Over the years, I have visited Joadja Creek, which is an old Shale mining town in the Southern Highlands of NSW Australia.
I had been down there 3 times before dating back to the 1980’s however I had not been
there for some 12 years when I ventured down there in 2014.
Although some restorative work is taking place with some of the roofs, Joadja is largely how I remembered it, a place of history, an ornament to the Scottish part of our heritage and a wonderful place to let the mind relax.
In the past I had gone down there with just photography in mind however this time around was a bit different. This time I took my camera, my iPad and my pencils.
The camera to capture the place photographically, the iPad to capture it in words and pencils to do some sketching.
Included here are some of the images I took and I also have included a link to a previous post on this blog, where you will see a poem I wrote about Joadja when I was down there sitting amongst the ruins… 
If you do find yourself on the area, drop in for a visit. It is a place that will capture both the historian and the artist in you.
Written by David Johnson
December 2016
https://communicatingcreatively.wordpress.com/2016/05/01/solitary-moments/
For further information about Joadja, click on the link below:
http://www.joadjatown.com.au/about.html
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