4WD Park nth of Broken Hill
Submitted: Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:07
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Treading Lightly
Hi,
My memory is failing me "Big Time" I remember reading in one of the current mags about a 4WD
park / station about 30ks nth of
Broken Hill and off to the left off the Silver City Hwy. i have searched all of my mags and cannot find any ref to it can somebody give me a clue as to where I can find some info.
Please help me before I go senile or have I already got there.
JD Life is to good to be dead.
Reply By: Member -BJ (Sydney) - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:19
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:19
Remember an article few months back about station tracks
Broken Hill to Tibb but not 4wd
park.
Regards Bob
Wish i was still here / Gulf in July
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Follow Up By: Treading Lightly - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:24
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:24
Thanks for reply, can you remember where you saw the article, that sounds like the one.
regards
JDLife is to good to be dead.
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Reply By: Ray M (Vic) - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:20
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:20
Well if you're going senile then so am I. I read the same stuff but can't remember where.Hooroo
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Reply By: Member - Rohan K - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:23
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:23
TL, the station is called Poolamacca Station. You'll find the story about it reproduced on the Nissan web-site - www.nissan.com.au/patrol
Just scroll to the bottom and look for the 4x4 Great Aussie Treks link and scroll down (its the second story on the list) until you find the January 2003 issue, called Hot Tracks and History.Be good, or be quick.
Rohan (
Sydney)
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Reply By: Treading Lightly - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:38
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:38
Thanks guys,
The info I wanted is in the Jan edition of 4x4. Rohan have you been to Poolamacca Station? If so cabn you recommend a o'nite stay?
Regards
JDLife is to good to be dead.
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Follow Up By: Member - Rohan K - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:43
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:43
No I haven't, but the reason I knew where to find the story is that I liked the sound of the station as a base
camp in the region for a few days. My wife and kids are not too keen on moving on every morning so we tend to base
camp for a few days, explore the area on day trips (in about a 150km radius) and then move on 300 kms to another base
camp.
Poolamacca sounds the ideal place place from which to enjoy the Broken Hill/
Silverton region before the run up to Malparinka/
Tibooburra.Be good, or be quick.
Rohan (
Sydney)
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Reply By: Treading Lightly - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:55
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 16:55
Rohan.
Thats the way my wife and I plan to travel up to Cameron Cnr later next month. I not on to packup and move on every day.
Thanks for info.Life is to good to be dead.
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Follow Up By: Member -BJ (Sydney) - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:02
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:02
If you go up to Innaminka use
Bore Track great country through thereRegards Bob
Wish i was still here / Gulf in July
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Follow Up By: Member - Rohan K - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:06
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:06
You're welcome. Have a great trip and lodge a "trip report" when you return. We may
well be doing the same trip in July so I'd be interested to hear your experiences.Be good, or be quick.
Rohan (
Sydney)
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Follow Up By: Member - Glenn(VIC) - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:37
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:37
Treading Lightly,
There was an article in one of this months 4WD mags on B&B stay at the station that runs the property that the
Bore Track is on. I cannot remember if it was in 4X4 Australia or 4WD Monthly.
The facilities sound fantastic and they will give those who stay access to
Bore Track even when it is closed to other traffic. I will check over the weekend and let you know which mag it was in.
Just Do It!
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Reply By: Treading Lightly - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:06
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:06
Bob,
I thought the
Bore Track was closed and only used for emergency use only!!! Is the track open?
JD Life is to good to be dead.
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Follow Up By: Member -BJ (Sydney) - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 18:09
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 18:09
came that way from Inaminka to Tibb last July open then and great drive especialy the 50 lane highway across Bollard's
Lagoon , Ialso read about acc at Bollards
Lagoon Homestead in 4 b'room house if memory not failing (but it is)Regards Bob
Wish i was still here / Gulf in July
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Reply By: Member - Fred - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:31
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 17:31
If you plan to get to
Cameron Corner through the station country - last I heard Quinyambie is effectively closed to allcomers and don't waste your time seeking permission - be prepared to be officially a "trespasser" with the law
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Reply By: Member - Rick - Friday, May 16, 2003 at 20:38
Friday, May 16, 2003 at 20:38
Blokes,
Poolamacca has been sold. It is not open in the sense you may have thought, after reading those articles.
How do I know?
I rang to see if I could lead a group from
Adelaide, and
camp there & use the known/reported 4wd country & tracks.
Well, actually I did not ring because the phone number in article is not now a listed number. It is disconnected. I found a different way.
Another community now owns the place.
So we are going to visit
Mutawintji instead...which will be fine, and we are looking forward to that.
Pity, Poolammaca looked good..........
btw, it is pronounced pool am i kaRick (S.A.) - ' It is better to travel hopefully than arrive'
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Follow Up By: Member - Rohan K - Friday, May 23, 2003 at 10:43
Friday, May 23, 2003 at 10:43
Bugger! Thanks for the warning Rick.
BTW, where is
Mutawintji and do you know of any other stations that offer "
camp & stay" facilities in that area?
Life just ain't that serious.
Rohan (
Sydney)
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Follow Up By: Member - Rick - Saturday, May 24, 2003 at 08:03
Saturday, May 24, 2003 at 08:03
Rohan
Mutawintji is the National
Park, 130 km N-E of
Broken Hill, reputed to be a very interesting
park with lotsa rock paintings, gorges etc.
You can
camp there for a fee.
I am not aware of any properties that provide
camp & stay.Cheers
Rick (S.A.) - ' It is better to travel hopefully than arrive'
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Follow Up By: Member - Rohan K - Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 12:53
Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 12:53
Thanks. I found it on the map. Apparently you can also exit the
park heading north-west, rather than backtracking to
Silverton. I found a story on an alternat route to TB via the
park. My problem is carrying enough fuel. I only manage a 400 km range.Life just ain't that serious.
Rohan (
Sydney)
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Reply By: Jeff (Beddo) - Saturday, May 17, 2003 at 21:26
Saturday, May 17, 2003 at 21:26
If you are heading for
Tibooburra camp there for a few days and do a trip into the Warratta /
Bendigo gold fields between Miparinka and
Tibooburra. The trip takes you past old stone huts, the Gumval Battery and many
mine shafts. Ask the National Parks staff at
Tibooburra about access and a mud map of the area.
The area is near Mt Poole and
Depot Glen.Cheers, Beddo
Surf KZN185
<- Yengo NP, Central Coast NSW
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