Great Western Woodlands Archives - Explore Cornwall https://explorecornwall.org/tag/great-western-woodlands/ & The Cornish Abroad Sun, 31 Dec 2023 01:27:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://explorecornwall.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-Explore-Cornwall-Colourless-32x32.png Great Western Woodlands Archives - Explore Cornwall https://explorecornwall.org/tag/great-western-woodlands/ 32 32 164779662 Jaurdi Homestead https://explorecornwall.org/jaurdi-homestead/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 01:25:33 +0000 https://explorecornwall.org/?p=12755 Just 175km west of Kalgoorlie is the former pastoral lease Jaurdi Homestead, nestled within the Great Western Woodland. Following Ryan’s Find Road from the Great […]

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Just 175km west of Kalgoorlie is the former pastoral lease Jaurdi Homestead, nestled within the Great Western Woodland.

Jaurdi

Following Ryan’s Find Road from the Great Eastern Highway, the uncapped track winds through eucalyptus trees and stretches of farmland. After passing over the railway, the small statured homestead is all that is truly left of the station.

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Running through the station is also the old Stage Coach route, running from Yellowdine to Goongarrie, now named the Gus Luck Track; this follows a series of old wells and soaks.

Jaurdi

Like so many areas around the Goldfields, Jaurdi Homestead was another location on the woodlines, with timber being cut here from 1910 to 1920.

Jaurdi

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]]> 12755 Burra Rock Conservation Park https://explorecornwall.org/burra-rock-conservation-park/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:48:15 +0000 https://explorecornwall.org/?p=8459 Just 60km south of Coolgardie is a unique location made up of smooth granite rocks and a man-made dam. There are a number of granite […]

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Just 60km south of Coolgardie is a unique location made up of smooth granite rocks and a man-made dam.

Burra Rock

There are a number of granite outcrops dotted throughout the Great Western Woodlands. Burra Rock Conservation Park is a special area, not just because of its strong connection to the Aboriginal people that travelled here for 20,000 years, but also for its role in the mining timber supply.

Burra Rock

The water catchment system that can be seen today was put together in the 1920’s and 30’s to collect water for the woodlines.  The ever-growing mines around the Goldfields required massive amounts of wood, resulting in the cutting down of large areas of trees. This wood cutting effort had reached Burra Rock in the 1920’s and the steam engines that were used to move the timber north required a steady supply of water.

The trees that surround Burra Rock today are all new growth which sprung up since the area of gutted.

Burra Rock

While the dam is the most prominent feature here, for centuries before hand this would be been a common stopping place for Aboriginal people as the rock makes wonderful water channels.

Burra Rock

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