Rural Ruins and the Land Tadpole

Probably would have helped a lot if they'd listened to Mr Goyder!

Goyders Line - Check 'Description' for a full history

My forebears settled and farmed a property just north of Amyton, on the Willochra Plain.
The substantial house they built where they brought up a soccer team of kids is now falling down, but that property is still sown to grain crops to this day during good seasons, despite being slightly north of Goyder's Line.


I have also flown gliders over the country around Rawnsley Park, just south of Wilpena Pound. Just across the road to the east it is clear from the air that that country was also cropped in the past. The plough lines are still visible from the air, but nothing shows from the ground.
No cropping there for a very long time.

Smart bloke that Goyder. His very accurate line was established from wandering that country on horse back and noting the native vegetation.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

If any one is interested in farming in that area, there is a very good book "On the Margins of the Good Earth" It's about shallow till farming, starts at the Broughton River north of Clare & follows farming up into the country as described above. Sorry I can't remember the authors name, the book was lent to me about 30 years ago. I do know it was written by someone from a university in the US & was a very good read IMO

Hey there 2208mate

What on Earth is a " Land tadpole"? Never seen or heard of it. Or is it a joke ?

Cheers
Jim

If you want to see Thorny devils drive into Quobba Station.

In the area with the dry lake on the right they were all over the road and you had to swerve to miss them.
Regards PhilipA