A bash in the bush Mooliabeenie WA
At the end of WWII, Australia had 317 mainland and regional airfields, all controlled by the Royal Australian Air Force. ‘Moolie’, as it is commonly referred to, 56 miles (90 km) from Perth, was the site of a 1500 metre long airstrip that was used by the United States Army Air Corps during WW2, as was the similar strip at Caversham Airfield at Middle Swan. Moolie was referred to as a satellite strip for Caversham, and was rarely used except for training. Caversham, being closer to Perth, hosted some high profile events including the Australian Grand Prix for cars. Moolie, on the other hand, was out in the sticks, although the now-defunct private Midland Railway ran past the site from Midland Junction to Walkaway, with the Mooliabeenie Siding between Gingin and Mogumber close to the track.
When the military departed, what was left was a very wide and long (1500 metre) flat runway, sealed with bonded bitumen, plus a much narrower loop road that meandered through the scrub and joined both ends of
