Canning Stock Route Prices

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Hi Mike,

Having done the Canning in May '05 and read about the proposed reenactment I could never see how it was ever going to work anyway. I've only had a bit to do with stock on family farms but this really seemed like an unrealistic target.

It's sad to hear that for those who have put the effort in that their work was in vain. But with the number of restored wells in the north end that have unpotable water after flooding, and the number of unusable wells that have collapsed, I couldn't see how they were going to water stock.

It's not the sort of route you could cart water on for even a small herd like they were proposing, and the thought of stock getting into places like Wardabunna or Durba was a bit disturbing, particularly with what the water was going to be like for other travellers for months to come after they left.

The water at Durba last May in the bottom water hole was fouled by a dead emu and camel anyway, the remaining water in the top hole wouldn't have watered travellers and stock. The original well site just around from Durba was not really suitable back in 1906 and would probably not be now either.

As unfortunate as it may be, this event not going ahead is not a bad thing in my opinion, both for the stock involved and the travellers that follow afterwards.

Dave

Just do a search on Telstra White Pages

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Well 33
Canning Stock Route
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Richard

Thanks Richard - great informative site.
Cheers
Mike