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July 7 2025 |
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I removed the mirrors many days ago. |
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We can recognise the tight stretches of swale before we
reach them. |
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Did I mention that some of the dunes are a bit scalloped.
If we descend too fast we roll from side to side. Most uncomfortable. |
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not much left of this outcrop. |
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The dunes are becoming ever less frequent. Soon we will
leave them behind. |
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Isn't the flowering spinifex magnificent. |
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Perhaps the last of the desert oaks we will see. |
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Someone camped here. |
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Well 37, Lipuru. |
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The graves of James Thomson, George Shoesmith, and
"Chinaman" are in a dune a short walk from the well. "Chinaman" was a
"native boy". We have some difficulty deciding if he was Chinese or
Aboriginal with a nickname. |
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The Western Mail (Perth) newspaper reported on 7th October
1911 "The Stock Route Tragedy" on June 30th last. Part of a small party
herding a small mob of cattle. Their destroyed camp was discovered by a
later, larger party (350 cattle).
There were more than a few indications they met with foul play. Various
possessions spread over many km and many wells.
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Not much left of the well. |
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A little further on, casuarinas (desert oaks), and a camp
site. |
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Its less than an hour since the last vehicle passed this
way. Foot, or paw, prints from a family.
We followed them for several km. |
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Pleased to get over this dune. Having added air to the
tyres we let some out. |
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There was an old track and a new track about 50m apart.
Each as difficult as the other. A time of day when the sun had dried and
warmed the sand. |
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We camped behind some bushes next to Well 36, Kilkil. |
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A quick walk to the top of the nearest dune. |
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| To Well 33, Kunawarritji |
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July 8 2025 |
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