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Everard Ranges?

John we had the place to ourselves for two nights and I spent an hour and a half at the cairn waiting and watching the sun go down. We visted last year after travelling the Anne Beadell, Gunbarrel, CSR and then heading south along the Binn's from the Davenport Ranges. As you say it is a great place to camp, explore the rock formations and the long drops are a classic.
Graham

Hi Barry.

Your cairn looks familiar but I cannot find one of my own photos to confirm my memory. Is it McConkey Hill near well 10 on the Canning Stock Route?

Cheers,
John

No John, sorry.

But you are in the correct state, just too far north-west.

Barry

Thanks for the clue.

Point Sunday on the Anne Beadell Highway.



John

According to Ian Elliot’s excellent guide book to Hann’s Track, Point Sunday was named by Frank Hann when he camped nearby on Sunday 17 May 1903. The cairn and post visible today were erected by surveyor C.L.Findlay in 1929.



The guide book is essential reading for Hann’s Track but also has a lot of interesting information about parts of the Anne Beadell and Connie Sue Highways and the Great Central Road.

Cheers,
John

Looks like Talbot and Clarke came through in 1916.
They either marked a tree or post - Reverse J number 2 (Mixture of T and C)

Some more information about Point Sunday from Ian Elliot’s guide book:

In 1903 Frank Hann’s aboriginal companion Talbot marked a mulga ‘F HANN XV111/V/03’ and carved ‘TALBOT’ on another. These trees are long-gone, the victims of lightning strike wildfires.

In 1916 the geologist H.W.B. Talbot blazed another tree at Point Sunday. This tree was situated on the track to the car park until comparatively recently.

From the top you can see many other features named by Frank Hann- Dorothy Hills, Dungey Table Hill, Mallee
Hen Point, Little View Hill and Stony Point.

Hann named lots of features after barmaids he met in bush pubs. Within a few days drive ofPoint Sunday there are Dorothy Hills, Lily Rockhole and Amy Rockhole to name just a few.

Cheers,
John