This article tells the story of Valerie Lhuede, an Australian entrepreneur who transformed a deserted mining town in the Blue Mountains into a valuable cultural and ecological asset. Inspired by her father's vision, she preserved a unique piece of Australian history, demonstrating the power of thought and vision.
Valerie Lhuede had an active, entrepreneurial spirit built into her from the beginning. Her father, Aubin René Lhuede – the son of a migrant from Brittany, who later became a successful real estate agent – rode a pushbike to Broken Hill in 1909 to take part in mining, and nearly 40 years later bought a one-time mining area at Yerranderie in the Blue Mountains.
As well as volunteering for the war effort, Valerie studied architecture at Sydney University, graduating in May 1947, before joining her father in his business. Ren, a business associate of L.J. Hooker – destined to become a big name in real estate – heard from Hooker that he wanted to dispense with Yerranderie. Thinking he might be able to revitalise mining in the area, Ren formed a company, Tonalli Mining, and purchased the property.
When her father died in 1965, Valerie moved from the family home into a houseboat he had given her in 1960. With silver prices rising, a Canadian company became interested in developing the Yerranderie mines and sent geologists there, Lhuede fitting out the old two-storey wooden post office to accommodate them. But within a few years, investors lost interest. She continued with her tourism venture, sympathetically restoring the buildings.
Lhuede studied the career of the French explorer Francis Luis Barrallier, the first European to visit the area. This expedition, along with her interest in the local Aboriginal people, inspired Lhuede to write a book of fiction,The Sunrise of Aboriginal Art in Capricornia Country
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