Wirrealpa Murmurings

farawayman

Long Timer
I heard some faint murmurings from the Ulysses Club about a place called Wirrealpa Station in the Flinders Ranges, so I booked me a place. And seeing the Flinders has had a good washing since Doug and Eivind have been up that way, I figured it would be safe enough. (see http://www.austouring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6212)

I set off at first light and in the rain.
First stop Muirchison Gap

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Breakfast at Maldon

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Someone's got a great cubby house

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My original plan was to take the Murrayville track from Nhill to Murrayville but there has been some rain in the area in the last week ranging from 50-130mm. I was unsure of its condition so I went and looked at grain silos instead.

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farawayman

Long Timer
These small towns in the Mallee are really suffering

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Spent the night in an over priced room at the Karoonda pub getting in after dark.
The highlight was the rats disputing your aim while using the toilet at 3am.
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farawayman

Long Timer
Got up with the sun and snuck out to the dinning room for my complementary breakfast but nothing but a mess was left, something to do with the very drunk rats that went to bed about 1.30 I guess.
No use hanging around here so I hit the road. The map said it was dirt but it wasn't.
The ferry was waiting at Walker's Flat

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A surprisingly nice ride between Sedan and Nuriootpa sorry no pictures having to much fun.
Time for a break at Wilmington.

Hancock's Lookout

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Seeing I was there I did a quick lap up and down Horrocks Pass a great bit of road on a bike. Named after our unluckiest explorer, shot by his camel. Look it up!

Surveyed in 1879, Hammond once had a population of 600. The town was planned with four terraces surrounded by parklands. It had 3 churches, a butter factory and a farm implement factory. After 1882 the railway ran through the town on the way from Peterborough, through Carrieton to Quorn and onward.
Now it is a ghost town at the end of a long dirt road. It is a wonderful place to visit.

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farawayman

Long Timer
Getting late in the day and was heading off to find a bed for the night and saw a local farmer checking water for his stock. Asked him if there was a shortcut to Quorn. He pointed me in the right direction and then said you might as well have a look at the township of Bruce. The railway station is for sale if you want it.

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Headed out got within a 4-5km of the highway, late in the day, I come across this . . .

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What would you do?
 

glitch

Mapping the next ride...
Staff member
Sheep Hills Pete

Just googled it...the place isn't exactly bustling :doh:

Getting late in the day and was heading off to find a bed for the night and saw a local farmer checking water for his stock. Asked him if there was a shortcut to Quorn. He pointed me in the right direction and then said you might as well have a look at the township of Bruce. The railway station is for sale if you want it.

What would you do?

Go back to Sheep Hills...at least they USED to have a pub there.

The railway station looks like a proposition....who lives in the only other building in "town"? (or the next 100 miles around)
 
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