Bullocks Flat
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Bullocks Flat New South Wales |
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Skitube railway cars and traction railway track
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 Bullocks Flat
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| Coordinates | 36°26′16″S 148°26′29″E / 36.43778°S 148.44139°ECoordinates: 36°26′16″S 148°26′29″E / 36.43778°S 148.44139°E |
| Postcode(s) | 2627 |
| Elevation | 1,134 m (3,720 ft) |
| Location | 380 km (236 mi) SW of Sydney |
| LGA(s) | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| State electorate(s) | Monaro |
| Federal Division(s) | Eden-Monaro |
Bullocks Flat (or Bullock's Flat) is a flat portion of the Thredbo Valley adjacent to the Thredbo River, located in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
The flat is the site of the lower terminus of the Skitube Alpine Railway a traction rack railway that takes skiers from beside the Alpine Way road (leading to the adjacent state of Victoria) below Thredbo, through a steeply inclined railway tunnel, into the Kosciuszko National Park at Perisher Valley and the associated ski resort of Blue Cow Mountain. The resort complex is known commercially as Perisher Ski Resort.
The Indigenous Australian Ngarigo people first inhabited this area.
In the 1930s, 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 (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 teams.
Trout were introduced into the streams in the early 1900s for sport fishing and this remains a popular pastime and tourist activity for the area.
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