With its treacherous roads and constant threat of assault and robbery by bushrangers... travellers to the goldfields of Victoria during the 1850's had every reason to fear the journey through the dreaded Black Forest!
In the mid 19th century, Australia had been turned upside down with gold fever. People were coming from all over the world to seek their fortunes on Victoria’s newly discovered goldfields.
After arriving in Melbourne, people travelled by foot, horseback or dray to go try their luck searching for gold.
But the road from Melbourne to the world-renowned Mt Alexander and Bendigo diggings took travellers directly through the infamous Black Forest!
The scenic beauty of the Mount Macedon area was always accompanied by the apprehension travellers felt as they neared the dreaded woods.
Notorious for its perilous conditions and the bushrangers who lay waiting in the shadows, the Black Forest had quickly gained a fearsome reputation.
Is This the CREEPIEST Forest in Australia?
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