Saturday, April 2, 2011

Tennis Anyone?


This week's PhotoHunt theme is closed.

Cook is an outback town that was built in 1917 to help support the Trans-Australian Railway from Adelaide to Perth. The small community included a tennis club, golf course and swimming pool for the local  residents. In 1997 when the railways were privatized the new owners decided they no longer needed a support town in the middle of the Nullarbor and the town was essentially closed down. Today, Cook is said to have a population of four, and is essentially a ghost town.


Posted by Maya at 10:35 AM
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13 comments:

  1. CarverApril 2, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    I couldn't get the photo to load but I'll try later. That's sad when towns are closed because of transportation issues.

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  2. jmbApril 2, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    No photo for me either Maya.

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  3. YTSLApril 2, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Same here, Maya. Did you import the photo from Flickr by any chance? Used to have this problem with some of tnchick's photos because of this... :S

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  4. ancient oneApril 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    No photo... but enjoyed the story. I'll come back later..

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  5. MaRApril 2, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    I would have loved to see the ghost town...there is some technical problem, though.
    Happy weekend! closed

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  6. MayaApril 2, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Sorry everyone. It was showing on my computer, but I guess not anyone else's. I reloaded it and was able to see it on my husband's computer, so hopefully you will be able to see it as well.

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  7. LifeRamblingsApril 2, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    i can see your photo but sad to learn that the town is being closed down.

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  8. UnknownApril 2, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    a population of 4?! wow, i wonder why the 4 people remained here.

    Closed

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  9. YTSLApril 2, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Hi again Maya --

    Yay, I can see the photo now! And what an interesting story to go with it. :)

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  10. eastcoastlifeApril 2, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    I can see the photo.

    Only 4 people in a town!? They have everything to themselves then!

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  11. Susan DemeterApril 2, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    I can see the photo too! Great pic for the theme :)

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  12. TrekcapriApril 3, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    Hi Maya, I visited earlier and couldn't see the photo too, I'm glad to see it now although it is kind of sad to hear about the closing of this town. I couldn't live in a town with only 4 people...but everyone is different. At least with their presence, the town still lives on.

    Hope you're enjoying your weekend.

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  13. PaddyinBAApril 5, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    A great place to go to get away from it all - population of 4 - not much nightlife then!

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