2023 Mellenbye Adventure: Day 3—In Search of The Original Barnong Homestead
The first part of Day 3 of my Mellenbye Adventure. The idea was to locate the original Barnong Homestead (OBH) and take some pictures of it and the surrounds. But sometimes things don’t go to plan.
2023 Mellenbye Adventure: Day 2—Arrival at Mellenbye
Day 2 of my Mellenbye Adventure. Arriving at Mellenbye Station Stay, unpacking, and taking a general look around the campus.
2023 Mellenbye Adventure: Day 1—Morawa
Day 1 of my Mellenbye Adventure. Looking around Morawa before heading off to the Mellenbye Station Stay.
The Passing of Jean Elizabeth O'Donnell (nee Lodge)
2023: On Saturday the 25th of February my sister Jean decided that she was done with life and was moving on to whatever comes next. In this post I have captured a few thoughts about what I remember of the early days in Morawa with Jean.
A brief comparison of four canvas printing services (Australia)
2022: MyPicture, The Canvas Factory, Office Works, and Diamond Photo canvas printing services compared
Some quick notes about "Morawa" and "MO-outings" pictures
2022: Some notes about the pictures used in the “Morawa” and “MO-outings” tagged posts
Sandalwood Cutters Hut on Karara Station cicra Oct 1983
2022: Sandalwood Cutter Hut on the old Rothsay Road
Four station country pictures taken circa 1983
2022: Sheep station country pictures (circa 1983)
Prater Park and the Railway Station loading ramp—Morawa, October 1982
2022: Morawa Station and Prater Park circa Oct 1982
Nullewa Lake on Kadji Station (circa 1985)
2022: Nullewa lake on Kadji Station circa 1985.
Old Yalgoo Railway station and steam engine refilling tank—circa 1985
2022: Yalgoo railway station and filling tank—1985
Old HMV poster discovered on back wall at P. H. Lodge & Sons
2022: HMV poster from the back wall of P. H. Lodge & Sons store.
Mensland, Harper Agencies, and The Morawa Garden Nursery (1982)
2022: ‘Bottom end’ of the main street of Morawa circa 1982
Main street on the 'wrong side' of town (Morawa, WA)—1975 and 1982
2022: Winfield Street, Morawa. Circa 1975 and 1982.
Derelict P. H. Lodge and Sons storefront prior to it being bulldozed
2022: Front of P. H. Lodge & Sons just prior to it being bulldozed.
P. H. Lodge & Sons general store in Morawa circa late 1940s
2022: P. H. Lodge & Sons shop circa late 1940s.