No Roads Go By

Submitted: Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:50

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Beastie

Hi, Has anyone read the book No Roads Go By, about a woman somewhere east of the Flinders. Do they know where it was, how to get there, if its possible. If its through Frome Downs I imagine it isn't. Has anyone been there?
Beastie

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Reply By: Willem - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:58

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:58

No haven't read the book.

There is no public access through Frome Downs to NSW these days. In fact there is no pubic access to NSW from Yunta to Mt Hopeless on the Strzelecki.

Maybe the story is about a local anywhere east of the Flinders.

If you can quote a short passage from the book describing and area I may be able to help.

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Follow Up By: Beastie - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:13

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:13

Willem, You are a good replyer! Thanks for that. Have looked in the forward. "Lake Elder station of the book is now absorbed in two ruins, Muloowurtina and Quinyambie" Is that a help? Seems it was run as a catle place , split, and now could be part of something else. Frome Downs even.
Doug
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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:33

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:33

Mooloowantana(pronounced Mu-lu-wa-tanna) as it is spelt these days, lies north of the Gammon Ranges on the road between Balacanoona and Mt Hopeless. It is pretty sparse country out there with lots of gibber. But when it rains it greens up quickly for cattle to be fattened on.

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Reply By: Mike Harding - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:14

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:14

Try here:

Site Link

then here:

southaustralianhistory.com.au/white.htm

Mike Harding

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Follow Up By: Beastie - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:28

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:28

Thanks Mike. Found my copy, but not worth $85 I imagine. Second site was a good biography you must have reearched quickly. Makes me a relation of hers!! prettty distant.

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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:32

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:32

Beastie,

From my maps there are Old Quinyambie Bore and Old Quinyambie (ruins) on the SA/NSW border approx 30.213743S and 140.994418E although other searches put Quinyambie on the NSW side of the border, who knows :))))))

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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:39

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:39

Hello Gramps

New Quimyambie is just north of the Dog Fence near Broughams Gate in SA according to my map.

Just love looking at maps...lol

Cheers

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Follow Up By: Beastie - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:40

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:40

That fits Al. " In 1912 the SA Govt. put down a number of artesian bores, good flows resulting........Mr and Mrs White went there in 1915 and built the first and only homestead in that area" It was good for cattle but "drefts" badly with overstocking, especially round waterholes. "The homestead.....after being empty, was so embanked with driftsand the entrance had to be made through upper part of the windows" I will go to larger scale maps and see what I can find.
Doug

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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 11:15

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 11:15

Willem,

Bugga !!! That's another Quinyambie. It looks like Doug has quite a few options to explore :))))

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Follow Up By: Dave B (NSW) - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 12:09

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 12:09

On an old 1884 map that I have, Quinyambie extended into NSW from roughly close to the Moorabie homestead (app 31.20 141.00) and then about 40Kms to the east and down to about 30.47 141.00 in a bit of a dogleg around 30.40 141.16.
These are only rough coords, but close. Quinyambie bordered with Corona, which was also Kidmans.

Dave

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Follow Up By: Beastie - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 13:24

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 13:24

Thanks everyone. I will check with Kidmans and look at the possibility of finding/visiting the ruins. . Reading the posts I can only say thanks again for your replies and am amazed at the way the forum has worked.
Doug

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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 14:23

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 14:23

Doug

The forum has been in existence since 2001. There are 1678 Members and many, many visitors. The rest of the site is a wealth of knowledge as you may well see, especially on the Topics file.

Cheers

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Reply By: Dave B (NSW) - Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:41

Saturday, Jun 30, 2007 at 10:41

Beastie, not sure if it is on Frome Downs or Quinyambie.
Quinyambie is still run by Kidmans.
Maybe worth a phone call to Quinyambie if your interested.
It's in the book under Quinyambie.
We see the vehicles from Quinyambie in town frequently with SK on the door.

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