Quairading

 

The farming town of Quairading was first settled in the 1860s.  The name is derived from the Aboriginal word “Kwirading”, meaning “the home of the small bush kangaroo’.

The Quairading District Heritage Trail starts in the nearby Dangin town site and covers various attractions.

The Home of Natural Wood Sculpture, 22km north-east of the town, features antique furniture as well as sculpture and can be viewed by appointment.

Quairading is 165km cast of Perth on the York to Merredin road.

Photo courtesy:  griffincivil

 

 

Corrigin

 

The attractive and thriving small town of Corrigin is the center for a prosperous wheat and sheep farming district which is noted for its wildflowers.

Corrigin Craft Center features art and crafts by local people, and also houses the town’s Tourist Information Center.  The Pioneer Museum displays carefully restored farm machinery considered to be the finest in the region.

Nearby is the unusual miniature steam railway built by peioneer farmer Albert Sibley and available for rides. 

More modern machines take pride of place in Corrigin each October for the Tractor Pull, a relatively new sport in which tractors, trucks and specially modified machines compete to haul a sled along a 100 meter track.

Corrigin is 230km from Perth on the Brookton Highway or via York and Quairading.

Photo courtesy:  doginaute.corrigin