One of the iconic, yet strange sites while driving out to Kalgoorlie from Perth is a large, endless water pipe. It's above ground, snakes back and forth from each side of the road, goes through fields, is ever present. Someone really was thirsty somewhere.
Turns out, it was the boom town of Kalgoorlie and surrounding areas. Gold was discovered, people flocked to the area and then toilets needed to be flushed. Long story short. Let's build a pipe. It was completed in 1903.
The pipe to everywhere.
It's a non-stop juggernaut. Impressive, still in use today. The system still includes some original pipe sections and original bases.
Paying homage in a diorama at a pump station that's now a museum.
Old water tower. The pipe, transitioning from field to forest.
Going and going....
Turns out, it was the boom town of Kalgoorlie and surrounding areas. Gold was discovered, people flocked to the area and then toilets needed to be flushed. Long story short. Let's build a pipe. It was completed in 1903.
The pipe to everywhere.
It's a non-stop juggernaut. Impressive, still in use today. The system still includes some original pipe sections and original bases.
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Old water tower. The pipe, transitioning from field to forest.
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