Travelled to Kalgoorlie

Collie is situated in the South West region of Western Australia and named after the Collie River on which it is situated and in turn is named after Dr Alexander Collie. He and William Preston were the first Europeans to explore the area in 1829.

Collie is mainly known as a coal-producing centre, but also offers industrial, aquaculture tourism industries and agricultural. Wellington Dam to the West is a popular location for fishing, swimming and boating.

This town has a significant role in the provision of electricity for Western Australia. Collie has three power stations and two coal mines. 

Wagin is derived from a usually dry salt lake south of the town called Wagin Lake. 'Wagin' either means 'the place where emus watered' or is a variation of 'wedge-an' an Aboriginal word for 'emu'.

The Giant Ram was built in Wagin and was put in place in 1985 and is one of the towns major attractions. Many tourists visit the ram which is located in the Wetlands Park.

"Narroging" is an Aboriginal name initially known for Narrogin with an uncertain meaning, Narrogin may have derived from "gnargagin" which means "place of water", "bat camp" or "plenty of everything".

Tractor Museum - Yealering

Corrigin

Corrigin

Grain Train - Corrigin

Bruce Rocks

Merredin is located in the Central Wheatbelt approximately midway Perth and Kalgoorlie. The town came into existence during the goldrush. The area to the east of Merredin was officially proclaimed a goldfield in 1888. Prospectors and fossickers poured through the area over the next decade.

We stopped in a free overnight rest area with about another dozen caravans and camp fires.

Pipeline:
In the 1890s CY O’Connor engineered a pipeline to carry freshwater daily to the Goldfields from a dam on the Helena River near Mundaring Weir in Perth pumping 5 million imperial gallons of water pumped in eight successive stages through 530 km in a 760 mm diameter pipe to the Mount Charlotte Reservoir in Kalgoorlie. The water is then reticulated to various mining centres in the Goldfields. The Goldfields Pipeline is possibly the world's longest water main.

Me kidding am driving.