Old Coach Road north of Eucla

Nice run through there. We came across it by mistake about 10 years ago (code for taking a wrong turn) and enjoyed it. Not sure about the history though but interested to hear what the history is. Cheers

hi whitey 1
that may well relate to the horse drawn coach erra
of days gone by

Hi Whitety1

There wasn't any old coach road in this area. By coach road I mean Cobb and Co style coaches.

You may however be referring to a track used frequently by what have been called the Overlanders. These people travelled back and forth across the Nullabor in the late 1890s and early 1900s. They included Afghan teamsters bringing goods across from the east.

I believe a book is being written and will be published in the next 12 months by Hesperian Press about this very subject – The Overlanders.

Cheers

Phil