Can you see the pattern in the cement?

@JudyEv (382008)
Rockingham, Australia
July 8, 2025 8:14am CST
The image shows part of the netting and cement which the local people used to create the swimming pool at Gorge Rock. I wrote about Gorge Rock last discussion. Can you see the pattern of the wire in the cement? The pool was 68 metres long (225 ft), 21 metres wide (70ft) and 4 metres deep (14 ft) at the wall, tapering off at the eastern end. There were change rooms and toilets nearby. Later, the nearby town of Corrigin got an Olympic-sized swimming pool and Gorge Rock pool fell into disuse. No swimming is allowed there now but it would have given a lot of people a lot of pleasure in its time.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
8 Jul
Yes, I can see the pattern. I wonder if there are any photos of it when it was being used ?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
There were photos on the notice boards of people swimming but they didn't reproduce very well.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
9 Jul
When you say no one is allowed to swim there does that mean it is filled with water?
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
9 Jul
@JudyEv If there is no circulation then that water will soon be contaminated. Strange that they have kept it without anyone being allowed to swim
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
@allknowing It stays full because of the water that runs off the rock. The level probably drops right down in summer but rises again once it rains.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
It is full of water and you're not supposed to swim in it. There is no-one around there to stop you I guess but it could have quite a bit of debris in it now.
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MeMoneyAndLove
@abhi_bangal (7679)
• Ahmednagar, India
9 Jul
The pattern is pretty much visible. The very look of the pool gives me feeling of the grand old presence it might have had at its time. A towering figure. It's a living example of how many kids might have learnt swimming there. Something new came up and third pool lost its very existence. Giving sad vibes.
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MeMoneyAndLove
@abhi_bangal (7679)
• Ahmednagar, India
9 Jul
@JudyEv It's always the case of big fish eating the smaller fish.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
The nearby town became bigger and this small community more or less lost its identity.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502372)
• Italy
8 Jul
Yes, I see the pattern of the wire. It was a very large pool.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502372)
• Italy
9 Jul
@JudyEv - It was surely a pleasant place where to rest and enjoy the pool.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
It would have been lovely there in the summertime.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21499)
• London, England
8 Jul
A bit of a change from the usual tile pattern!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
Yes, that's true.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
8 Jul
Yes I see it. 14 feet deep is too deep for me!!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
Me too. I'd be down the very shallow end.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14805)
• Ireland
8 Jul
@judyev 68 metres long?! I'd prefer that to a swanky Olympic pool.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
It's a big expanse but in the end I guess there were very few left in the area to maintain it.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34968)
• United Kingdom
8 Jul
It was certainly a lot of work to build that!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382008)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
One contractor had a bobcat in the area and did a lot of the work for free. Many hands and all that!