Swincer Pool
Submitted: Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 19:24
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equinox
Hi all,
I had the benefit recently of cutting across from the
Hunt Oil Road to the
David Carnegie Road.
I was most interested to try and find a soak that Harry Swincer found when he was exploring in 1896.
He called it a "small soak with water shewing in the bed of
limestone creek"
He also inscribed a board left on top of
Mount Allott by
Carnegie. When
Carnegie re passed in 1897 he found it. “& Water in
limestone ck. 15 m WSW from here, & 4.5 m. N of small
hill – 16 ms SW S – visible fr. here. Oct. 5 1896. Swincer & Haden”
I think I have found it however it seems to be a pool now due to the rains.
Swincer Pool
I have nicknamed it Swincer Pool.
There is a
limestone edge and I would estimate
the pool to be about 2 metres deep.
Swincer Pool
There is good camping with a grove of trees on the highland bank.
Leaving Swincer Pool
It is pretty equidistant (with HOR being just closer) from the adjacent access roads.
Map of Swincer Pool
It would be a nice place to
camp for a few days. If you do visit then please take all the normal remote area precautions.
Cheers
Alan
Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 22:23
Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 at 22:23
Great find Alan,
well done.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: equinox - Sunday, Aug 21, 2016 at 09:59
Sunday, Aug 21, 2016 at 09:59
Hi Stephen,
I would have liked to stay longer but I was on one of my traverses.
The water was bubbling out of the ground creating a meniscus between the different salt concentrations.
A couple of faint tracks in the area, none of them seeming to lead anywhere.
Cheers
Alan
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Reply By: Member - MARIC - Sunday, Aug 21, 2016 at 15:11
Sunday, Aug 21, 2016 at 15:11
If u are heading north by any chance, would love for you to take pix of the Warri and Yatunga Hills, (the last nomads 1977?).
I read an article about them.
Cheers Ric
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Follow Up By: equinox - Sunday, Aug 21, 2016 at 16:00
Sunday, Aug 21, 2016 at 16:00
Hi Ric,
I was up that way 9 years ago - went to Karrinarri
Rockhole. I have no photos of the hills though sorry.
Cheers
Alan
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