Woolshed Falls - Beechworth

The falls are a ten-minute drive north from Beechworth in Victoria, Australia, located in the Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park.
Woolshed Falls, although not spectacular, were well worth the visit on an otherwise dull and cloudy day.

The area was once the centre of one of the richest goldfields in Australia, where up to 8,000 prospectors camped along the banks of Spring Creek, in search of their fortune; some found it, and others did not.

Over four million ounces of gold (115 tonnes or approximately 2 billion Australian dollars, 1997 prices) were found in the first 14 years after its discovery in 1852. At today's gold prices (2025), this would be a staggering $11,758,390,270.80.Read more