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January 27th 2010
Published: January 27th 2010
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Who would have thought the ABSENCE of creepy crawlies could give us such grief? Busselton, gateway to the lush Margaret River region of south west WA, is etched in our minds as an annoying, buzzing, fly-infested place - probably a little unfair as it’s bordered by the lovely calm beaches of Geographe Bay where the sea is turquoise, the sun always shines and the waves are never more than playfu... Read Full Entry



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Greenbushes tin, lithium and tantalum mineGreenbushes tin, lithium and tantalum mine
Greenbushes tin, lithium and tantalum mine

An open cut mine in the middle of the beautiful countryside!
Big Brook Dam, PembertonBig Brook Dam, Pemberton
Big Brook Dam, Pemberton

surrounded by karri forest
the Bicentennial Tree, Pembertonthe Bicentennial Tree, Pemberton
the Bicentennial Tree, Pemberton

75 meters to climb to the fire tower...
the Gloucester Treethe Gloucester Tree
the Gloucester Tree

Note the metal spikes sticking out round the trunk - that's what you climb up!
Walking the Bibbulmun trackWalking the Bibbulmun track
Walking the Bibbulmun track

well, bits of it only - it's 1000km long! This is an old timber tramway near Pemberton
More trees!More trees!
More trees!

driving through karri forest at the Cascades
More rocks!More rocks!
More rocks!

climbing Mt Chudalup, D'Entrecasteaux National Park
Cathedral RockCathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock

Windy Harbour, D'Entrecasteaux National Park
Splendid Fairy WrenSplendid Fairy Wren
Splendid Fairy Wren

that's its name and it truly is splendid. Relatively common in the south west but hard to photograph!
Pemberton vineyardsPemberton vineyards
Pemberton vineyards

the whole south west, not just Margaret River, is a wine region
Pemberton cottagePemberton cottage
Pemberton cottage

the town is full of cute timber workers cottages
Making friends with the localsMaking friends with the locals
Making friends with the locals

Pemberton parrots - was it my jacket or the bread that attracted them?
Walpole-Nornalup InletWalpole-Nornalup Inlet
Walpole-Nornalup Inlet

from Coalmine beach
Trout - yum yum!Trout - yum yum!
Trout - yum yum!

Fresh from the Pemberton trout farm
Walpole InletWalpole Inlet
Walpole Inlet

early morning from our van park
The Giant Tingle treeThe Giant Tingle tree
The Giant Tingle tree

burnt out in bush fires, hollow and split but still growing - about 400 years old
Replica giant tingleReplica giant tingle
Replica giant tingle

they used to drive cars through another old tingle tree till it died and fell over (surprise!) so they built a replica for the tourists!
Walpole Inlet jettyWalpole Inlet jetty
Walpole Inlet jetty

at our caravan park - a lovely spot
Mt Frankland fire towerMt Frankland fire tower
Mt Frankland fire tower

chatting to the fire spotter - what an amazing office view!
Hilary conquers Mt!Hilary conquers Mt!
Hilary conquers Mt!

Mount Frankland, 411 metres from sea level - and we could see the sea



21st September 2017
Greenbushes tin, lithium and tantalum mine

Lithium mining
Could I use this photo with attribution in a free chemistry teacher's magazine to illustrate lithium mining?

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