Midland
· Midland · furniture · woodworking · railways ·
The Fine Woodworking Association of WA had an exhibition today in the old pattern-making workshop at the Midland Railway Workshops. Interesting pieces, quite a few from high school students, and lots of foreign timbers (especially from the US).
The CWA share premises in the next building over (next to the powerhouse) with the Hand Tool Preservation Society, and the Machinery Preservation Society — and I think a couple of other organisations, like the people restoring the powerhouse machinery. Morning tea and lunch for two cost only $20, and was taken sitting at some nice old jarrah cafeteria tables.
We walked down to look at the remains of the Coal Dam, where there's extensive steel boardwalk but very little in the way of explanation about the remaining structures or their place in the area's history. The urinals of the railway workshops are given much more.
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