Well we certainty had the best of weather at Lake Baandee. On the Sunday it was very busy, but hot and windy. In the afternoon the smoke from nearby fires closed in.
The day trippers all left, and the ring around the moon and smoke that night, let us know summer is here.
We left early next morning, stopping for a short time in Merredin. Some photos of the silos there, and the mosaics on posts outside the college are well done.
From there we drove out to Westonia. We had been told it is a great little town, and it is , been here for 5 days and leave tomorrow.
we went for a drive out to the Edna May gold mines, just on the outskirts of town . It is still operating and a big part of keeping the town alive.
Also brought back a lot of memories for Chris of his time in Port Hedland.
Blocks of land here are selling for $5,000 !!
The main street is only a block or so long, and the buildings are reminders of the settlement days. There are quirky things, old cars and machinery placed here and there, keeping the tourists interested.
Lots of these little buildings around the streets as a reminder of what was there, in the early days.
There is a park section full of bush shrubs. Everything is kept clean and well maintained. All this for a comunity of 82 people, plus the miners who come and go.
And of course there is a museum in town. Just brilliantly done. Each section has life size models, and oh so life like.
The jolly publican.
The concentration on the nurses face !.
I recon the kids would of copped the hair brush a few times
The frindly grocer..
And as for this sheerer, so life like he was scary. We were waiting for him to move. Chris even had to touch him, to see. The mole and the hairs on his arms seemed so real. Made the hairs on our neck stand up, haha.
There is a mining simulator section with sound effects. Also lots of donated items and collections.
As we left one of the best displays we have found in the country, I found Chris stopping for a chat to the lady behind the service station counter.
The caravan park here is also owned by the community, well set out, very clean modern facilities, has a nice camp kitchen.
The mining accommodation is next door, and also appears to be very nice, not like some we’ve seen. As its friday we have decided to go to the tavern for dinner. Have a nice weekend peeps….
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