Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YFOR Fortnum Gold Mine and airstrip (in care and maintenance)

File Description:
YFOR The Fortnum mine closed in April 2007, having only reopened in July 2006, when the then-owner Gleneagle Gold Limited went into receivership. It was sold to Eagle Gold Mines Limited in 13 December 2007, which, in turn, went into receivership in 2009, now renamed Grosvenor Gold Pty. Limited. The future of the mine remains uncertain. Approximate figure for the period from July 2006 to April 2007, calculated from gold sales of A$21,000,000 at an average of A$800 per ounce in this time.

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Filename:	YFOR_Fortnum_Gold_Mine_and_airstrip_in_care_and_ma.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	25th February 2013, 23:49:17
Downloads:	217
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	3.8 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YFRK Frankland River Grazing Company (Westfield), Western Australia

File Description:
YFRK Frankland River Grazing Company (Westfield), home of Bobtail Ridge Wines, Merino Sheep and Simmental Cattle.

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Filename:	YFRK_Frankland_River_Grazing_Company_Westfield_Wes.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	25th February 2013, 23:51:39
Downloads:	249
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	6.75 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YFRV Oombugurri Community, Western Australia (Town closed 2011)

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YFRV Oombugurri Community, Western Australia, formerly Forrest River Mission. Features extensive flattening of Forrest River which runs uphill. Take a flight there before installing the scenery. Oombulgurri, was an Aboriginal community in the eastern Kimberley, 45 kilometres southeast of Wyndham. The Anglican Forrest River Mission for Aborigines was founded in 1896���¢������97 by Harold Hale (Later Bishop of Prth) but was abandoned after a few months. A permanent mission, known as the Forrest River Mission, was established on the site in 1913 by the bishop of the north west, the Rt. Rev. Gerard Trower. In December 1913, Anglican priest Ernest Gribble took charge, three years after he was forced to resign as superintendent at Yarrabah. Gribble remained as superintendent until the early 1930s. In 1926 the mission was plagued by an influenza epidemic and impacted by the Forrest River massacre where police killed a number of Aboriginal people. This event remains controversial. The mission was closed in 1969, after the 1967 Aboriginal referendum. In 1973, fifty Aboriginal people decided to resettle their abandoned tribal land and rename it Oombulgurri. Within a year, the population had grown to 200. Infrastructure and welfare programs were set up in the 1970s and 1980s to provide the residents with basic amenities and to allow the town to become self-sufficient. In 2007 a Coronial Inquiry began into Aboriginal deaths in the Kimberley, including five in Oombulgurri. It revealed high levels of alcohol abuse, suicide and child neglect in Oombulgurri. Some time after the inquest, alcohol was banned there and the population began to move away to areas where alcohol was available. It had a population of 107 as of the 2006 census. In 2011, the government of Western Australia encouraged residents of Oombulgurri to move elsewhere as it considered the community "unviable". The last residents from Oombulgurri were relocated to Wyndham just before Christmas 2011. REQUIRES Blencowe_LibraryKit.zip

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Filename:	YFRV_Oombugurri_Community_Western_Australia_Town_c.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	28th February 2013, 02:37:06
Downloads:	229
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	2.97 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YKLN Kulin Town and YJLN Kulin, Jilakin Rock, Western Australia

File Description:
YKLN Kulin Town and YJLN Kulin, Jilakin Rock. Kulin is located in the upper great southern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, the Shire of Kulin covers an area of 4,790 square kilometres. It encompasses the towns of Kulin, Pingaring, Dudinin, Jitarning, and Holt Rock. The Kulin economy is based on agriculture and was settled by pastoralists in 1905. The crosswind runway is actually 7 miles to the east at Jilakin Rock and slopes uphill to the east. For convenience, I have used fictitious YJLN. Jilakin Downs is a Dorper sheep stud farm and the home of the Kulin Bush Races. Dorpers are currently under a cloud in Western Australia as the local abatoirs claim their hair is contaminating the meat and won't accept them. "We welcome air traffic to our 2012 Kulin Bush Races Weekend. A crosswind airstrip is available, with a shuttle bus service to the Jilakin Track. GPS position is S32-39-95 E118-18-71 and the elevation is 950 feet. The strip is 7 nautical miles east of the town of Kulin. Camping and toilets are close to the strip so that you can camp near your plane. Kulin airstrip is also available for landing and takeoff during the weekend, a shuttle bus is available to take you out to the race track. If this option is chosen please contact Barry West. Please contact Barry West for flying information on 9880 9021" www.kulin.wa.gov.au/tourism_and_local_events/kulin_bush_races/flying_visit.html REQUIRES Blencowe_LibraryKit.zip

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Filename:	YKLN_Kulin_Town_and_YJLN_Kulin_Jilakin_Rock_Wester.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	28th February 2013, 13:52:31
Downloads:	225
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	5.73 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YLEA Leeman, Western Australia (Snag Island) airstrip and town

File Description:
YLEA Leeman - formerley Snag Island is a tiny fishing village which is ideal for fishermen and holiday makers eager to get away from the more commercialised centres. Calling itself the 'Home of Western Australia's Dhufish' the settlement boasts huge and dramatic white sand dunes, good beach and offshore fishing, safe beaches for surfing, swimming and sailboarding, and superb displays of wildflowers in the spring. Leeman is home to a crayfish (lobster) fishing fleet which plies the fishing grounds off the coast in the season. The industry developed in the 1950s and has since become one of the most important on the Central West coast. It is also a dormitory suburb for the nearby sand mining town of Eneabba. REQUIRES Blencowe_LibraryKit.zip

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Filename:	YLEA_Leeman_Western_Australia_Snag_Island_airstrip.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	28th February 2013, 13:54:58
Downloads:	229
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	1.39 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YLGB Bidyadanga (La Grange Bay), Western Australia

File Description:
YLGB Bidyadanga (La Grange Bay), the largest aboriginal community in WA has a population of 500 people and is situated 190km south of Broome. This is the traditional country of the Karajarri People who had their native title acknowledged by the Federal Court of Australia in 2003. Facilities in the community of Bidyadanga include a large community store, fuel outlet, multi-functional police unit, school, telecentre, and a community swimming pool completed in 2007. REQUIRES Blencowe_LibraryKit.zip

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Filename:	YLGB_Bidyadanga_La_Grange_Bay_Western_Australia.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	28th February 2013, 13:55:11
Downloads:	221
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	3.66 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YLUW Leeuwin Estate Winery, Western Australia

File Description:
YLUW Leeuwin Estate, one of the founding wineries of the now famous Margaret River district, consistently produces wines that rank with the world's finest. In 1972, following an extensive search for the area most suitable to produce the best varietal wines in Australia, legendary American winemaker, Robert Mondavi, identified the future site of the Leeuwin vineyard. Originally a cattle farm, Leeuwin Estate evolved, under the direction of Denis and Tricia Horgan, with Robert Mondavi acting as consultant and mentor. A nursery was planted in 1974 and the initial vineyards were deep-ploughed, deep-ripped, emptied of stone, planned, pegged, measured, marked and eventually planted by hand over a five year period from 1975. Featuring state-of-the art facilities, the winery building was opened in 1978, celebrating with a trial vintage. Leeuwin enjoyed its first commercial vintage in 1979, and was thrust into the international spotlight when Decanter Magazine gave its highest recommendation to the 1980 "Art Series" Chardonnay in an international blind tasting. Maintaining a team of highly skilled and dedicated winemakers, and now under the direction of two generations of the founding family, Leeuwin now exports to over 30 countries. www.leeuwinestate.com.au/?page=4 REQUIRES Blencowe_LibraryKit.zip

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Filename:	YLUW_Leeuwin_Estate_Winery_Western_Australia.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	28th February 2013, 13:55:25
Downloads:	235
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	3.66 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YMBE Mooliabeenie Siding, Western Australia (closed)

File Description:
YMBE Mooliabeenie Siding is a disused 1,500 m (4,900 ft) long satelite airstrip which was used by the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and associated with the Caversham Airfield at Middle Swan. Like the Caversham Airfield, the Mooliabeenee Airfield was later used an auto racetrack. Local car clubs regularly use the site for motorkhana events. REQUIRES Blencowe_LibraryKit.zip

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Filename:	YMBE_Mooliabeenie_Siding_Western_Australia_closed.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	28th February 2013, 13:56:01
Downloads:	195
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	5.98 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YMDN Merredin, Western Australia, Town and Airfield

File Description:
YMDN Merredin Town and Airfield - includes townsite landclass. Merredin, a town better known for its wheat and sheep exports. But for almost a decade, it's where one of Asia's busiest carriers, China Southern Airlines, has been sending its trainee pilots to learn how to fly. "They come from a country with a population of more than a billion people. Right now they live in Merredin - population, depending on who's visiting, around 2,000. For nine years now, they and hundreds like them have travelled to WA's empty, sprawling Wheatbelt to learn how to fly. The middle of the Wheatbelt is not the first place you'd look for the future of Chinese commercial aviation. But before these fledgling flyers can spread their wings with China's largest airline, they must pass six months of boot camp in Merredin. Most of them are from China's southern provinces. Their backgrounds are varied. For many of them, it's the first time that they've operated some form of machinery, which includes those students that haven't even had an exposure to driving a motor car. It's early days in their careers. The students are putting in the groundwork. First, mastering the art of piloting single-engine two-seater planes. It's all preparation for the Boeings and airbuses they'll eventually be flying on major international routes. The pressure is intense. Every aspect of the student's progress is measured. Failure can have serious implications for their hopes of becoming commercial pilots. It's part theory and part practical. But flying isn't the only thing that these young men have to get used to in Merredin. For one, there's the incredibly slow pace of country life. Merredin Shire sold the defunct airport for $1 - that's cheaper than a bag of lollies. The locals say the monetary sweetener has paid off." (From ABC transcript) REQUIRES Blencowe_LibraryKit.zip

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Filename:	YMDN_Merredin_Western_Australia_Town_and_Airfield.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	28th February 2013, 13:56:12
Downloads:	281
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	4.56 MB

Category: Flight Simulator X - Scenery
YMGM Mount Gibson Gold Mine, Western Australia

File Description:
YMGM Mount Gibson Gold Mine (Care and Maintenance - Legend Mining Ltd), started life as a gold mining operation in 1986 following the discovery of gold in outcropping laterite (ironstone). Mining was conducted until 1998, with 95% of ore coming from 14 open pits. The operation produced 870,000 ounces of gold from 16.5Mt of ore at an average grade of 1.68 grams per tonne (g/t). The current gold Mineral Resource (Indicated and Inferred) is 8,754,000 tonnes at an estimated grade of 1.98 g/t gold (559,000 ounces of gold). This resource is not economic at the current gold price. An extensive rehabilitation programme involving the decommissioning of the plant/mill infrastructure is currently being undertaken with a view to reducing environmental bonds. REQUIRES Blencowe_LibraryKit.zip

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Filename:	YMGM_Mount_Gibson_Gold_Mine_Western_Australia.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	28th February 2013, 13:56:27
Downloads:	213
Author:	Alan Blencowe
Size:	5.57 MB