Wednesday 20th August.
The washing we completed yesterday dried by about 5:30.
We went for a walk around the "town" which is little more than a dozen or so houses, no shops of any description with only the Warra hotel catering to locals and others.
The adjacent railway line is quite busy with coal trucks heading east every four or five hours.
We wandered across to the hotel late afternoon and sat up to the public bar with a couple of local guys and another couple from far North Queensland. The young barmaid told us of the history of Warra which was once a thriving community until virtually the whole town was wiped out by fire many years back and certainly not in her time. The heritage listed hotel was the only survivor but as there were no residents for years it quickly fell into disrepair. It is such a lovely two storey building it is pleasing to see that it is now being restored. During the hour or so we spent over a drink or two there were a number of locals who dropped in purely to purchase take away six packs and bottles.
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