Date: July 16th 2010

Westprint Friday Five July 16, 2010  

Included this week:

·    Gary Junction Road

·    Len Beadells Legacy

 

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Hema Navigator Special

We have received a new shipment of the HN 5’s and have heaps on hand. Hema have also recently released their compatible Reversing Camera.  

• Until the end of July we are offering all past HN 5 Navigator buyers and any new purchasers a 10% discount on the Reversing Camera option. Normally retailing at $149.00 this makes the camera just $134.00 till 31^st July 2010. Buy Reversing Camera. (The discount is allowed for in this link). The Navigator remains at $990.00 in its basic configuration.

Other great package deals for the Navigator include:

1. Add all the Westprint digital maps for just $59.95 (25 maps) A saving of around $200 over buying all our digital maps individually
2. Add the Spatial Vision map set of Victoria for an extra $210.00 This includes a new SD card (16Gb) town maps @ 1:20,000 scale, regional maps @ 1:50,000 scale and a mosaic map of Victoria @ 1:100,000 scale.

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Friday Five 16.07.2010

 

1. Expeditions in Western Australia . Vol 1 & 2. This classic of Western Australian exploration in two volumes details Grey’s discoveries. It contains extensive details of natural history, aboriginal life, culture, language, and more. Grey’s party suffered shipwreck, starvation and thirst in their long travels from Gantheaume Bay to Perth . 1983 reprint of 1841 edition.  Hard Cover, 916pp, illustrated, maps. $110 including post in Australia . One set in stock. May be able to get more. 

2. Fence People. Second Hand. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.  Fence People is a collection of portraits, in words and pictures, of the people who live on and near the Dog Fence, against a background of the landscape and history that shaped them. $55 including post in Australia . 

3. Head Hunters of the Coral Sea . Second Hand. Ion Iddriess. Hard Cover, missing Dust Jacket. Book Condition: Fair. Some wearing on covers. Binding intact. Adventure story based on two boys cast away in the Coral Sea in the 1830s. One copy only $40 including post in Australia . 

4. Reach for the sky. Second Hand. Paul Brickhill. Hard cover. Condition fair. Missing dust jacket. The story of Douglas Bader, a pilot who lost both legs in a flying accident in 1931. He persuaded the RAF to let him re-join the service at the start of World War II and fought in the Battle of Britain. He was taken prisoner in 1941 after being forced to bail out over France , and was later imprisoned in Colditz Castle . Despite his disability he made so many attempts at escape the Germans threatened to take his prosthetic legs away. This is not an Australian book but it is a great read anyway. $30 including post in Australia . One copy only.

5. Australia's Muslim Cameleers.  The vital role that Muslim cameleers from Afghanistan and British India played in pioneering transport and communication routes across outback Australia 's vast expanses. The cameleers' small Muslim communities were a feature of Australian outback towns for more than 50 years. But when motor transport reached the region during the 1920s, the era of the cameleers ended. Australia 's Muslim Cameleers is a rich pictorial history of these men, their religious and cultural life, and their relations with Indigenous and European Australians. $39.95 plus post. Add to Cart.

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6. Len Beadell's Legacy 

Len Beadell's name is now part of the folklore of the Australian outback, and he has achieved something resembling hero status amongst many people who might be inclined to describe themselves as "typical Australians". However, it would be quite incorrect and misleading to describe this notable man himself as a "typical Australian". Len Beadell was an exceptional Australian; he was a man of unusual and unique qualities and personality. He did not drink, smoke or swear, and was moderately religious. People who knew him well refer to his great personal integrity, strong sense of humour, cheerfulness in adversity, and extreme resourcefulness. He rarely if ever wrote or spoke ill of anyone; on reading his several books it would seem that if he couldn't write something favourable about a person, he said nothing. 35.00 Add to Cart

 

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Friday Forum

Jo’s comments are in green.  

Disclaimer.

Please note that the opinions and articles included in the Friday Five are not necessarily those of the Westprint mob. Nor do we endorse any products (other than our own), or tours listed in contributed articles.  

What’s happening in the bush? Wanted: trip notes to share in the Friday Five. Please email to info@westprint.com.au  

Information wanted – Gary Junction Road

·    I was wondering if anyone has travelled on the Gary Junction Road lately? We are heading over that way through August, and would be interested to hear any info on that area. Gayle. Donald, Vic.  

Has anyone been out this way lately? If so we’d love to hear about it. I am re-running some comments sent by Juergen from a previous Friday Five.  

Just some hints for Gary Highway and Gary Junction Road :

I would recommend not travelling the Gary Highway if there has been recent rain fall in the area and if it is muddy. This is a very remote area, and some people from our German Australia Forum who are experienced 4WDers got stuck there in the mud for several days. If it is dry, give it a go. It's just awesome scenery. However, due to the remoteness it would be a good idea to have safe long range communications with you, e.g. an Iridium satphone. At least let someone know of your travel plans and your planned itinerary. A beautiful camping spot is Whau Whau bore. Do not speed on the Gary Highway . There is at least one sudden edge in the second half of the track, which may cause severe trouble if you don't go round it (detour with a little bush bashing is possible - no worries), and there are occasional wash-outs here and there. I guess you don't like the idea of getting stranded out there with a broken suspension. I travelled the northern part of the Gary Highway in September 2008 (Talawana Track - Windy Corner - Gary Highway - Gary Junction Road) and again in June last year (Kunawarritji - Gary Highway - Windy Corner - Talawana Track). By then it was in good condition. You may phone Kunawarritji Community to ask for current road conditions, or try to give Astrid (Carnegie Station) a call. Carnegie Station shall also be phoned to ask for diesel availability. All phone numbers can be found on the excellent HEMA Great Desert Tracks Maps.

The Gary Junction Road is a big dirt highway, but again: Don't speed. There are plenty of animals, including camels. Make sure to call Kiwirrkurra Community in advance to ask if diesel is readily available. Maybe they could run short because plenty of people may travel there due to this year's Exploroz Gathering in Wiluna.

Jupiter Well on the Gary Junction Road is a perfect camping spot, as it has a water pump and shady trees, however make sure to collect fire wood well in advance, as there is absolutely none around Jupiter Well.

If you have some spare time left and if you can manage to get the permits in time, I would also travel the Sandy Blight Junction Road . I did this by beginning of April this year, and the scenery is just awesome.

Cheers from bl**dy boring Dortmund/Germany, Juergen  

Stop Press: This just received.  

·    We travelled the Gary Junction Road from west to east in the last few days of May. It is now a properly formed road (not a bush track any more), in excellent condition, suitable for caravans etc. We were often travelling at 100 kph. There had been rain in the eastern end of the road and some stretches of lakes were up to a km. in length, but with good by-passes. There was little traffic, only 2-3 vehicles a day until east of Papunya. Cheapest fuel was at Kintore ($1.69/litre). Kunawarritji held the record at $3.20—cash only.

Good campsites at:-

 Mulga forest, 57 km West of Jupiter well, on north of road, marked by a blue drum

 Jupiter Well—but no firewood remains

 75 km west of Kintore on south of road—quarry and rocky outcrop

 7 km west of Warren Creek on south of road at Beadell plaque  

Hope this helps. Don & Chris.  

Paper versus Digital  

·   On my way home from Birdsville the other day found these two cars down a station track, the GPS said this was the road to Innamincka!! I had to direct them up the road to the right turnoff; you know the one with the signs that say Innamincka 294km. Have a map as well as GPS . Graham. Travel West http://www.travelwest.com.au

Information Wanted – Hiring Satellite Phones  

·    Quite some time ago someone sent you an address and phone number of a firm in Brisbane who hired out satellite phones. Would you by any chance have filed that away but where you can easily find it again? I went to a great deal of trouble to keep that bit of information and have obviously put it away SO carefully I can now no longer find it. I am hoping to go visit some friends out NW of Birdsville shortly and would feel safer if I had a satellite phone with me. Sue  

I can’t even find the shelf out of my fridge. Filing away helpful numbers is way beyond me. Can anyone help?  

Bobby Dazzler Newsletter  

·    I was reading through the most June edition of the Bobby Dazzler Newsletter. There are some great articles including Tibooburra, The Cooper and It Might Have Been Otherwise. If you would like to read these articles send Rob an email brennan@bba.com.au The newsletter is free and you can subscribe and unsubscribe at any time.  

4x4 Gathering  

I have been looking for follow up articles from the 4x4 Gathering held in Pomona in June. Can anyone help me?  

Friday Funnies  

·    An elderly couple are attending church services. About halfway through the service, the man writes a note and hands it to his wife. It says, "I just let out a silent f**t, what do you think I should do?" She scribbles back, "Put a new battery in your hearing aid."  

·    "Anyone with needs to be prayed over, come forward, to the front at the altar," the Preacher says. Leroy gets in line, and when it's his turn, the preacher asks: "Leroy, what do you want me to pray about for you."

Leroy replies: "Preacher, I need you to pray for my hearing." The preacher puts one finger in Leroy's ear, and he places the other hand on top of Leroy's head and prays and prays and prays, he prays a blue streak for Leroy.

After a few minutes, the Preacher removes his hands, stands back and asks, "Leroy, how is your hearing now?"

Leroy says, "I don't know, Reverend, I don't go to court until next Wednesday.

 

A bicycle cannot stand alone; it is two tired.

A backward poet writes inverse.

In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes.

The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.

A boiled egg is hard to beat.

He had a photographic memory which was never developed.

When you've seen one shopping centre you've seen a mall.

Acupuncture: a jab well done.

No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

 

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