ROCKY'S HIDEOUT

The notorious bushranger Rocky Whelan had several caves and lookouts where he was rumoured to hide out. One was on the Mountain, below the Springs. This beautiful sandstone cave is still a popular destination. Whelan was eventually hanged; a later writer stated with black humour that he died “of an overdose of hemp”. On the N.E. end of Mt Hull not far below the summit is a another cave reputed to have been used by the bushranger Martin Cash.

Maria Grist