What did I come across? Eery gigantic empty "pool" in NSW bush
On a road trip approx. 12 years ago we pulled off the highway somewhere between Sydney and Northern NSW (seeking somewhere to camp).
Drove down a narrow dirt track until the scrub got too dense to drive through. Decided to continue walking down the track to see where it led.
Came to a chain link fence, behind it a HUGE blue concrete "pool" (only thing I can draw comparison to). In the middle of one of the sides was metal stairs leading up over the edge to a metal "catwalk" that continued straight above the pool and stopped right in the centre, with no barrier at the end.
Additional info:
- I don't know where I was exactly, I have tried google satellite view up and down potential stopping points but have not found anything so far.
- Why didn't I take a photo? I literally have no idea. I was 20, with my husband, we likely didn't have reception anyway so left phones in the car?
I do know that as soon as I saw it, I just wanted to get out of there.
The weirdest thing to me is that the metal catwalk just ended half way across.
Trying to justify it at the time, I though maybe some kind of cattle abituare? (But that made no sense with just dense bush around. Also why would you walk livestock up above/ into the middle of a giant pool to kill them and throw them into the 'pool')
I so hope someone knows what this kind of set up would be used for. Thank you
(See: My very average Canva diagrams to give you a clearer idea of what I mean).
