Golden Pipeline
A time capsule of water,
gold & Western Australia
A project from the National Trust of WA
A self-guided drive trail between the Perth Hills and Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields. Go with the Flow. Follow the water to discover more about the audacious goldfields water supply scheme and Engineer CY O’Connor.
“Future generations, I am quite certain will think of us and bless us for our far seeing patriotism, and it will be said of us, as Isaiah said of old, ‘They made a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert”
Bodallin Railway Dam
Bodallin is a small town on the highway. It would be easy to simply drive past but the railway dam to the west of the town, the remains of an old baker’s oven and one of the few large fauna and flora reserves on inland agricultural land make it worth a stop.
The oven is a tangible reminder of an entry made by New Zealand prospector John Aspinall in his 1895 diary:
All these stopping places are composed of a pub, bakery and store and often run by the same individual and the sign that meets the eye everywhere is “Bread & Water” sold here.
Explore
Click on any map section or place below to discover The Golden Pipeline.
Northam to Cunderdin
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