Kwolyin Campsite
As with many wheat belt towns, the development of Kwolyin was linked to the construction of the railways and it was established between Quairading and Bruce Rock.
J.B. Harris built a store near the rock in 1912. His first manager, Ernie Bales, ran a sly-grog shop that was famous for a spirit known as 'Trophy Whiskey'.
The town site was gazetted in 1913 and the sale of the first lots in town took place on July 28th of the same year.
The name proposed for the town was Koarin. This was too similar to Kauring so it was changed to Kwollyinn. After the RGS rules for Aboriginal word spelling were applied it became Kwolyin.
The name seems to have come from the Aboriginal name for a nearby granite outcrop. Charles Hunt recorded the name Qualyin Hill on an expedition in 1864.
It is almost impossible to look at Kwolyin today and imagine the thriving community that once existed here. Shops, a hall, houses, school, garage, and even an impressive hotel once lined neatly laid out streets. The only reminder of the town today is the old Catholic church.
The goldfields water scheme came to Shackleton just seven kilometres away but never reached Kwolyin. This was to sow the seeds of doom for Kwolyin and when the local hotel burned down in 1992, Kwolyin ceased to exist as a town.
The area that used to serve as a football oval has now been turned into a free campsite. Flushing toilets, a good camp kitchen, drinking water, black water dump point, seats and tables are all made available by the Shire of Bruce Rock. There are nice big sites that can accommodate all types of caravans and motorhomes.
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Free Camping in the Shire of Bruce Rock
Shire of Bruce Rock Manager Finance Jennifer Bow shares the best ways to enjoy camping at the Kwolyin Campsite.
Kokerbin Rock - Shire of Bruce Rock
Kokerbin is said the be the third largest monolith in Australia.
Sheoak and eucalypt woodland surrounds the rock and it is an important habitat for native flora and fauna.
It is home to a small population of black flanked rock wallabies that are listed as threatened.
Camping was once permitted at the rock but a new campsite has been established just 9km away at the old Kwolyn townsite. Camping at the rock is now 'discouraged'.
Picnic facilities are available and there are walk trails leading to various features such as The Wave, and Devil's Marbles.
A trail leads to the summit and there is a scenic drive track around the rock.
A historic well site that dates from the early 1900s is on the western side of the rock and can be reached either by walk trail or by the scenic drive.
The well is one of the largest of its type and still contains water although there is now a metal barrier in place for safety.
A single room school once operated near the northern end of the rock.
The summit walk is 2km and takes about an hour return to complete.
Toilets are available at the main picnic area on the eastern side.
The rock is thought to be about 2600 million years old. The wave formations were created when the top of the rock was first exposed about 60 million years ago.
Water flowing across the rock collected in the soils around the edge. This caused the underlying granite to degrade and erode and led to the flared rocks that were later exposed as more of the surrounding soils were washed away.
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Bruce Rock
The area depends mostly on cereal crops and sheep and is a receival point for Cooperative Bulk Handling.
A rare underground orchid can be found in the area. This variety spends its entire life cycle beneath the earth and even flowering takes place underground. I understand they are a bit hard to find.
The nearby town of Shackleton has what is reputed to be Australia's smallest bank. As it measures only 3x4 metres the claim is in all likelihood quite true. It is currently operated by Bankwest and is open on Fridays.
An excellent free campsite has been opened in the shire at the site there the town of Kwolyin once stood.
Bruce Rock is one of the larger towns in the area and contains a number of interesting buildings. The local museum is worth a visit and if you want to pick up supplies, the store and butcher are good places to drop in to.
Like most inland towns, Bruce Rock has a good rest area for travellers and modern clean public toilets. Rather unusually, the toilets are attached to a building containing old cars and machinery.
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Petrudor Rock - Western Australia
CORRECTION: The spelling should be Petrudor Rocks
Petrudor Rock is located between Pithara and Kalannie in the north east wheatbelt. There is a campsite with a toilet but few other facilities. The area is best seen during wildflower season.
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South Polar Trails at Kwolyin - 30/11/2013
A 5 1/2 hour sequence of 60 second stills in dark skies of Kwolyin, ~40km west of Bruce Rock, Western Australia and ~200km East of Perth. Some light cloud interrupts the sequence toward the 4 1/2 point.
KOKERBIN ROCK! (Australie)
Un rocher de granite sorti droit de la terre au milieu de l'Outback! Voici ce que l'on avait envie de vous montrer dans cette vidéo. Rose, bleu, vert et blanc seront les couleurs de ces images...
Kokerbin Rock Getaway Day 1
Join us as we head out to Kokerbin Rock, the 3rd largest monolith in Australia, located just 210klm east of Perth near Bruce Rock in Western Australian Wheatbelt.
This is day 1 of a 2 day fast trip with the Getaway 4WD Club.
Transcript
What do you do when the weather woman predicts storms and tempests? Go camping.
Here we are looking sad and sorry for this trip to Kokerbin.
Trip leader and Matt any words of comfort for us as we head out into this wild and woolly wilderness?
Singing in the rain!
Beverley Town Hall. I'm wondering if we can get a coffee here but I don't know if Dave's up for that...
Yes!I love that man!
Here we are, first camp stop, morning tea.
Young Phil's got himself a nice little
snack. Well done Dave, a good choice. This is my new
coffee cup new coffee cup. No expenses spared
on these trips Dave,. No, no.
Looks like a beetroot sandwich. Half a salad roll and a diet coke. Well done , you're
on your health food, girl boy.
Here comes Marg and and John. They just went to get
the coffee like me so we're supporting the locals.
Where to next fearless leader? We're going to the campsite at ah...Koo Ko..? Kokerbin Rock? Kokerbin Rock.
Dave took us to a great place to collect firewood. We're just gonna get the ropes on for the climb down there. We found an easier way down. I want to know, Matt, have you brought a chain and we can just stick a chain around there and you can drag it to the campsite.
Well done John, you are worth bringing
just for that! It pays you to be a bit tall.
We're coming into the Kokerbin Rock
campsite. We're all in. Good little spot,
nice and flat and it's dry. There's Phil jumping out.
All the best campsites have gone because i'm filming.
You on the bloody G and T already? Oh yeah...
I just want to know where the toilets are. Straight through there. Quicker to go to Bruce Rock?
Okay I've got the tent up. These toilets are bloody miles away...I wont be coming up here during the night I'll give you the tip.
What the hell? Here's a beautiful
campsite. Covered area and everything. Mind you, in fairness to Dave you can see where it's flooding.
Hurrah, found the toilets. You can
stay here 72 hours. Pretty good information bay. It's absolutely full of flowers.
We've come to the historic well site. Good signage here.It's in
pretty good condition.
There's quite a few walks here..Devil's Marbles, Wave Rock, Summit walk.
And here's all the Sheoaks with their little nuts here.
That looks like a fern. So there's a pin cushion one.
Well, this is amazing country.
Phil reckons this is Broom Bush.
Looks like the top of the mountain. I think we're at the top of the wazza what do you reckon Matt? Yeah. It sounds like it.
This is what is called a proper Lands and Surveys cairn.You can see the way its built. That would have been used as a main surveying point before the GPS days. Yeah yeah. At the top you'll find brass fittings. Let's go and have a look because if they're not there I'll know you're bullshitting again.
Oh that is pretty good. I hate to say it Mr Phil but you're right.
Just look at the view from up here. It's from the cairn on top of Kokerbin Rock. It is beautiful. Stunning. There you go...how beautiful is that..?
Here they come the intrepid crea. We've done the Summit Walk. Good one Dave. Here's our fearless
leader dragging his leg there... looking for sympathy.
Here's some other plants out in flower. We're a little bit early. They're going to look beautiful soon.
The group continued to explore the rock. Me? I returned to camp to wait for my friends, Lee and Leonie.
Okay, the girls have arrived, the sun is shining how good is this? Kettles on. Died and gone to heaven mate died and gone to heaven.
Of course, what always happens when you're having a nice
quiet cuppa?
Well we didn't do bad with the collection of wood did we guys? I'm quite proud of that... but fortunately
I brought some dry stuff. Well done Phil.
This is the Boilermaker for you... they love anything like this.
What do you reckon Leonie? Bless are the firelighters. Absolutely, as long as they've still got their hair.
Here we are sitting around the fire. It's quite nice. Lee is listening to her music...staying out of mischief. Hey Leones...oh nice fire.
Hi Dave, you happy with the trip today? Yeah. Weather turned out alright? Yeah.
You can't tell it's you Leonie. Can't you? Say hi because we can tell your voice. Look at that fire. There she is a fire woman!
OK, that was day 1 of the Kokerbin Rock Getaway. Don't forget, stay tuned to watch day 2.
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Toapin Weir
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Toapin Rock is a granite outcrop about 160km east of Perth, Western Australia.
Two sides of rock and bottom provided an ideal basin, which only required a wall across the bottom to retain water. Toapin Weir is an early example of a reticulated water system from a rock catchment being used for farm properties. Completed in 1912, the weir is still in use today as a water supply.
A concrete wall was constructed across the natural basin. The wall is 5.5m high, 61m in length and 3.5m in thickness at the bottom tapering off at the top.
A short distance away from the Weir was a small pumping station which was a 9hp pump which forced the water a distance of 3km and to a height of 40m, through 65mm pipes into a storage tank of 150000L capacity.
From this storage tank, water reticulated for some 15km to points of distribution, through the Dangin Park property and onto the township of Dangin. The railway was also connected for use of the locomotives passing through the siding.
Moorine Rock - Western Australia
Most people who have heard of Moorine Rock will think about the small town located on the great Eastern Highway, west of Southern Cross.
About 12 kilometres north west of the town of Moorine Rock is the rock that gives the area its name.
It was an important stop-over on the old route to the goldfields and it the location of another well constructed by Charles Cooke Hunt.
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