Photos from Aus. Hoovers past 2
Jan 12, 2013 17:06:51 #
These are some of the houses/shacks that still remain in the ghost town of Gwalia.
Many things are surprising about Gwalia. One is that its 20-odd residents dont all know each other. Nodding terms are apparently sufficient for the last survivors of the red dirt ghost town parked quietly alongside the nearby mining centre of Leonora.
Another is the stuffed dummies perched whimsically in the outhouses of long-abandoned corrugated iron humpies. Inside these pokey one-time miners shacks, jackets hang from coat hooks and kerosene-tin drawers sit intact on the floor. Even the dusty beds are made. This could be a historic theme park, but the crowds are nowhere. Nor are the cleaners.
Many things are surprising about Gwalia. One is that its 20-odd residents dont all know each other. Nodding terms are apparently sufficient for the last survivors of the red dirt ghost town parked quietly alongside the nearby mining centre of Leonora.
Another is the stuffed dummies perched whimsically in the outhouses of long-abandoned corrugated iron humpies. Inside these pokey one-time miners shacks, jackets hang from coat hooks and kerosene-tin drawers sit intact on the floor. Even the dusty beds are made. This could be a historic theme park, but the crowds are nowhere. Nor are the cleaners.
Jan 12, 2013 21:30:20 #
Love these, never been to that neck of the woods. Great.
mullumby wrote:
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Jan 13, 2013 17:51:35 #
Great shots of an interesting place.
mullumby wrote:
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Jan 13, 2013 18:34:15 #
I do picture of the mining town of western South Dakota but the weather around here leaves most of the old buildings in total ruins in the matter of about 50 years, I really enjoy seeing what the other part of the world looks like.
Jan 13, 2013 21:22:50 #
mullumby wrote:
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Nice work mullumby. :thumbup:
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