133 kilometres east of Perth
Situated on the Great Eastern Highway between Cunderdin and Northam this now small hamlet was a busy Wheatbelt town until hit by a devastating earth quake on October 14th, 1968.
Many of the buildings collapsed including the impressive two storied town Hotel. Just west of the town on the highway the earthquake fault line is crossed. Interpretation on the impact of the earthquake plus a telescoped piece of the Perth to Kalgoorlie pipeline are on display in park land in the town. You can also see a ruin of a house that has been preserved.
The Meckering Camera Museum is situated along the Great Eastern Highway. It has displays of items which includes cameras, movie cameras, enlargers, processing equipment, slides, projectors, kaleidoscopes and much more. It is open everyday from 9:00am to 5:00pm except Wednesdays and Thursdays. It is $5.50 for an Adult and $2.75 for a child. It has information about the Meckering Earthquake and other tourist information. Phone: +61 8 9625 1335 or email: cameras@westnet.com.au or www.thebigcamera.com.au.
