Sandstone to Yalgoo

Following a good night's sleep at our bush camp we awoke to another windy day. Being Sunday and not sure what would be open in Mount Magnet, we decided to stay here for another night. It was a horrible day, the wind hardly let up and the flies were horrible and no Internet. But it wasn't all bad. We spent the day reading, snoozing and just relaxing. Monday morning we headed into town. Not much happening, did a bit of shopping for supplies and took a walk along the street. Saw a Bakery sign and thought, morning tea, but when we reached it was no longer operating. Then we saw a diner sign but unfortunately it was closed for all of August due to owners operation and recovery. There were other places to have a cuppa, like the Hardware Store or the Outback Roadhouse, but not really what we were looking for. Murry Hales told us not to bypass the Museum and Visitors Centre so we headed there. This museum is fantastic spread over a couple of acres it has so much stuff. One of the big things is the Hill 50 Winder. Abandoned after the underground mine closed and left sitting on the edge of the new open cut mine just rusting away, a couple of locals decided to try and rescue it before it ended up in the bottom of the pit. It took over 3 years to retrieve and restore, and what a fantastic job they did. There is also a State Battery or stamper. This is the same as the one I couldn't get a photo of at Sandstone. There is so much to see you will just have to visit. After leaving Mount Magnet we headed west to Yalgoo, there is not much here but we wanted to see Joker's Tunnel. This is a mine tunnel about 100mts long cut through a big hill. Apparently a lot of effort for not much result. We are camped tonight at another roadside camp, in someone's paddock I think. We are off tomorrow in search of wreath flowers.Read more