About this objectEscort Rock is located 6kms east of Eugowra on The Escort Way towards Cudal (midway between Forbes and Orange). The outcrop of rocks (Eugowra Rocks) and the diversion of the old road around a boggy section adjacent the Mandagery Creek is the area of study. At this location Frank Gardiner’s gang of bushrangers held up the gold coach on 15th June 1862.
The robbery is the largest gold robbery in Australian history, 2719 ounces of gold and 3700 pound in cash.
Steeped in Australian bushranger history and folk law the site is a significant European heritage area. Easily interpreted onsite with in-situ signage, there are many other options for associated stories through the Eugowra Historical Museum and Bushranger Centre; gold – Forbes goldfields and gold trail, pioneering families - Clements, bushrangers, horse transportation and Wiradjuri history – site and black tracker (Dargan).
