Location of Old Laura
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Hope Vale, 70.51kms W (83.2kms, 1hr 52mins driving)
From
Newell, 157.29kms NW (272kms, 3hrs 44mins driving)
From
Coen (Moomba), 205.97kms SE (271kms, 3hrs 38mins driving)
From
Kowanyama, 290.62kms E (441kms, 8hrs 12mins driving)
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Description of Old Laura
Old Laura Station was owned at one stage in the early 1900's by the Grogan brothers. Their daughter Mary, now Mary Geraghty is now in her 80's (2007) and happens to be my next door neigbour. She tells stories of the homestead being completely flooded and having to dig out mud from the downstairs kitchen when the floodwaters receeded. When you visit the station you can see from the location of the river that they must have been impressive wet seasons. There are photos displayed of Mary and her family, including Mary in the boat they would cross the river in. As a teenage girl Mary would catch the mail carriage to
Cooktown then onto a boat to
Cairns to get to boarding school at Herberton.
Mary's brother visited recently when they were researching the historic display for the station and commented how much the feral pigs had changed the waterholes and wrecked the natural vegetation.
The photo shows my last trip through the area. The station has a number of outbuildings and is well worth the stop to have a look and think about life in the Cape last century.
There are no facilities here, but it's a good place to stop for an hour or two and maybe have lunch under a shady tree.
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Weather & Climate for Old Laura
Closest Weather Station
Cooktown at 08:00 09 Nov EST
Distance from Old Laura 79.09km E
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 26.7°C |
25.1°C |
67% |
20.1°C |
1013.2hPa |
0.4mm |
SE |
28km/h
15knots |
41km/h
22knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Palmerville
Distance from Old Laura 83.43km SW
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
33.4 | 32.6 | 32.4 | 32.2 |
31.2 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 31.2 |
33.6 | 35.5 | 36.1 | 35.3 |
| Mean Min. °C |
22.8 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 19.7 |
17.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 14.5 |
16.5 | 19.0 | 21.3 | 22.6 |
| Mean Rain mm |
261.3 | 262.2 | 180.5 | 49.1 |
16.6 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
7.8 | 18.8 | 62.1 | 156.1 |
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