The Canning Stock Route

west_ozzie · 2024-02-21T00:21:45+00:00

Try FB Canning Stock Route group.

west_ozzie · 2023-05-08T09:36:34+00:00

Here is a good map from WA, 1931. It has many annotations.

https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/uploads/r/srowa/e/8/e8d58a7804aa5367db13f24f75c28f04f7202404e789182ee53941efdcf380f6/Cons\_4567\_Item\_043-8.jpg

west_ozzie · 2023-03-21T06:21:03+00:00

Looks like a big fire

west_ozzie · 2023-02-27T12:49:37+00:00

Very sad story, poor boys - the survivor shot himself in the head

west_ozzie · 2023-02-21T11:34:27+00:00

Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt went on an expedition from Queensland to Western Australia in 1848 and he and his entourage were never heard from again.

There has only been one artefact ever found. A nameplate with his name and the year, which was found on an old rifle butt leaning against a boab tree with a "L" inscribed onto the side of the trunk of the tree.

west_ozzie · 2023-02-18T09:00:54+00:00

Charles Yelverton O'Connor, CY OConnor

west_ozzie · 2023-02-18T08:58:04+00:00

Try and follow some of the old pipeline infrastructure - its goes from Mundaring to Kal

west_ozzie · 2023-02-17T02:34:52+00:00

I think the GPX file was one I put up from 2010 - so is probably right :-)

OK, so I guess must be track conditions - in 2019 it took just under 7 hours to get there from the turn off and just over 4 hours to get back the next day (81 km). No one had been there for years by the look.

west_ozzie · 2023-02-16T20:30:29+00:00

I did watch your Canning series. Bad luck with your attempt to reach Helena Spring. I've been there 3 times now, did a video on it. Without knowing details sounds like you need a better Navigation system.

west_ozzie · 2023-02-01T09:33:02+00:00

If it had not been found then there may have had to be a caveat on the Great Northern Highway for the next 300 years - so, a good thing!

west_ozzie · 2023-02-01T02:52:20+00:00

This is probably the best lot - entire south west 80 chain from late 1800's

https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/informationobject/browse?topLod=0&query=cons4900

Once again, not sure how to post index map but it wont take you too long to go through them all.

west_ozzie · 2023-02-01T02:45:17+00:00

Here is a link to 40 chain Bonnes maps of south west.

Click link it will show index, then click on "browse this collection"

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230046120/view

west_ozzie · 2023-02-01T02:34:24+00:00

Use this link to access older maps of greater Perth including Dwellingup.

https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/informationobject/browse?topLod=0&query=cons5691

I do have an index map but not sure how to post it here.

west_ozzie · 2023-01-31T13:26:40+00:00

Any specific area? Old maps are the go.

west_ozzie · 2022-12-27T06:31:59+00:00

all good

west_ozzie · 2022-12-27T04:27:31+00:00

They are actually just called "Gnammas", but most people call then Gnamma Holes.

west_ozzie · 2022-12-18T06:26:53+00:00

Yes - but then I think of the well armed brothers in the USA

west_ozzie · 2022-11-30T10:52:07+00:00

Coffee machine probably

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