now its time to leave my beloved state South australia,we are now crossing the border into Victoria ,this is the third state we have visited so far on this tour.Our first stop Hamilton.............Hamilton, a large town at the centre of a rich agricultural plain between the Grampians and the coast, prides itself as the â??wool capital of the worldâ??. The label is reinforced by the Big Woolbales Centre on the approach to the town.

But the title was dearly bought, forged in the blood spilt in a series of bitter clashes between the white settlers and local Aboriginal tribes.

Most of those who died were Aborigines defending their tribal lands and their women. Although records are sketchy, it is reported that in one incident in the Western district, 40 Aboriginal men, women and children were surrounded and shot after they reportedly stole about 120 head of sheep.....About the Grampians The Grampians Victoria