We will know soon enough if there is a problem with the DVD’s. The nice lady told us that they were okay and no problem….. We viewed our first DVD – Mr Brooks on our little DVD player with ear phones in – the DVD quality was first class!, so they are good quality. I only hope that she is at the night markets on Friday – will get some more.
A view of the town. The town is split in half by the railway.
A very early overbridge was built as the locals had 13 tracks to cross. The overbridge has been renovated but it must have been quite a job in those early days. The other side of the tracks :) is a little dowdy.
In the distance you can see the station. This red wattle bird was having breakfast on all of the kangaroo paw planted in the town gardens.
A view of the town from the foot bridge and one of the station which is now a rail museum and cafe serving rail food from the past.
The tracks are still in use but not the station.
We walked over the rail bridge to the rail museum. A very nice volunteer Jeanette, who gave us a full run down on how they rebuilt the railway station, after WA rail demolished it.
This was excellent, a model replica of how the station and tracks were back in the 1900’s. Jeanette could point out where all of this was in relation to the current town.
These are hand carved out of coal. The coal miners would sit in their crib during break times and carve. There are no pieces from this area. These are imported from the UK. The demand is much higher than their ability to produce them, so many pieces today are coal mixed with resin and poured into moulds and then tidied up. We did see a genuine hand carving and you can tell the difference.
The station tea rooms. It was a pity that we had already had breakfast as their cooked breakfast looked great.
Again, a museum decorated for Christmas, what a nice touch. We ordered Jeanette’s home made scones with jam and real cream and a cup of tea. It was almost 10am by that time.
Loved Jeanette’s creative idea of the railway theme named dishes. She had a battle to get others to agree, but it’s a winner.
We were given directions to the information centre and Coalfields Museum, we hiked up town to visit both. The museum was so full of memorabilia. The lady there played the nickelodeon for us. It was so loud! They had a large display of everything. She also played a phonograph and the next one was a gramophone. No camera usage in the museum. :( don’t know why
You would not want to be in a hurry and get caught at the rail crossing. The trains are really long. This one looks like it is carrying coal.
The information centre, modern and has a replica underground coal mine.
We then headed down to the Collie River for a very late lunch.
We had lots of ducks join us hoping for a free hand out. A couple of domestic ones in the mix as well.
Our next port of call was Stockton Lake – a tip from Bev & Rick (thanks)
There is camping there as well. It is quite close to Collie. The man made lake has the most beautiful water. It is a stunning colour.
There were a few caravans set up.
We took the Flora Road back to Wellington Dam. There were a few flowers out in bloom, mostly what we had seen before. Nice woodland drive home.
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