Showing posts with label old town. Show all posts
Showing posts with label old town. Show all posts

Monday, 21 July 2014

Strzelecki Desert and Other Nice Places.



Photos from a 16 day 4,500 km trip through western NSW, Flinders Rangers, and the north eastern desert of South Australia.



Resting at Pine Creek.

Waukaringa Ruins.

Waiting For a Load.
Parachilna

Out Of Steam.
Fort Grey

The Lone Flinders Rangers.

Rust in Peace.
Fort Grey

Blanchewater Homestead.
Strzelecki Track

Waiting.
Waukaringa Ruins.

Visitors to Pine Creek.

Near Parachilna.

Cobar

Fort Grey

44 at Merty Merty.

Waukaringa Ruins.

Parachilna

The Wheels Have fallen Off.
Fort Grey

Super Duper.
Milparinka

Tin Tones.
Silverrton

What Bank.
Milparinka

Baza Broke Me.
Strzelecki Track.

Slags of Bilmin.

Fort Grey

Old water pump, Fort Grey

Once was a shearing shed.  Fort Grey

Tried and Failed.
Strzelecki Track

Cobar

Something fell off.
Silverton

Riddled at Waukaringa Ruins.

Just need a new tyre.
Montecollina Bore.

Fort Grey

Self Titled.
Cobar


You can see the entire trip on this link to my other blog:  Travels in a Shoebox


Camera:  Canon PowerShot SX10 IS


Friday, 16 May 2014

The Busy Days Of Glen Davis Are But A Memory.


Oil shale was mined and refined at Glen Davis from 1938 to 1952. The refinery ruins are on private property and are closed to the public (I happened to read the signs when I was going back out through the fence). There are still three or four closed shop fronts left in the 'town'.

More photos from this weekend can be seen on my other blog:  Travels in a Shoebox


Click on photos to enlarge.




When vegetation takes over.







A view of despair. 

Old wire cables.



Colour covers the cracks.

A pipeline no more.











Now only catches half the wind.

Still keeps the horses in the paddock.

I wonder what was sold here.
 

The last customer had a big fuel tank.

Spins no more.



Many an ice-cream sundae was once enjoyed here.