26th January 2016
MUNTAPA TUNNEL
Australia Day 2016 was spent exploring the Muntapa Tunnel - the Longest man-made railway tunnel in the southern hemisphere (287m long). Completed in 1912, and now home to thousands of tiny Bent-wing Bats. This tunnel was hand-dug through the great-dividing range and only took 13 months to complete - an amazing feat! The men worked while their wives and children camped onsite, in the middle of nowhere. A small school was even erected for the time. What hard work that would have been - they made them tough then!
Fantastic place to visit and worth the drive. The grounds have plenty of interpretive signage,history, fauna & flora & shaded picnic areas and toilet facilities.
Photos by Judi & Kiri
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| Muntapa Tunnel photographed by K Gray |
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| Bent-wing Bats flying around in the centre of the Muntapa Tunnel, 260116 |
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| One of the bats was on it's own, away from the others... I wondered if it was unwell, as this seemed like strange behaviour. |
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| Muntapa Tunnel |
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| The 'ceiling' of the Muntapa Tunnel |
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| Muntapa Tunnel (Photo by K. Gray) |
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| Beautiful Butterfly at Muntapa, by K. Gray |
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