Sunday 28 August 2011

Desert Union – research material


Desert Union – research materialBroken Hill, New South Wales, Australia May 2011



















The Living Desert Park outside Broken Hill with wire fence to keep Kangaroos and Emus out of the park




















Road going through a dried up creek, these creeks spend most of the time dry so the road goes down into them rather than building a bridge, as they can be prone violent flash flooding after rain fall which would damage the bridge




















Viewing-point seat in the Living Desert Park, the roof is to provide shelter from the sun




















The same seats used as viewing points in the desert are used as bus-stops in the town of Broken Hill




















Signage in the Living Desert Park, this one is about Emus and Kangaroos, announcing points of interest and information about desert fauna




















Foot-path in Broken Hill featuring many of the local plants, most of the town is built using corrugated iron because all building materials have to be transported into the town, corrugated iron is light and rusts slowly in the dry desert




















The boundary between the town and the desert is marked by a corrugated iron wall, a dirt road and a wire fence




















Path and Signage in the Living Desert Park, Broken Hill





















Tank in the Living Desert Park, Broken Hill




















Rail in the Living Desert Park, Broken Hill




















Viewing Bench in the Living Desert Park, Broken Hill