A DAY IN SILVERTON..........
Starting at the Gaol.
The Silverton Gaol was built in 1889 at a cost of 10,070 pounds. It served as housing for Short Term Prisoners and Overnight Accommodation until in the 1930's it was converted to a Boys' Reformatory, before finally closing in 1943.
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| I wonder how many fingers found their way into the ham trays!! |
NOW LADIES (just for you...............
How hard was wash day???
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| Just a few of a huge display of old cameras through the ages, and the equipment and photo paper used then and now. |
I knew blacksmiths shod horses, but until today I had no idea that bullocks were also shod for working, especially when carting drays long miles.
"A Shock Bed" - Possibly you could get more shocked after being placed in one of these I think!
I saw this bath below in the hospital section, alongside the "Shock Bed", and left the room thinking I was pretty glad to have been born when I was and not 100 years or so ago.
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| This bath used for storing deceased bodies awaiting burial (and/or autopsies) |
This donkey looked like he either was hoping to get let into School, or that he was waiting patiently for his owner to come and ride him home for the day!
ANYONE RECOGNISE THIS?? (well, that sure just gave your age away, didn't it?)
*Mel could come and do another Mad Max movie and they wouldn't even need a coat of paint*
After the town, we headed up the hill a bit and saw where the main water supply for Broken Hill was originally located. (Umberrumberka Creek is the main feeder for this)
Driving down from the resevoir, Greg stopped for me and lookey, lookey, lookey - Yay! and this guy was so accommodating, not overly elusive at all.
After eating his catch, he calmly flew up to this tree and just watched quietly to make sure he was safe.
Taking a little turn to have a look behind, he then realigned with the open air and had a quick peek to see if I was still behaving myself and not pointing anything dangerous at him before taking flight.
Further up, there was his mate surfing the themals and he made his way up to her for a short dance before both flying off. PURE MAGIC!!!!
This was Umberumberka Creek which fed the resevoir!!!!
There was 39 dips and floodways between Broken Hill and Silverton! We counted on the way back to make the sign was telling the truth. Strangely though, some of them were on the top or crest of a hill.
Still can't quite figure that out, but it is!
After a rest back at the van, I took a short 12km drive out to the Living Desert Sculptures. An honesty box at the gates (which is into a national park) gives you the envelopes to put your $10.00 in and I guess most people are honest. At least the ones who pulled up in front and behind me were too. (Oh Yeah! every 7 cars plus mine - can you believe it)
Not too sure if Maggie was looking for handouts, or just hoping the crowd would leave her to her rock
BROKEN HILL FROM THE SCULPTURES HILL TOP SITE (at about 5.55pm *lol*)
Well, we all made it out in a long line of headlights (which I'm sure the 'roos have seen many times before because none made an appearance on the road for which I am very grateful, or else their is really only emus and they are smarter that we think!).
Tomorrow we're going to have a look at Menindee Lakes. Last time we were here in 2000, there was no water in it because of drought, but apparently there has been some very significant rain this winter, so fingers crossed, we will see it in all of it's beauty.
Until then all, sleep well ..... xoxo
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