Rudall River

Hi Broe

Have you looked at this site?

http://www.exploroz.com/TrekNotes/Pilbara/Rudall_River.aspx


Phil

Ahhhhh....Mick O will be along soon to tell you of his 25 punctures of last year out there in Rudall.....lol

Google Earth, Natmap Raster and Hema maps are the go.

Must do as much as you can and must see the same. Just follow your nose.


Cheers

Theres a LOT of info about Rudall river in the book "The Golden Rule: Gold and intrigue in the desert - The true story of the discovery of the Telfer gold mine
, and Frenchman turcauds discovery of the mineralised deposits (Glossans) of the Patterson ranges that later was to become the telfer gold mine.

many of the places mentioned still bear their original names that he assigned them such as Christmas Pool, and Bwana rockhole, paralelll range etc etc.

If you want to know all the history of the area - I couldn't think of better background reading material.

If nothing else it makes great reading as a fascinating read.

There are links to the guy on the internet, although he seems to (understandably) hate us Aussies now.

http://members.iimetro.com.au/~hubbca/turcaud.htm

http://members.iimetro.com.au/~hubbca/telfer.htm

I couldn't imagine trying to explore the telfer area without first reading the book.

Who knows - you might even discover the Telfer twin that turcaud claims to have also dicovered - Rooneys lost show, etc etc, but not unless you read the book.

IMHO - it should be required reading for prospectors.

Cheers

We were there last June.

Conditions were extremely dry and there had been a recent major fire. The whole place looked like a moonscape, altho it did result in a spectacular quality to the campsite at Desert Queen Baths.

The baths themselves were luckily untouched.

We expected a remote area experience but it felt like main street sometimes.

Cheers.John.

Hi Broe,

I did the Rudall River NP last year - GREAT experience! Please send me an email to my private email account farmer112@arcor.de .

I got some mud maps and other material, just send me an email. Sorry, I am on the way to a party and will answer later.

Cheers,

Juergen

German by Birth, but Aussie by Heart!

Broe have been there for up to a week for the past three years and will be back again in July. Try these blog entries for some info.

The spectacular Rudall River

Tjingjatjarra Pool - Rudall River

Throssell Ranges and Turtle Rock hole - Rudall

Darlsen Pinnacle & the Yandogooge Creek

Desert Queen Baths & the Broadhurst Ranges

Camel Valley

West to Hanging Rock

Just have alook around the blog entries for those dates and you'll find a lot more specific to Rudall and the places within.

Great spot. You'll love it.

Mick