Pictures of Len Beadell Plaques Thread

John,

Go with whatever is on location. I guess originals in museums or private hands would count as well.

Cheers

Alan

Ok found one online
cbr gunbarrell and gary
And click on gunbarrell

Nice one of Everard Junction - Can I ask you a stupid question?
What were the canoes for??

It was my first Solo desert trip (04)..... Wanted to be prepared for anything........ :) lol. Only jokes. Drove from Sydney to Exmouth to paddle in the Montebello Islands. My cousin owned 2 fishing boats there. He only has 1 now though. He took me up to the bellos and we paddled over to the islands and explored. I just decided to do the Gunbarrell and the Simpson on the way back. It was my first time doing the centre rds.
Peter

Bugga someone kick me please, I loaded Vokes Hill twice instead of the SA / WA Border plaque, sorry.

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And a couple more...

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Pete,

That one on the single star picket.

Where is that?

I love the one with the desert pea in the foreground.

Pooley

Thanks Angler,
Not sure where the one on the single star picket is.... Will look at the original and see what it says. May take me a while to find it on the hard drive though.

there u go alan, Vivien put up the answer........ I thought it was the junction of the gary and the gary junction. but wasn't too sure

Hey alan,
He placed 45 in total during a decade of road building. His last, in 1963 was placed at the end of the Talawana track, Windy Corner.
Peter

Gee - we're not even half way there then. Some are hidden well, blink and you miss them, like that one you put up on the eastern end of the G. Junction Rd.

I think I have abot 15 in total maybe more........I have the sandy blight and Gary junction on video from my trip 2 weeks ago, Don't know why I don't have a digital of it. Have been there twice........ Good reason to go back soon :)

Thanks Vivien,

It seems everyone has a little piece of the jigsaw!!!

Cheers

Alan

Hi Mick
Connie Sue regulary check and replace any missing plaques in conjunction with some volenteers. You may have noticed dates of replacement on some of them.
So far 23 replicas have been made and everytime Connie Sue comes accross a plaque that has been moved she will reposition it.
She has also been known to twist a plaque if required so as it can be photographed more easily by tourists.
She runs a few tours during the cooler months and is able to check up on the plaques.
Peter

Thanks for that Peter. I had the pleasure of being a few days behind CSB and her partner Mick I think his name is, when I was crossing the Anne Beadell a couple of years ago. They'd just posted a replica plaque at Annes corner. She does a great job, mind you the people who take her tours earn their keep track clearing, bless 'em! A few members on the forum have run into her in some out of the way places over the years. Maybe this year for me. Missed her by a day at the corner of the Gary and Gunbarrell last year as well!

Cheers.

Mick

Mick is now Connie's husband.

As a side note the replica plaques are made by Connie using Lens original metal letter stamp set that he used to do the original ones.
She normally stamps "Replica" on them so they are known as replacements.
People keep knocking off the originals and some of the replacements so she now uses the anti theft screws to try and mitigate the theft.

Thanks John,

We're getting the numbers up now. Excellent.

Cheers
Alan

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I have another from the Maralinga to Emu road, but having problems finding it at present - will keep looking.

From Gary Highway:
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You've got a few obscure ones there Phil.

Thanks.

Yep, I guess I'm an obscure sort of guy :-)))
I'm surprised that hardly anyone on the forum has travelled the Voakes Hill to Cook road.

As promised, here are some more obscure Len Beadell plaques from the Maralinga to Emu road:
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Phil,

Those last ones are good - I would imagine permission would not be granted lightly to visit them.

Thanks again

Alan

beat me to them Phil...

Alan,
Yep, permission is not often granted. The Maralinga area is overdue to be handed back to the traditional owners, so I don't know what the current situation is with access. Theres a big locked gate at each boundary of the Maralinga zone.

Andrew,
You're a bit slow off the mark - you spend too much time out in the bush, and not enough time on the computer :-))))

Cheers
phil