In the late nineteenth century timber from Western Australia was shipped across the world. The unique properties of the local trees, particular the Jarrah and Karri made them ideal for street paving and railway sleepers in places as far flung as Africa, India, New York, London and Berlin.From Augusta and Cape Leeuwin I veered East [...] Complete Journal

Every so often the bus slows down to avoid hitting another Kangaroo. Fremantle Prison, housing the convicts of the early Swan River Colony, and Rottnest Island, a popular nature reserve off the coast, were the highlights of my last week in Perth. I then headed south down the coast stopping in Bunbury to see the [...]