Winburn Rocks on our trek on the Old Gunbarrel Highway to Giles, WA. An early #roundaustraliawithspelio
This route is not open any more, as it passes through Aboriginal Lands, we did it in a VW Kombi, speedo here @9280 miles, 70m East of Warburton.
#KombiSplity is in the background...
We travelled this route as a means to get from Perth to Canberra, via Normanton, for a new job! The TA helped pay for the trip, I had a Travel Allowance to fly or drive, and it helped pay for a couple of months of detour..
We bought some beautiful artifacts, at the Mission store, www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/2310824155/
We bought 6gals of petrol for $3.30, then continued out on the muddy track, where we got a puncture, much to the amusement of the locals, as the kids watched and laughed as we changed the wheel... (speedo 8807m)
Camped 45mi out of Warburton.
(Notes from trips speedo log book! 01-05-16)
We drove out past Mt Hilda in the Warburton Ranges and continued east along the winding muddy track to these rocks where we camped.
This shot was taken on the return trip after the spark plug disaster! After we turned around from the mud and bog, 279mi from Warburton, N of Giles Ck, on the 09 July 1968.
Just posted this image to Troggonk on Instagram 21/03/19
Speedo notes say we camped at speedo 9182, then the engine fixed itself in the muddy wheel spinning section with me pushing, at 9242. Then we reached Winburn rocks speedo 9280 for a break!
After passing through Warburton again at 9350, we camped at 9436.
Next day we had lunch at 9564.. see in comments below...
I have many more slides to scan of this trip! we drove through accompanied by John Arnold, who ran tours through to Alice Springs in the 60's
This trip was one of his early ones, and had seven or eight retired farmers and a teacher, who it turned out we knew her daughter..
A good story this trip, must blog the diary one day..
See the GDT Great Desert Tracks Hema maps p201 D9 on the Warburton Road to Blackstone (Papulankutja) closed community.
There is an Arnold Creek in this area marked on the GDT maps, if anyone knows if this was named after John, add a note!
We found a tree with a plaque in memory of Bob Collard, who was bogged ahead of us for a time in 1968!
See a later photo from 2011... and some detailed notes added by Mary..
www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/7948857282/in/photostream/
And see the Great Central Road wiki wikitravel.org/en/Gunbarrel_Highway
Mapped here approx on the line between Warburton and corners of WA-NT-SA borders
see p201 in the Hema GDT Atlas & Guide
Weather station at Giles. www.bom.gov.au/australia/radar/info/wa_info.shtml#giles44
The Flickr MAP here fails to show the location or image!!
B3R55-17
Here we are having lunch Picture of it opens in new window.
see the mention of the old Gunbarrel Highway passing here in the 1976 edition p 295 "The Readers Digest Scenic Wonders of Australia"
see maps here..
meridianmaps.com.au/product/gunbarrel-highway/
The section of the Gunbarrrel Highway explored and surveyed by Len Beadell in 1958, is shown on this map complete with GPS readings. It links with the Canning Stock Route and Tanami Track, a circular route popular with many 4WD travellers.
The Gunbarrel Highway is featured because of its popularity but the Great Central Road and several interconnecting tracks within the Gibson Desert are also featured on this map.
Westprint Maps are highly regarded maps for desert areas. All Westprint maps contain notes on history, explorers, points of interest, surrounding flora and fauna and contain various photos of landmarks. The maps are very clear to read and have road distances, rest areas, caravan parks and fuel outlets noted.
This map covers: Great Central Road, Connie Sue Highway, David Carnegie Road, Leonora, Laverton, Glen Ayle Road, Rason Lakes Road, Western part of Anne Beadell Highway, Heather Highway etc.
Winburn Rocks on our trek on the Old Gunbarrel Highway to Giles, WA. An early #roundaustraliawithspelio
This route is not open any more, as it passes through Aboriginal Lands, we did it in a VW Kombi, speedo here @9280 miles, 70m East of Warburton.
#KombiSplity is in the background...
We travelled this route as a means to get from Perth to Canberra, via Normanton, for a new job! The TA helped pay for the trip, I had a Travel Allowance to fly or drive, and it helped pay for a couple of months of detour..
We bought some beautiful artifacts, at the Mission store, www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/2310824155/
We bought 6gals of petrol for $3.30, then continued out on the muddy track, where we got a puncture, much to the amusement of the locals, as the kids watched and laughed as we changed the wheel... (speedo 8807m)
Camped 45mi out of Warburton.
(Notes from trips speedo log book! 01-05-16)
We drove out past Mt Hilda in the Warburton Ranges and continued east along the winding muddy track to these rocks where we camped.
This shot was taken on the return trip after the spark plug disaster! After we turned around from the mud and bog, 279mi from Warburton, N of Giles Ck, on the 09 July 1968.
Just posted this image to Troggonk on Instagram 21/03/19
Speedo notes say we camped at speedo 9182, then the engine fixed itself in the muddy wheel spinning section with me pushing, at 9242. Then we reached Winburn rocks speedo 9280 for a break!
After passing through Warburton again at 9350, we camped at 9436.
Next day we had lunch at 9564.. see in comments below...
I have many more slides to scan of this trip! we drove through accompanied by John Arnold, who ran tours through to Alice Springs in the 60's
This trip was one of his early ones, and had seven or eight retired farmers and a teacher, who it turned out we knew her daughter..
A good story this trip, must blog the diary one day..
See the GDT Great Desert Tracks Hema maps p201 D9 on the Warburton Road to Blackstone (Papulankutja) closed community.
There is an Arnold Creek in this area marked on the GDT maps, if anyone knows if this was named after John, add a note!
We found a tree with a plaque in memory of Bob Collard, who was bogged ahead of us for a time in 1968!
See a later photo from 2011... and some detailed notes added by Mary..
www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/7948857282/in/photostream/
And see the Great Central Road wiki wikitravel.org/en/Gunbarrel_Highway
Mapped here approx on the line between Warburton and corners of WA-NT-SA borders
see p201 in the Hema GDT Atlas & Guide
Weather station at Giles. www.bom.gov.au/australia/radar/info/wa_info.shtml#giles44
The Flickr MAP here fails to show the location or image!!
B3R55-17
Here we are having lunch Picture of it opens in new window.
see the mention of the old Gunbarrel Highway passing here in the 1976 edition p 295 "The Readers Digest Scenic Wonders of Australia"
see maps here..
meridianmaps.com.au/product/gunbarrel-highway/
The section of the Gunbarrrel Highway explored and surveyed by Len Beadell in 1958, is shown on this map complete with GPS readings. It links with the Canning Stock Route and Tanami Track, a circular route popular with many 4WD travellers.
The Gunbarrel Highway is featured because of its popularity but the Great Central Road and several interconnecting tracks within the Gibson Desert are also featured on this map.
Westprint Maps are highly regarded maps for desert areas. All Westprint maps contain notes on history, explorers, points of interest, surrounding flora and fauna and contain various photos of landmarks. The maps are very clear to read and have road distances, rest areas, caravan parks and fuel outlets noted.
This map covers: Great Central Road, Connie Sue Highway, David Carnegie Road, Leonora, Laverton, Glen Ayle Road, Rason Lakes Road, Western part of Anne Beadell Highway, Heather Highway etc.