# Bullocks Flat > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bullocks_Flat > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bullocks_Flat.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullocks_Flat > Source revision: 1351490502 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Place in New South Wales, Australia Place in New South Wales, Australia Bullocks Flat Skitube railway cars and traction railway track Bullocks Flat Coordinates: 36°26′16″S 148°26′29″E / 36.43778°S 148.44139°E / -36.43778; 148.44139 Country Australia State New South Wales LGA Snowy Monaro Regional Council Location 380 km (240 mi) SW of Sydney Government • State electorate Monaro • Federal division Eden-Monaro Elevation [1] 1,134 m (3,720 ft) Postcode 2627 **Bullocks Flat** (or **Bullock's Flat**) is a flat portion of the Thredbo Valley adjacent to the [Thredbo River](/source/Thredbo_River), in the [Snowy Mountains](/source/Snowy_Mountains) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia. ## Skitube The flat is the site of the lower terminus of the [Skitube](/source/Skitube) apline railway a traction [rack railway](/source/Rack_railway) that takes [skiers](/source/Ski) from beside the [Alpine Way](/source/Alpine_Way) road (leading to the adjacent state of [Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_Australia)) below [Thredbo](/source/Thredbo), through a steeply inclined railway tunnel, into the [Kosciuszko National Park](/source/Kosciuszko_National_Park) at [Perisher Valley](/source/Perisher_Valley) and the associated [ski resort](/source/Ski_resort) of [Blue Cow Mountain](/source/Blue_Cow_Mountain). The resort complex is known commercially as [Perisher Ski Resort](/source/Perisher_Ski_Resort). ## History This section needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Bullocks Flat" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) ### Indigenous history The [Indigenous Australian](/source/Indigenous_Australian) [Ngarigo](/source/Ngarigo) people first inhabited this area. ### European history In the 1830s, Europeans began summer alpine grazing of sheep and cattle. In the 1850s, gold was discovered on the Thredbo River, although finds were not extensive. Early in the 1900s, [Eucalyptus delegatensis](/source/Eucalyptus_delegatensis) (alpine ash) trees were logged in this area, the logs brought to a steam-powered mill on the western side of the river by [bullock](/source/Ox) teams. [Trout](/source/Trout) were introduced into the streams in the early 1900s for [sport fishing](/source/Sport_fishing) and this remains a popular pastime and tourist activity for the area. #### Dr Howard Bullock In the 1930s, Howard Bullock, a [medical doctor](/source/Medical_doctor) from Sydney, bought a small parcel of flat land in the Thredbo Valley at the confluence of the Thredbo River and the [Little Thredbo River](/source/Little_Thredbo_River). At that time, Bullock and his family took two days to travel by car to this summer getaway where they enjoyed camping, fishing, bushwalking, and horse riding. In 1934, Charles Conway was contracted to build the one-room cottage. It features built-in bunk beds on either side of the main room that has a central fireplace opposite the one door and two small shuttered windows. A separate kitchen building was added in 1938, and the garage and stables in 1947. The cottage area is maintained by the [National Parks & Wildlife Service](/source/National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Service_(New_South_Wales)). ## Lake Crackenback Resort An artificial lake was formed adjacent to the Skitube station around which has been built a holiday resort with chalets for accommodation in both winter and summer. The resort adjoins the Little Thredbo River but the lake is not fed by it. Located on the border of the Kosciuszko National Park, Lake Crackenback Resort is a natural playground nestled in the Thredbo Valley surrounded by the spectacular Snowy Mountains. Lake Crackenback is a perfect base to explore the region from sightseeing, local attractions, snowsports in winter and the many summer activities including walking trails, mountain bikes, canoeing or fishing.[2] ## Gallery - Bullock's Flat homestead and Skitube railway bridge, Thredbo River (right) and Little Thredbo (left). - [Skitube](/source/Skitube) Train Set 4 at Bullocks Flat station ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bonzle_1-0)** ["Map of Bullocks Flat Terminal, NSW"](http://bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=17077&cmd=sp). *Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia*. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Home page"](http://www.lakecrackenback.com.au). *Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa*. 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013. ## External links - [Ski Tube](https://web.archive.org/web/20050615123339/http://www.perisherblue.com.au/winter/skitube/) - [Perisher Blue](http://www.perisherblue.com.au/) - [Lake Crackenback resort](http://www.novotellakecrackenback.com.au/) - [Crackenback](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Crackenback#Q4996996) travel guide from Wikivoyage v t e Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia Townships and Villages Adaminaby Berridale Bombala Bredbo Cooma Delegate Jindabyne Thredbo Village Localities and rural places Anglers Reach Blue Cow Mountain Bullocks Flat Charlotte Pass Dalgety Dry Plain Guthega Michelago Nimmitabel Old Adaminaby Perisher Valley Pine Valley Rhine Falls Shannons Flat Smiggin Holes Wambrook National parks and other natural features Kosciuszko National Park Valentine Falls Rivers and other watercourses Berrima Burrungubugge Cooma Back Eucumbene Goorudee Gungarlin Ingeegoodbee Jacobs Little Thredbo Mowamba Pinch Snowy River Thredbo Dams and/or associated reservoirs Eucumbene Guthega Island Bend Jindabyne Dam Lake Jindabyne Jounama Mountain ranges Snowy Mountains Attractions Alpine Way Barry Way Big Trout Blue Lake Kiandra Lake Albina Lake Cootapatamba Mount Kosciuszko Mount Townsend Perisher Ski Resort Selwyn Snowfields Skitube Smiggin Holes Snowy Mountains Highway Snowy Scheme Museum Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bullocks Flat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullocks_Flat) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullocks_Flat?action=history)). 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