TRAVEL Gunning for a good time when you least expect it Sometimes the best things turn up when you are not even looking for them, as grey nomad BEVERLEY EVERSON discovers. W e had to get back to Queensland in a hurry after a house-sitting in Albury in the very south of New South Wales on the Victorian border. For the first night back on the road, we turned off the Hume Highway about halfway between Yass and Goulburn, to free camp at a place called Gunning at the headwaters of the Girls On Tour Women only travel - Fully escorted - Small groups 2016 Tours... Taking bookings now! 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The original occupiers of this land were the Pajong “Fish River” tribe followed by European settlers after Hume and Hovell explored the area in 1824, less than half a century after the arrival of the First Fleet. Since then, Gunning has been on the main route, both road and rail, between Sydney and Melbourne. The railway arrived in 1875 and the Hume Highway bypassed Gunning in 1993. Gunning’s claim to fame, as boasted on the signpost at the town’s entrance, is that it’s “part of the richest wool growing area in the world”. Not surprisingly, there are a lot of sheep in them thar hills. Base yourself here and venture out on leisurely drives through rolling hills in a green patchwork. See wind farms on the horizon, pass paddocks with neatly rolled bales of hay and livestock of all kinds, including beautiful draught horses and find yourself in towns such as Crookwell, Bigga, Tuena, Laggan, Binda and Taralga. Gunning has retained its respect for history and and pride in the old and gracious buildings in the town. In 1901, Gunning was described as “a prosperous town” meeting the needs of travellers and community. It had a courthouse, banks, stock and station agents, blacksmiths, five hotels, produce store, department stores, saddlers, bakers, butchers, bootmakers, chemist, flour mill, soft drink manufacturers, boot polish factory, printing works, rabbit freezing works, barber shop and wool store. 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