Kings Park in Perth
Submitted: Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 18:31
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new boy
We arrived
home just before
Easter after 12 months on the road and having seen lots of faboulous spots and sights. BUT today did a wander through
Kings Park what a wonderful place and asolute credit to the
Kings Park Board. I dont think we saw anything to equal wont be 5years before our next visit and I fully recommend to all
perth visitors.
Reply By: equinox - Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 18:44
Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 18:44
If only the present day politicians had as much foresight as this man.....
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A good thing he commands a prominent position in the park.
Cheers
Alan
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Reply By: Member - Jack - Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 18:53
Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 18:53
I agree totally with the sentiments above.
Kings Park is an absolute standout!!
John Forrest .. a man with vision. Todays pollies have less vision than Stevie Wonder by comparison.
Jack
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Follow Up By: Member - Tony H (touring oz) - Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 20:01
Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 20:01
very clever.... I like that
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Follow Up By: Fred G NSW - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 10:19
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 10:19
Yeah thanks Jack...I just spilled my morning coffee LOL LOL
Fred
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Reply By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 20:32
Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 20:32
The
Forrest brothers, along with AC
Gregory and Frank Hann never seemed to get the acknowledgement they deserved for their extensive exploration of the West, probably because their expeditions were so
well planned and executed, all returning
home with minimal loss and lots of results.
Sadly, the only
explorers we seemed to hear about at school in Aust history were the
explorers who went through enormous hardships and death, in many cases through pride, rivalry, bloody-mindedness and incompetence.
Gerry
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Follow Up By: equinox - Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 20:48
Saturday, Jun 04, 2011 at 20:48
You would be surprised, maybe not, at the amount of historians and geographers that would agree with you.
The short comings of those you speak off will be made apparent to all in time so at the least the knowledge will be freely available; it may take a generation or so to kick in....
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Reply By: Member Al (Sunshine Coast) - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 00:21
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 00:21
I agree that King's Park is a great reserve and so close to the city centre.
And what a coincidence, I have just begun reading Explorations in Australia by
John Forrest in preparation for a trip to the Nullabor region later this year.
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Follow Up By: Road Warrior - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 14:59
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 14:59
I agree. I enjoy going for a wander over to
Kings Park in my lunch break to clear the head and I wouldn't be able to do that without Lord
Forrest's vision.
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Reply By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 12:48
Sunday, Jun 05, 2011 at 12:48
I got so carried away with my earlier comment on
explorers that I forgot to add further comment on
Kings Park itself, the original topic!
Visit in September for the
Kings Park festival, from 1st Sept to beginning of October.
The gardens are planted out with a myriad of WA
wildflowers, including the desert everlastings. There are marquees with displays and lots of botanists and horticulturists to explain the flora. It's quite a spectacle.
Kings Park Festival
Was up there on Friday, showing visitors around, and there are still heaps of
wildflowers out, esp the banksias. The boabs from the
Kimberley are looking great, esp the huge one which was carted nearly 3000km from Warnum to find its pride of place looking over the city.
And cool, dry sunny weather for all of this week, it's a great place to visit.
And sorry I missed the likes of Canning,
Carnegie and Rudall in my earlier mentions.
cheers
Gerry
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