Gold Escort Route
Submitted: Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 08:39
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Member - cuffs (SA)
I have an Idea of the tracks that Alexander Tolmer took on a couple of his gold escorts from
Castlemaine to
Adelaide and the areas he passed through and have driven over some of the
sand dunes in SA Mallee country.
I am looking for more of the exact tracks he took or created with little success so if any one has any track or waypoints it would be appreciated, or point me in the right direction.
I have info on the 1936, 61, 78, 86 & 99, re-enactment rides but can't find the actual
routes.
Reply By: Notso - Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:16
Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:16
This is an extract from this site
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There was no single Gold Escort route. The track wound its way across country according to the season and weather. In winter the flat mallee country could be boggy, in other
places the sandy soil made hard going. There were multiple
routes in the Victorian section. The general route was through Mount Barker and Langhorne's
Creek to the
Wellington ferry.
Cook's Sheep Station, Perkindoo, Hawk's Nest, Binnie's
Lookout, Reedy
Well,
Limestone Well and
Two Wells. Near Monster Mount (near present-day Keith) there were at least two
routes. On to Kongal Spring, Scott's Head Station (Cannawigara), and Scott's Woolshed. The latter was set up as a staging post where horses and men could be rested. Later this cluster of slab huts grew up to become Bordertown. Over the border they travelled either side of Mount Elgin. Beyond Mount Arapiles they followed the Wimmera River to Horsham village, Glenorchy, around
the Pyrenees to
Amherst, on to the Loddon and
Mount Alexander. In May 1853 Inspector Rose chose to return via Tilley's Swamp and along the Coorong.
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Follow Up By: Member - cuffs (SA) - Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:24
Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:24
Thanks, some info I did not have, you have shared, I found a stock route down by Tolmers Rocks with interesting
sand dunes but still looking, Tolmer ended up in the
Flinders ranges some good reading.
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Reply By: Member - Gouger (Vic) - Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 16:41
Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 at 16:41
Cuffs,
Talk to John deckert at Westprint Maps at Nhill - you will find him a full bottle on the subject.
Gouger
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Follow Up By: Member - cuffs (SA) - Friday, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:15
Friday, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:15
Thanks Gouger,
John has an interest in the same tracks and has travelled some in SA different to those I have discovered, so we will be sharing track files which may develop into a project.
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