Wheatbelt roadtrip

December 30th, 2008 | by Robert Fletcher |

My brother John & I decided to end 2008 by taking a roadtrip around the wheatbelt, with the main goal of trying to find the place where out mother was born. We were sure it was in Lake Grace, but we actually wanted to get a bit more specific, as we had her ashes which we wanted to either inter or scatter at the site of her birth. We didn’t really come back with any specific site, but we did learn a lot about the area – especially Lake Grace.

It was also the realisation of a long lived desire to return to my grandparents old farm in Karlgarin, which has barely been touched since they moved to Perth in the 80′s. The site around the farmhouseis infested with caltrop making the site unusable.

If you’re ever planning to head out to Wave Rock or Karlgarin – I can recommend you stay at Tressies Caravan Park in Karlgarin. Merv has set up an amazing museum of old farm items that have been beautifully restored. Well worth a look!

3 Responses to “Wheatbelt roadtrip”

  1. By Leo on Jan 2, 2009

    Shocked.

    And the Wymmyn’s Ward liked like it was filled with stiffs.

    The milk in the fridge was also good value.

  2. By Leo on Jan 2, 2009

    I strongly urge other people to view these photographs.

  3. By Kim Radbourne on Jun 22, 2009

    Hi Rob,
    Very interested to know who your grandparents were & location of old farm. I’m originally from Hyden having lived there from 1956-2002. I know the Tressies very well & my father, who still lives in the area…..having lived in Hyden from 1928. His long term memory is so amazing…..he reminds the elephants. Still miss the lifestyle, but not the stress.

    Regards, Kim

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