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mine closed , two hundred and fifty men were out of work and the population quickly dropped to just forty people , in fact it all happened in less than three weeks .
The residents simply walked away leaving a rich insight into life , the dwellings and infrastructure forever abandoned . What was left was a three-dimensional museum of homes , shanties , hotels , and businesses .
The Gwalia experience is a walk back in time where the explorer can step into a corrugated iron and hessian home complete with simple furniture , cooking utensils , and examples of food stuffs , canned of course . It feels like you are amongst the family and how they would ’ ve lived in the conditions of the Australian desert .
More permanent structures feel like something from a wild west movie , wide verandas where curtained windows
mazza ' s store , a more solid structure with glimpses into history
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