Cunderdin Museum Trip 2018
On Sunday 21sr October the Pickering Brook Heritage Group arranged for a bus trip to visit the Cunderdin Museum and Pumpimg Station. Nearly 40 people decided to make the trip aboard Roy and Margaret Waters’ Bus. Leaving the school car park at 9.00 the group had morning tea at Meckering which had just this week been remembering the massive earthquate that demolished the town 50 years ago.
Arriving at the Cunderdin Pump Station and Museum we were given a talk about its history by Michelle, a staff member. We were then allowed to wander around this huge collection of historic pieces.
Besides the Pump Station exhibit of its machinery there was a very large display of farm machinery including trucks, tractors and havesters.
PREPARING TO LEAVE #1
ARRIVING AT CUNDERDIN MUSEUM #2
No3 PUMP STATION #3
MASSIVE BRICK CHIMNEY #4
ADVERTISING POSTERS #5
BEVERLEY GIUMELLI INSPECTING ONE OF THE HUGE PUMPS #6
ONE THE THREE PUMPS AT THE STATION #7
TIGER MOTH FROM CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD #8
PIPE MADE OF WOOD #9
PUMP CONNECTED TO THE PUMPs #10
DISPLAY OF COOLGARDIE SAFE #11
One piece that was very interesting was the moke-up of an old telephone exchange. When you pick up the handpiece and plugging it into the switchbord it connected you with a recording of one of ten local residents talking about their families history. A very popular piece.
BEVERLEY GIUMELLI LISTENING TO HISTORY RECORDINGS #12
DISPLAY SHED #13
DISPLAY SHED #14
TRACTOR DISPLAY #14
TRACTOR DISPLAY #15
TRACTOR DISPLAY #16
TRACTOR DISPLAY #17
TRACTOR DISPLAY #18
TRACTOR DISPLAY #19
TRACTOR DISPLAY #20
STUART TANK USED FOR CLEARING ON FARMS #22
VINTAGE TRUCK DISPLAY #23
VINTAGE TRUCK DISPLAY #24
VINTAGE TRUCK DISPLAY #25
OLD STEAM ENGINE DISPLAY #26
OLD FARM WAGON #27
HARVESTING MACHINERY DISPLAY #28
HARVESTING MACHINERY DISPLAY #29
HARVESTING MACHINERY DISPLAY HARVESTING MACHINERY DISPLAY #30
MACHINERY DISPLAY #31
BIG BLACKSMITHS BELLOWS #32
SCALES FOR WEIGHING WOOL BALES #33
RABBIT FUMIGATING MACHINE #34
THE REPLICA ETTAMOGAH PUB #35
In the middle of the town, on the main street, is a replica of the Ettamogah Pub from the newpaper cartoons of years ago. This fascinating structure must have given the local Shire Members a challenge when the building permit was applied for. We had an enjoyable lunch before departed to head back to Perth via York.
Following a shower of rain we stopped for a afternoon tea break before exploring the main street of York.
A facinating attraction was this huge Bilby made of wheat straw. Made during the recent York Festival by a Japanese artist that was brought out to York to conduct some workshops to teach local volunteers this old Japanese art where they use rice stalks to create amazing animal displays in Japan.
Afterwards we returned back to Pickering Brook after a very enjoyable day. Many thanks must go to Beverley Giumelli for all the organising that made this day such a success.
Article: Pickering Brook Heritage Group
Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Gordon Freegard