In my last post on signs, based on Monday's drive, I deliberately left out one sign till this post - which simply focuses on the quaint 1920's village of Ariah Park in the Temora Shire region of the Riverina...
This sign must be unique...
The 'wowser and bowser' reference is possibly best explained (most amusing) by Motorbike Nation HERE...
The wide main street's median strip is lined with peppercorn trees planted in 1916...
Now a closer view of what Ariah Park is all about...
The above photo represents one view of Coolamon Street, the main street...peppercorn trees + angled, small driveways where cars can park on the median strip - left and bottom right...
NOTE: The street is empty because most shops appear to be closed on Mondays...
But still I enjoyed wandering so freely...
More views of the main street + a closer view of one of the peppercorn tree trunks...
The above 2 photos demonstrate how cars use the median strip's single-vehicle driveways under the peppercorn trees...
At one end of the median strip (nearest the railway and facing the railway) is this bronze statue...
Ariah Park is the birthplace of bulk wheat handling.
Prior to that, wheat was packaged in bags and carried on the shoulders of men...
At the other end of the median strip is this statue...originally a memorial to men and women in WWI, but more plaques have been added with the names of those involved in WWII and the Vietnam War...
Interestingly, the soldier figure faces toward the town's centre...
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