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Tucklan


 Madam Tom Tom insisted there were no place called Tucklan but as there was a dot on our map and there was a road from Dunedoo called Tucklan road we thought it worth looking.  We found the remnants.

See more of Tucklan over at 100 Towns.

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  1. freefallingOctober 21, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    This one is going straight over to pinterest - I love it.
    http://pinterest.com/freefalling/photos-i-like/

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    1. Joan ElizabethOctober 21, 2012 at 8:23 PM

      Glad you like it Letty. I got hundred of cobbler's pegs in my jumper climbing up the roadside bank to get this shot.

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  2. freefallingOctober 22, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    Ha! Cobbler's pegs. Haven't seen those in ages.

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