Fogg. Caves within the surrounding rocky mountains provided excellent hiding places for these outlaws – girlfriends and wives would hang white washing on the lines in the valley when the coast was clear.
Carney : local family
Chown : farming dynasty, associated with horses and WW1 decorated veteran
Glen Berry: was the local mechanic and bus driver, a beloved community ‘bush telegraph’ story teller.
Cochraine: ?
Fogg: Descendants of the bushranger live locally
Ford: Descendants of the bushranger live locally
Gorham: farming dynasty
Picker: farming dynasty
Wheeler: farming dynasty (wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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