It was a long drive from Carnarvon to Denham, so we stopped at Hamelin. There's a Station stay there, just off the highway, and to our minds this place is the benchmark to which all station stays should aspire. The facilities, camp kitchen, common rooms, etc were all made of solid local stone that was professionally laid. A different type of person stays at these places. No power, no water to hook up to, but everyone who was there came out at 5pm with a plate of nibbles, there drinks (including the owners) and everything just flowed. We'll be back again no doubt at all.
In the early 1900's local builders used "shell bricks" to construct buildings. These were quarried at Hamelin Pool using large rip saws similar to those used for logging in year gone by.
These Stromatilites are living organisms. Hamelin Pool is one of 2 sites worldwide. They have been around for 3 billion years.
The sites are all crushed shells (no dust).
In the early 1900's local builders used "shell bricks" to construct buildings. These were quarried at Hamelin Pool using large rip saws similar to those used for logging in year gone by. 
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