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Crackenback Resort is a natural playground nestled in the Thredbo Valley surrounded by the spectacular Snowy Mountains. Lake Crackenback is a perfect base to explore the region from sightseeing, local attractions, snowsports in winter and the many summer activities including walking trails, mountain bikes, canoeing or fishing.
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An artificial lake was formed adjacent to the Skitube station around which has been built a holiday resort with chalets for accommodation in both winter and summer. The resort adjoins the Little Thredbo River but the lake is not fed by it. Located on the border of the Kosciuszko National Park, Lake
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In 1934, Charles Conway was contracted to build the one-room cottage. It features built-in bunk beds on either side of the main room that has a central fireplace opposite the one door and two small shuttered windows. A separate kitchen building was added in 1938, and the garage and stables in 1947.
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In the 1830s, Europeans began summer alpine grazing of sheep and cattle. In the 1850s, gold was discovered on the Thredbo River, although finds were not extensive. Early in the 1900s,
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from Sydney, bought a small parcel of flat land in the Thredbo Valley at the confluence of the Thredbo River and the
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Bullock's Flat homestead and Skitube railway bridge, Thredbo River (right) and Little Thredbo (left).
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and this remains a popular pastime and tourist activity for the area.
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were introduced into the streams in the early 1900s for
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New South Wales

Bullocks Flat is located in New South Wales
Coordinates
36°26′16″S 148°26′29″E / 36.43778°S 148.44139°E / -36.43778; 148.44139
Postcode(s)
Sydney
LGA(s)
Snowy Monaro Regional Council
State electorate(s)
Monaro
Federal division(s)
Eden-Monaro
Thredbo River
Snowy Mountains
New South Wales
Skitube Alpine Railway
rack railway
skiers
Alpine Way
Victoria
Thredbo
Kosciuszko National Park
Perisher Valley
ski resort
Blue Cow Mountain
Perisher Ski Resort

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