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| Perth to Mundaring Wier |
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| Mundaring Wier from the base looking up |
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| Walk along the top of the Wier |
Mundaring Wier the first major water supply for the growing city of Perth. In the late 1800's when gold
was found in Kalgoorlie and a city was born there was very short of water. A man named C. Y. O'Connor had a vision. A pipe
line from the Wier to Kalgoorlie to also supply this growing community. He designed and built the pipe line some 600km long.
A major feat in those days. The water was turned on and started to pump this great distance. It took longer than estimated
to reach its destination and O'Connor stricken with grief at his failure commited suicide. Sortly after this tragidy water
gushed out of the pipe and started to fill the newly constructed Kalgoolie Wier. He was not a failure and did not realise
his dream.
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| Point Peron gun enplacement built WW2 to protect our coast from invasion from the Japanese |
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Other scenic spots around Perth
Click on the thumbnails and see the big pic
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| Perth to John Forest National Park |
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| John Forest National Park |
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| John Forest National Park |
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| John Forest National Park |
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| Rock formations Point Peron |
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| Point Peron |
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| Shoalwater Bay with Penguin Island in the background |
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| Cottesloe Beach one of the many fine beaches in Perth |
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| Cottesloe Beach one of the many fine beaches in Perth |
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| Perth to Shoalwater Bay |
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| Aerial view of the Rockingham, point Peron and Shaolwater Bay Area North to south |
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| Churchill St foreshore Rockingham |
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| Rockingham from Point Peron Lookout |
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| Rockingham jetty. I swam there when I was a child. |
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