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Cattai National Park (Album)

This was one of the earliest land grants in colonial NSW, made to Thomas Arndell, surgeon, who arrived in the
First Fleet. He apparently preferred farming to the practice of medicine and got himself a pension to allow him
to develop his farm and father lots of children. And become a magistrate and get married. In that order, I think.
He was my great-great-grandfather's half-sister's grand-daughter's husband's grandfather. Almost an uncle.
There are good picnic and camping facilities, and a fine 1820s homestead, but the bush is sadly degraded.
The kangaroos like it, however. These are pictures taken on several different visits, over about twelve years.

Note: Clicking on "view map" will show a network of paths through
the park. Most of these are overgrown or don't exist now. Sad!
The Arndell House, Cattai, 2016
The Arndell House, Cattai, 2016		 Detail of 1820s house
Detail of 1820s house		 Proof of rarity of earthquakes
Proof of rarity of earthquakes		 Shadows
Shadows
Garden, the 1938 wing
Garden, the 1938 wing		 West side of Arndell House
West side of Arndell House		 Front verandah
Front verandah		 East side of Arndell House
East side of Arndell House
Blossom in July
Blossom in July		 Old Fruit Trees
Old Fruit Trees		 Not Cotoneaster, it's Nandina
Not Cotoneaster, it's Nandina		 Old shed at Cattai National Park
Old shed at Cattai National Park
Landing on Cattai Creek
Landing on Cattai Creek		 Arndell House, 2010
Arndell House, 2010		 Hawkesbury River at Cattai – 1
Hawkesbury River at Cattai – 1		 From a lookout over the Hawkesbury River
From a lookout over the Hawkesbury River
Hawkesbury River at Cattai – 2
Hawkesbury River at Cattai – 2		 Elderly kangaroo
Elderly kangaroo		 Three wood ducks
Three wood ducks		 Two wood ducks
Two wood ducks
Defensive stance
Defensive stance		 Rock slab
Rock slab		 Not pretty
Not pretty		 The forgotten part
The forgotten part
0156: Old machinery
0156: Old machinery		 0159: That nearest roo has a joey
0159: That nearest roo has a joey		 0165: Ears up, something coming
0165: Ears up, something coming		 0168: Three watchful kangaroos
0168: Three watchful kangaroos
Hawkesbury River
Hawkesbury River		 Hawkesbury River
Hawkesbury River		 Lantana infestation
Lantana infestation

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