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Monday, May 21, 2012

Bunbury, Perth, York to New Norcia WA

 Bunbury Lighthouse
 Perth's skyline............
coming into Perth from the southern approach
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YORK WA........ 
 The main street of  WA's first inland town.........York.
Constructed in 1911, the restored Town Hall is a significant part
of York's townscape and a fine example of Edwardian opulence,
with its columns, ornate facade and significant fanlight over
the main entrance  
Opposite the Town Hall is The Imperial Hotel Circa 1880
The Restored York Post Office Court House and Gaol
the buildings date from the 1840's
St  Patrick's Catholic Church 

The alter inside St Parick's Church

Swing Bridge....not the original which was built by convicts
around 1853. However this current bridge was
constructed 90 years but has been completely rebuilt in 1988
 to a modified design due to safety concerns

NORTHAM.....
Northam's Unique White Swan Colony on the Avon River in the centre of town

A pub in Northam

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NEW NORCIA............ 
 If you double click on this photo you can read the amazing content
 The Abbey Church
 The absolutely beautiful interior of the Abbey Church
 The construction stages of the Abbey Church
 The Monastery
 The entrance gates to the Monastery 
 Inside the chapel of the boys school
 The boys boarding school run by the Marist Brothers
 Inside the chapel of the girls school
 St Gertrudes girls boarding school run by the St Joseph's nuns
 The Monastery private chapel
At the end of the day we sat and enjoyed a quiet Abbey Ale at the town hotel
a building that was once a guest house

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