Abandoned halls & camping in the Great South
This is a new type of video for the channel where I road trip around, checking out smaller locations of interest before camping. Today, we'll be heading to the Great Southern region of Western Australia to escape the Summer heat of Perth.
Locations include Kenmare Hall, Gordon Hall, Orchid Valley Hall, a big abandoned railway bridge near Boyup Brook (not the Skeleton Bridge, but close), a survey mark from 1845, 6 Mile Cottage, Bowelling Siding and Buckingham Hall.
I also visit Stirling Range National Park (with future plans to climb all the highest peaks) and eat Chicken Treat for the first time in 20 years. Quite a lot for two days! But the weather was great!
Other videos mentioned:
The Wheatbelt’s unluckiest town hall: https://youtu.be/EYVjxGfgpOw?si=hxlVqy4CSVM5Ks46
Car camping in a Subaru Forester!: https://youtu.be/Ffp3VMcsawM?si=DIEs1hVWXlxkuWSD
The Skeleton Bridge of Boyup Brook: https://youtu.be/r-ai27KUTkM?si=t5lDexXw9pReWE5p
Western Australia’s most expensive railway: https://youtu.be/Dd9gmlH_XF0?si=7ohDjmOHPoW_gOQP
Six Mile Cottage, Darken - Solo Camping: https://youtu.be/SUC6x2Glll0?si=ljKbCQbvJYk4lBzk
The Donnelly River Steam Mill - What Remains?: https://youtu.be/-FAaVgj7DWM?si=ujLAQblJ2dSj8grs
Sources:
Kenmare Hall:
https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/public/inventory/details/0101beae-06e1-4f09-8ce3-f6078b87720f
https://www.lostkatanning.com/kenmare-hall-school/
https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/public/inventory/details/b121ac67-11b6-4e3e-9983-f12014e5cd3a
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58044760?searchTerm=%22meharry%22%20%22woodanilling%22
The Gordon Hall:
https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/public/inventory/details/1cc86efa-9ef5-417e-a7c1-979b82f759dc
https://www.cranbrook.wa.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/APRIL-2022-Newsletter.pdf
Orchid Valley Hall:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B5Guygnoi/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Six Mile Cottage:
https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/public/inventory/details/8845309a-a592-4fdd-82c3-d49e347aa78e
https://letmebefreeblog.com/2015/11/02/six-mile-cottage/
Bowelling Siding:
https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/public/inventory/details/1c896b18-b631-4748-86ee-d000c80b17a0
https://www.railtrails.org.au/trails/collie-darkan-rail-trail/
Old Buckingham Hall: https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/public/inventory/details/e4791be2-802a-4ad0-ad83-ad887e0f7087
https://www.collie.wa.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Places-111-114.pdf
Yarloop Workshops: https://www.facebook.com/RailHeritageWA/posts/pfbid02zfwdDoSX39EQBCDPh5XCNfsM12UqV25tVGHuFi7Fbr1pMctdSaAYXndgdy5KEjDgl
