http://www.southimage.net/wilderness-travel/nullarbor-history.php The Life and Times of a Compulsive Wilderness Photographer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:08:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.southimage.net/wilderness-travel/nullarbor-history.php/comment-page-1#comment-4052 Gerry C Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:42:28 +0000 http://www.southimage.net/wilderness-travel/nullabour-history.php#comment-4052 Reminds me of the trip I did from Perth back in 1967 in a Mini (!). The road (track?) was unsealed from Cocklebiddy to Ceduna, and then quite a bit of dirt thru to about Kimba and we crawled in places. The track was quite wide in places where the road was too rough, so people just created a new section of track into the bush beyond the graded section. Camped out everywhere - recall camping near Caiguna out in the open - 2 bed rolls each side of a campfire, with a pile of wood at the head of each bed. When the fire died down, one threw a bit more wood on without getting out of bed. Geez it was cold that night. Trucks tooted us thru the night. And the fuel blockage that plagued us for about 2 days, finally fixed at Pt Pirie. Adelaide was paradise after the Nullarbor. Still got some movie footage somewhere. Reminds me of the trip I did from Perth back in 1967 in a Mini (!). The road (track?) was unsealed from Cocklebiddy to Ceduna, and then quite a bit of dirt thru to about Kimba and we crawled in places. The track was quite wide in places where the road was too rough, so people just created a new section of track into the bush beyond the graded section. Camped out everywhere – recall camping near Caiguna out in the open – 2 bed rolls each side of a campfire, with a pile of wood at the head of each bed. When the fire died down, one threw a bit more wood on without getting out of bed. Geez it was cold that night. Trucks tooted us thru the night.
And the fuel blockage that plagued us for about 2 days, finally fixed at Pt Pirie. Adelaide was paradise after the Nullarbor. Still got some movie footage somewhere.

]]> http://www.southimage.net/wilderness-travel/nullarbor-history.php/comment-page-1#comment-4051 Brian T Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:10:59 +0000 http://www.southimage.net/wilderness-travel/nullabour-history.php#comment-4051 I remember (just!) when we moved from Kambalda West (near Kalgoorlie) to Melbourne in the early 70's. The car was my dad's then brand new 74 Chrysler wagon and the road was dust and large rocks and roaming wildlife. I know we stayed in a hotel at Ceduna but I think the rest of the way we camped in the scrub at the side of the road, in those days at least there were no road trains in the night to watch out for!! I remember (just!) when we moved from Kambalda West (near Kalgoorlie) to Melbourne in the early 70’s.
The car was my dad’s then brand new 74 Chrysler wagon and the road was dust and large rocks and roaming wildlife.
I know we stayed in a hotel at Ceduna but I think the rest of the way we camped in the scrub at the side of the road, in those days at least there were no road trains in the night to watch out for!!

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