Down town Norseman they mine gold here so it is a very prosperous little place, water is their main problem and the mine supplies 60% of their requirements these days. From here we start across the Nullarbor Plain.

As the story goes this is Norseman the horse of the prospector that first found gold near here the horse went lame and when they investigated he a lump of gold bearing ore in his hoof.

Camels where a very important part of Norseman for a very long time hence the statues in the round about. The roads are very wide as they where first built to allow a camel train to turn around.

Between Esperence and Norseman is a tiny place called Grass Patch and it's main claim to fame is that they had a VC winner from here in the second world war one Thomas Starchevik

In honour of Thomas Starchevik at Grass Patch WA