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Wool store and below other colonial buildings

Dating from its heydays in the late 1800s when Wilcannia was a busy inland port, there are many wonderful colonial buildings. Such a surprise to see out here in this isolated and quite arid part of the state. This alone is enough to give the town great charm.


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  1. UnknownAugust 28, 2010 at 7:25 AM

    I am joining you for another tour and enjoying every photo.

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  2. WinamAugust 28, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    They're lovely buildings, but all I could think of was 'My gawd, look at the rain!'

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  3. ABAugust 28, 2010 at 6:08 PM

    There seem to be a lot of wooden verandahs popping up in the posts. It seems a quirk of local architecture

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  4. MartinaAugust 28, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    In your other post you said something about "battered and beaten" - these building seem to be okay, though. In the photos, at last.
    Strange atmosphere - strange in the sense of dreamlike.

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  5. MartinaAugust 28, 2010 at 8:53 PM

    Perhaps because there seems to be no one around?

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  6. JulieAugust 29, 2010 at 7:32 AM

    This brings to mind 'Ozymandias' which I found constantl coming to mind through the outback of SA, too.

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  7. Joan ElizabethAugust 29, 2010 at 7:57 PM

    Bill, glad to have you following along.

    Winam, there has been lots of rain out in the desert this year.

    AB, the verandahs are characterstic of older buildings so you are going to see lots more before the end of the trip.

    Martina, I see you now understand and after tomorrows post you will really get the picture

    Julie, yes there are many carvings in this antique land ... of man and nature.

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  8. UnknownAugust 30, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    Great post! All the shots have wonderful colours.

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