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The hotel at New Norcia. It was built as a residence for parents whose children were at the school and needed somewhere to stay while they visited them.
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The monastery at New Norcia.
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In honour of the founder of the New Norcia monastery.
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The organ. It was too big to fit into the church, so it was assembled where it is now and the church extension built around it. New Norcia
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They are beautiful buildings. New Norcia.
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St Gertrude’s – the girls’ boarding school. New Norcia
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In memory of the many pilots trained at Cunderdin during World War II. Perhaps this was one that my dad flew in.
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Overlooking Kellerberrin.
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Silo art, Merredin.
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Grain Discovery Centre
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The displays were very effective. It’s easy to imagine someone living in this, though awfully pleased it isn’t me!
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Another of the very realistic displays at the Grain Discovery Centre.
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Just look at all those gluten-containing products! Grain Discovery Centre, Narembeen.
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Hidden Hollow – using initiative to solve a problem.
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Wave Rock – see the wall around the top, channelling water into the dam.
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Wave Rock. Note the wall around the top – channelling water into the dam.
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Wave Rock
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Wave Rock – lots of people here today.
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The view from the top of Wave Rock. The lake seen in the distance is the one we walked around – once a fresh water lake, now a salt lake.
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Steve, demonstrating the peculiar weathering of rocks on Wave Rock.
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This dam created on Wave Rock provided a water supply for the local area.
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Here we see in the background just a small portion of the damage caused by the growing salinity problem.
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Explanation of the salinity problem that besets WA.
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Hippos Yawn rock formation – aptly named! The result of a unique type of weathering. Near Wave Rock
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This beautiful emu fence made the walk around the lake at Wave Rock all the more interesting.
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An Australian Shelduck, seen on our walk around Wave Rock
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With most of WA’s magnificent wildflowers so colourful, it was a change to see green flowers.
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Gum tree flowers. I loved the red branches and seed pods.
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Unique public art sculptures. Hyden.
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I like the chap on the end, singing as he pedals. Hyden.
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Each of the sculptures highlights the life of someone from Hyden’s history – Hilda and Harry in this one.
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A novel way of asking for donations. Hyden.
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This ‘shoe fence’ went for at least a kilometre – leaving Hyden.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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Imaginative horses on the Tin Horse Highway, approaching Kulin.
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They take their ‘Tin Horse’ reputation very seriously. Even the fuel tank is a tin horse. Kulin, WA
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Wildflowers
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Wildflowers
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Wildflowers
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These are one of my favourite wattles.
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Wildflowers
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The wind blowing in the trees, exposing the red branches. So beautiful.
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This rock-lined drain channelled water from the rock to a dam, about a kilometre away. Hark yakka went into this construction.
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Dawn over the Anzac Statue on Yeerkine Rock.
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Another rock, another dam, and lots more wheat fields.
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Wildflowers
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Wildflowers
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The Dog Cemetery, Corrigin.
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The beautiful wildflower gardens at the Brookton railway station rest area.
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Rest area at Brookton.
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Wildflowers
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Wildflower garden at Brookton Railway Station
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The native wildflower garden at the Brookton Railway rest area.
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Wildflower garden, Brookton.
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Yellow wildflowers by the roadside, leaving Wandering.
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Pumphreys Bridge. Maybe just as well it’s no longer in use.
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Steve, on Pumphrey’s Bridge.
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Hotham River bridge – taken from Pumphery’s Bridge. Can you see our motorhome through the trees. Beautiful campsite.
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Our campsite at Pumphreys Bridge. Near Wandering.