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Name:
Oaks Ridge
Description:

Is a 5km long ridge running off the Blue Mountains Range, which separates Lambs Creek from Kangaroo Creek. The Oaks family were early settlers in this area.This old local timber cutter name was in use when the bullockies pulled timber from the area. The name was in use up to the 1950s. Ref: Oral history, local historian, Ossie O'Brien, 20th April 2012.

Maps:
  • Cullen Bullen
Grid Reference:
  • 305 065 western end
  • 340 055 eastern end
Location:
Newnes State Forest
Status:
Threatened
Related Names:
Walks:
  • GOS5.26: Lambs Creek and Kangaroo Creek
Photos:
 - Oaks Ridge

Airly Forest