Bruce Rock
Bruce Rock was gazetted in 1913 and was originally called Nunagin (Noonegin) but this name was easily confused with Nungarin and Narrogin.
It was changed to Bruce Rock, after the large granite inselberg nearby. Inselbergs in the Wheatbelt are made of granite. Granite forms when melted rock (or magma) cools deep in Earth’s crust over a long period of time.
Look closely and you might see crystals of different colours in the rock. Most granite contains a mixture of at least three different minerals: quartz (clear or white coloured), orthoclase feldspar (pink coloured), biotite (black coloured, usually as small specks), plus others that might be harder to see.
This rock is said to be named after John Rufus Bruce who cut sandalwood near here around 1879. There are also several pioneer wells to discover.
This site is part of the Wheatbelt Science Trail and GeoTrail, you can find more information or other sites of interest across the region on the map.
The Cache
The cache is a large cache hidden next to a tree