We drove to Woomelang on the way past Sea Lake and other murals of Kaff-eine
Woomelang is a rural township on the Sunraysia Highway and the railway to Mildura and not far south from Sea Lake
Woomelang was first known as Cronomby Tanks, which were farm water storages on the Lake Wilhemina pastoral station.
By 1893 the railway line had reached Birchip about 30 km south of Woomelang, encouraging the opening up of farm selections within reasonable travelling distance. Methodist church services were held at Cronomby Tanks in 1896.
The railway extension came in 1899, and the name Cronomby Tanks was changed to Woomelang to avoid confusion with another similar sounding railway station.
It is thought that Woomelang is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning poor or miserable.
Despite this Jo read out some cock and bull story about the name coming from a man on his horse Melang, who on seeing the township cries Whoa Melang!!
It was a nice little town with shops and a newly developed town square that wa for markets etc
The mural on the general store is what took us there but we explored a bit further
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| The Mural by Andrew Bourke |
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| the developing native garden in the Square |
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| On way to Cronomby tanks this old shearing shed was built in the depression |
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| The shed is made form beaten kerosine tins. |
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| all around the tanks were pictures made from corrugate iron of he old town |
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| One of the water catchment ponds |
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| Further Corrugated iron works! |
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| One section of the highway had this Hay bale art Another piece 's head had fallen off |
The day was dusty and windy and lots of loose brush was being bowled up against the faces Looking very picturesque
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