Wednesday, Dec 09, 2009 at 23:10
Graeme
I had a look at your link
Terry writes: There were magnificent cliffs and scattered clumps of gumtrees, with flocks of white-winged corellas flying above. There was t-tree and golden wattle in bloom, and a pool of cool, clear
water. I gazed at it entranced … such quantities (of
water) as to be almost unbelievable in that type of desert country. All around … was greenness … It was like a dream of beauty … suddenly come true …”
Hmmm Maybe we are talking about two different areas...lol...
But there were gum trees and fertile looking plains interspersed, but with salt, in that whole Hidden Basin area.
David Carnegie waxed lyrical about
Helena Spring in the GSD and when I visited it about 100 years later it was nothing like he had described it !
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