Sculptures at Tom Price, Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326505)
Rockingham, Australia
October 25, 2020 2:51am CST
Tom Price; in northern Western Australia; is a mining town and was originally set up by Rio Tinto specifically for its employees. The town was named after Thomas Moore Price, who worked for the American Company, Kaiser Steel. Tom Price, the town, regularly features as one of WA’s hottest towns.
Price worked tirelessly to convince mining companies as well as State and Federal governments that the area was worth further investigation. In 1962, Moore returned to America. Two hours after being informed of the discovery of a very rich ore deposit, he died of a heart attack at the age of 71.
When Rio Tinto first established the town, if you didn’t work in the mines, you couldn’t live there. Later our guide told us the town was sold to Ashburton Shire for $1. Schools, businesses and recreational facilities soon became established.
The sculptures are in a mall in the main shopping area.
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@wolfgirl569 (96024)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Oct 20
@JudyEv It is cute. But they are all very life like in detail
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
25 Oct 20
thanks much fer the history 'f this place. how sad that mr. price passed so quickly 'fter learnin' 'f such, but 't least he did so knowin' he 'twas correct. i reckon a small comfort?
most interestin' the town 'twas sold so cheaply, but such's happened other places 'cross the globe fer the benefit 'f the folks.
oh my! those sculptures 're most beautiful! what a treat to be goin' 'bout 'n seein' those lovely creatures. the tenderness shown with the emu'n chicks...be still my heart!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
26 Oct 20
@JudyEv gotta love that, eh? so oft 'tis jest the 'pposite, so thanks fer sharin'n that info. 'twas somethin' i truly'd not known.
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@arunima25 (85733)
• Bangalore, India
25 Oct 20
Those are beautiful sculptures
.Getting such a rich town for $1... That's a great deal
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I won't appreciate having a town only for people working in mining. That would be boring. We need varieties in life and city.
.Getting such a rich town for $1... That's a great deal.
I won't appreciate having a town only for people working in mining. That would be boring. We need varieties in life and city.2 people like this
@arunima25 (85733)
• Bangalore, India
28 Oct 20
@JudyEv Thanks for the information.
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@snowy22315 (170798)
• United States
25 Oct 20
Here in the US, they used to have mining towns too. Eventually most became ghost towns.
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@JudyEv (326505)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 20
I thought so too. I didn't think the standing kangaroo was as good as the others.
@LindaOHio (157726)
• United States
25 Oct 20
What an interesting story! The sculptures are really cool!
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@sweetshayens (328)
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25 Oct 20
Very great things to display in the public space.
Firstly without seeing the title, I thought it's real animal :-)
The sculptor created them perfectly -
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@JudyEv (326505)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Oct 20
It seemed a nice town. On the tour we did of the Rio Tinto mine, a mine engineer took his wife and child on the tour so they could see where he worked. Security was really tight. There was no way he could just waltz in with the family in tow.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
25 Oct 20
the mind of those who see beyond what is there - so cool
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