Gwalia ,old outback town WA Australia: just a few shots of Gwalia,an old outback town in Western Australia, and the living conditions way back in the early 1900s, how they managed in...

COLANN Loc: Pahiatua Tararua New Zealand

just a few shots of Gwalia,an old outback town in Western Australia, and the living conditions way back in the early 1900s, how they managed in the heat 40 to plus 50c i dont know, and no fridges or air/conditioning,we must be soft as we have A/C in our caravan, hope you all enjoy

Gwalia

typical house

luxury

glad our place is a bit better

any idea what this is

answer

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Wow...that's amazing.

Does anyone still live there?

Travesty Loc: Chicago Burbs, USA

I was going to guess a smoker... :) I would love a chance to photograph an area like this... Great subjects

JoeB Loc: Mohawk Valley, NY

Very interesting place. Have to tell you, it looks like the acoustics in that out door toilet made for some interest sounds. :D :D :D

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

COLANN wrote:

just a few shots of Gwalia,an old outback town in Western Australia, and the living conditions way back in the early 1900s, how they managed in the heat 40 to plus 50c i dont know, and no fridges or air/conditioning,we must be soft as we have A/C in our caravan, hope you all enjoy

The Dunny was probably made from metal so the heat generated would help compost the waste quicker. I use a similar idea in my woodland camp area. The compost made is then used when we replant trees.

Good shots of a great subject. Thanks for showing.

COLANN Loc: Pahiatua Tararua New Zealand

Thanks for the reply,NO nobody lives there now,Gwalia is around 2-3k from a small town called Leanora, and some of the people of that town,look after the old places in Gwalia,and help to stop them getting into any worse state of repair.colin

McBlondie Loc: The Great N.W.

Interesting series. I was gonna guess gas tank on the last pic, so I was kinda right,right?And yes,we are soft!:)lol

NikonJohn Loc: Indiana U.S.A.

Thanks for posing, I like your photos. When I looked at your "any idea what this is" pic I thought "Outhouse...?" Then I laughed when I was right. :) Looks to me like it was made from available scrap. Then I looked up the town to see where it was and found this on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia,_Western_Australia
Interesting history, seems there is a little commonality in the U.S. old west and the Australian old west. :) Especially in that a young geologist from the U.S. named Herbert Hoover (later 31st president of the U.S.) was sent there to help develop the mining operation. Small world. :)
Love the history, post more photos if you have them. :) :thumbup:

BlokeOzz Loc: Morphett Vale South Australia

Ahha, a good old fashioned Aussie Thunderbox, well done thanks for sharing . :thumbup: :thumbup:

burns Loc: Southern Idaho

gives a whole new meaning to "going to the can"

NikonJohn Loc: Indiana U.S.A.

burns wrote:

gives a whole new meaning to "going to the can"

Ha ha! Good on ya! :lol:

Nightski

wonkytripod wrote:

The Dunny was probably made from metal so the heat generated would help compost the waste quicker. I use a similar idea in my woodland camp area. The compost made is then used when we replant trees.

Good shots of a great subject. Thanks for showing.

Just think about this Wonky! A hot Port-a-potty! Whew! I don't know if I could hold my nose long enough :shock: Great pics. Kind of puts things in perspective, doesn't it? How did we ever get by without central air?