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August 31st, 2011, 07:46 PM
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Rural Western Australia
WA's answer to the VIC thread! There's less to choose from, but still some nice little towns on offer
 York (96 km E of Perth, pop. 2,088) image hosted on flickr  http://www.panoramio.com/photo/40201155 image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcml/4741536896/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8515385 image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/frausieben/5451509015/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/gizmo2011/5637372571/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/29648631@N06/5302937998/ Toodyay (85 km NE of Perth, pop. 1,069) image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/7702071@N05/6053842033/ |
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August 31st, 2011, 08:11 PM
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Wagin (228 km SE of Perth, pop. 1,427)
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September 1st, 2011, 12:45 AM
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WAs oldest inland city!
York has a great cathedral St Patricks catholic 1886  Wagin was home to Australias tallest structure back in in 1936!!
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September 1st, 2011, 12:54 AM
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September 1st, 2011, 01:24 AM
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i was waiting for someone to ask.
 6wa radio mast, erected 1936 to 200m high!! it was replaced in 1957 with current mast,
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September 1st, 2011, 02:27 AM
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Boulder (598 km E of Perth, pop. 5,178)
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September 1st, 2011, 05:38 AM
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beautiful little towns, i specially like York
cheers 
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September 1st, 2011, 01:46 PM
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wow, york surprised me. Great thread
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September 4th, 2011, 05:03 AM
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For the fans of York, here's the old York Mill, now a cafe and art gallery
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September 4th, 2011, 05:08 AM
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York looks amazing...beautiful
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September 4th, 2011, 05:27 AM
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Nice thread, keep em coming!
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September 11th, 2011, 01:14 PM
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Great thread Spare Towel, love the old buildings.
I noticed driving north through the wheatbelt a lot are abandoned now and falling to bits though, wonder what will happen with them. |
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September 11th, 2011, 02:12 PM
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image hosted on flickr  http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2095267 image hosted on flickr  http://www.panoramio.com/photo/13706673 image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/pikerslanefarm/3424373697/ "Lake Ballard is the site of Antony Gormley's (2002) mesmeric installation "Inside Australia". The work was comissioned to mark the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of the Perth International Arts Festival in 2003. It consists of 51 sculptures, derived from laser scans of the inhabitants of Menzies. The scans, used to map the body in three dimensions produce cross sections which were reduced by two thirds, to create an "insider". The figures are cast in an alloy containing molybdenum, vanadium and titanium, which metals are all found in the Archaean rock of Western Australia. The sculptures are placed on an area of about 10 square km on the lake." |
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September 11th, 2011, 03:36 PM
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I love images of those sculptures, they're so evocative.
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September 11th, 2011, 04:24 PM
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Coolgardie
550km E of Perth, Pop: 803 (Another example of a town that nearly folded, In 1900 the population was 16,000) image hosted on flickr  Main Street - Coolgardie WA by AlanM images, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Main Street - Coolgardie WA by AlanM images, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Coolgardie School of Mines by dybarber, on Flickr Last edited by pikopancho; September 11th, 2011 at 04:31 PM. |
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September 11th, 2011, 04:43 PM
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Some more Coolgardie
image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/32654663@N02/3436911143/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/koolmee...65/5122791584/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/32654663@N02/4915909826/ I read somewhere that the large gaps between buildings were intentional to avoid a fire of London effect |
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September 11th, 2011, 11:22 PM
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they resemble wild west towns. classic
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September 13th, 2011, 02:17 PM
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When I went to the goldfields I was surprised to learn about some of the towns that existed during the gold rush, but have since completly dissapeared.
Broad Arrow and Kanowna for example, used to have 10,000+ people, stock exchanges, and regular rail services to Kalgoorle. Now there is nothing but maybe a grotty old pub at Broad Arrow. Menzies is one of the most depressing towns I have ever been to, but the lake/sculptures near the town were amazing. |
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September 14th, 2011, 06:05 PM
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Those buildings in Coolgardie are stunning, especially when you consider the setting, the town is in the middle of nowhere.
I think some of those pubs in Boulder were irreparably damaged in the Kalgoorlie earthquake recently and taken down? |
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