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”
Cunderdin to Merredin See & Do Life Giving Rocks
At the back of the golf course, towards the base of Kellerberrin Hill, is a large granite outcrop water catchment area, with stone walling directing the rainwater run-off into a storage dam which was built for the railway.
With the expansion of the railways some rocks were harvested for water to fill the tanks of steam trains.
Back to Life Giving RocksClick on any map section or place below to discover The Golden Pipeline.
Northam to Cunderdin
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