Morgan - Murray River

Submitted: Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 16:05

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Gossy

Off to Morgan on the weekend (murray river south australia). Is there any 4wding to do?

Reply By: Member - Andrew W (SA) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 16:40

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 16:40

If you like Bird - feathered kind - there is Gluepot Bird Sanctuary - nothing too challenging and great if you can get there before sunup for bird watching.

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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:24

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 21:24

To get there, you need to head towards Taylorville and it's about 70k's from the turnoff.
You used to have to get a key from the shell at waikerie but I think that is changed now.
It is worth the drive out there.

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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew W (SA) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 22:15

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 22:15

Nice point Dex,

The road out there is a sandy mallee graded track but generally pretty ok when I went out there.

There are a range of tracks out there.

Certainly the key wasn't required when I went out there - there were permanent rangers there.

When I was out there we had a stack of beautiful princess parrots, butcher birds, and a hawk to scare the rest off ;-) as well as piles of rosellas and galahs.

Cheers
Andrew.

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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 22:21

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 22:21

I was out near there yesterday helping member Blaze and his Brother yesterday doing a Mallee Fowl survey. It is very dry out there now and although we found 9 nests yesterday on a 2 square kilometer area, none of them are being worked this year. One of them did see a group of young Regent Parrots and a few others. Plenty of Babblers and honey eaters around still.

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Follow Up By: Blaze - Wednesday, Nov 01, 2006 at 02:39

Wednesday, Nov 01, 2006 at 02:39

No Key needed for Glue Pot, sure your not thinking of Stockyard Plains Des. This is about 20 k's west of waikerie on Sturt Highway and you do need a key from the servo for this one. Probably a better bet if you want to do some bird watching as it always has water there for the salt inseption scheme. Better still go down to the water front at the lions park, (really nice bird watching there) hehehehe

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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 19:01

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 19:01

You may be able to get into the old quarry, just on the outskirts of town. The State association (SAAFWDC) is trying to get a long term lease on that property for 4wdriving training purposes. I don't think it's currently padlocked or policed etc. There are some quite steep, rocky tracks in there.

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Follow Up By: SA_Patrol - Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 22:13

Monday, Oct 30, 2006 at 22:13

I second the old quarry, drive down about 2 kms from morgan towards Blanchtown on the western side of River coords are S 34 03.270 E 139 39.700

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Follow Up By: Squizzy - Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 10:42

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 10:42

Roachie,

The SAAFWDC are conducting a driver advisor course at the quarry this weekend, but given the size of the quarry area, it may not be a problem.

Geoff.

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Reply By: cackles - Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 00:12

Tuesday, Oct 31, 2006 at 00:12

Just got back from a trip down there, inlaws live on the blanchetown rd (big yellow tyre). My father in law works at brenda park and gave us a tour of vineyards including old buildings decaying, gravesites, the remains of a couple of steam engines etc. Quite an interesting trip. The boys may take you for a tour if you ask.

If you wanted to go a bit further overland corner is a good spot too, camping, a couple of tracks and a great little pub with a bit of history.
I'm not sure what the bushes were but they scratch your car up good, my first and last interaction with them.

Speaking of Waikerie I had a lovely day there getting my wisdon tooth ripped out! Ahh relaxing holiday.

cackles

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