John McDouall Stuart
John McDouall Stuart - Campsites West of Lake Torrens - A practical tribute to a great bushman, explorer, communicator.
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Campsites North of Andamooka - 197 days ago
I had another go at getting south from Chimney Hole Dam and Crozier Creek to Andamooka Waterhole. Got about half way, maybe better than halfway.Found Stuart’s large dry swamp with reeds. Not the one I’ve been to before. By far the largest dry. Topics: John McDouall Stuart
Camps South of Andamooka - 197 days ago
The other day I visited two of John McDouall Stuart’s camps, south of Andamooka Homestead; the camp he called Sand Hill, close to the present day site of Hardie’s Dam and the next campsite which he called Permanent Water.View Larger MapThe... Topics: John McDouall Stuart
Camp at Permanent Water Creek - 205 days ago
So just where did John Mcdouall Stuart camp on the night of Tuesday, 22nd June, 1858, the spot he called Permanent Water Creek?View Larger MapWell, I reckon I was there yesterday. There are several dry waterholes in the vicinity of a big bend in Crozier.. Topics: John McDouall Stuart
Outback Trip - March and April 2008 - 215 days ago
Well, I’ll be heading on another outback trip in the footsteps of the great explorer, John McDouall Stuart, in a few days.View Larger MapSwinden’s Crossing at the southern tip of Lake Torrens. This is where I’ll pick up Stuart’s... Topics: John McDouall Stuart
Bottle Hill - 351 days ago
John McDouall Stuart camped at Bottle Hill on the night of Wednesday 16 June 1858. I camped there for two nights in September 2007.View Larger MapBottle Hill. John McDouall Stuart climbed the southern peak.In this photo story I tell of some of my... Topics: John McDouall Stuart


