August 30th, I finished off my sightseeing to-day with a visit to the Boab Prison Tree just out of Town. It is believed to be 1500 years old and was used as a staging point for prisoners being walked into Derby, in the early days. The Boab tree grows with a hollow trunk, as it gets older, and is difficult to determine its age, as it does not have the annual growth rings found in other trees. Next was Myall’s Bore and Cattle Trough, built around 1917, 120 metres long and could water 500 Bullocks at a time. Finished off with a quick visit to Frosty’s Pool, built in 1944 as a bath for the 2nd WW Troops, and the Pioneer Cemetery. To-morrow will start to pack up ready to leave on Tuesday for Broome.
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