Westprint canning stock route outback map and travel guide. Although the nonindigenous history of the stock route is fairly wellknown, the aboriginal story has until now only been glimpsed in paintings of celebrated aboriginal artists like rover thomas and eubena nampitjin. The canning stock route is the longest historic stock route in the world, running 1,780 kms through the desert region of western australia. It was created as a stock route between the towns of halls creek in the east kimberley and wiluna in central western australia. Please add 20% to book weights for packing and calculate the postage.
The csr travelled in may 2015 returning in 2017 for a three week photographic tourexperience. You can choose to travel in our vehicles or tagalong in your own. This system is for people wishing to travel the sections of the csr between wells 551 for tourism andor sightseeing purposes only. The dune systems are an amazing site and an amazing driving experience.
Canning stock route tours 2017 canning stock route tours 2017 from broome, darwin, kununurra, halls creek, perth, alice springs. Dec 12, 2015 andrew dwyer introduces diamantina touring companys extraordinary expeditions down the canning stock route in outback western australia. The australian geographic book of the canning stock route. See also categories australian outback tracks and droving roads for other outback tracks and droving roads. This map contains notes on the history of the surveying and building of the stock route by alfred canning and the subsequent well reconditioning by snell. The history of the canning stock route has been well documented from the colonial. This system is for people wishing to travel the sections of the csr between wells 5. Nov 02, 20 fat tyres and wide rims have made unsupported canning stock route travel possible. Westprint heritage maps are designed to provide the traveller with a guide to understanding the history and environment through which you travel on outback tracks. Feb 23, 2020 the canning stock route csr is one of the most remote and isolated 4wd tracks in the world and holds its appeal as the last frontier. He joined the western australian lands department in 1893 and proved himself to be a reliable surveyor. The canning stock route csr is one of the most remote and isolated 4wd tracks in the world and holds its appeal as the last frontier. We talk with canning stock route expert, phil binachi about the activities and attractions on the stock route. Following the route or close to it blazed by alfred canning back in 1906, this track covers roughly 1850km of pure offroad heaven, stretching from halls creek in the kimberley region to wiluna in midwest western australia.
What is there to see and what is there to do when travelling the csr. Welcome to the canning stock route csr visitor permit system. It is a line on the map that brings extraordinary stories of people and country together. Giles quotes was inserted when he was back in the city writing his book. The nearest capital city to the wiluna starting point of the route is perth, 958 km. It is recommended to travel the canning stock route csr from mayseptember. The canning stock route is a 1850kilometre long track running between halls creek and wiluna in western australia. We get our last supplies in kununurra, drive south to halls creek and wriggle out the back to the start of the canning stock route, cutting into the tanami desert before snaking south through the great sandy, gibson and little sandy deserts. Aug 01, 2016 canning stock route tours 2017 canning stock route tours 2017 from broome, darwin, kununurra, halls creek, perth, alice springs. We resolved to camp the night at the motel and frederick would ride to kununurra on tuesday and buy the only 12v mc battery in the kimberlies. A dark chapter of history is tied up in the name of the canning.
Canning stock route aufregendes abenteuer mit einem. Let our expert guide lead you along the loneliest 4wd track in the world on a challenging 4wd outback tour in the safety of a small convoy. Students look at artworks that record and interpret australian history. There are drives that are rougher, sand dunes that are taller and floodways that are stickier, but no track compares with the csr in terms of sheer distance and the mechanical and physical endurance required.
Canning stock route tours from broome, darwin, kununurra, halls creek, perth, alice springs. We enjoy a break in the old gold mining area of halls creek, before flying the iconic canning stock route, dotted. The canning stock route john carty, carly davenport, monique lafontaine. Dec 12, 20 the canning stock route has a mythical quality. Genuine small group 4wd tour of the iconic canning stock route in 2017 in convoy in comfortable and modern toyota landcruiser gxl vehicles. This group of pictures are of graves and scenery as photographed by john stuart who was part of the well reconstruction party of 1930. It is named after alfred wernam canning who surveyed the route in 190607. A day lost but still a situation far superior to what may have happened a collapsed battery halfway down the canning stock route. The establishment of the canning stock route in 190610, was one of the great construction feats in western australia s early history and rivalled other great feats, such as the construction of the goldfields water supply pipeline, fremantle harbour and the rabbit proof fence. Western australia and perth books eureka australiana books. Canning stock route expedition seat in vehicle diamantina. The canning stock route project tells an intercultural and intergenerational story of aboriginal community, collaboration and reconciliation. A farewell to len hill, canning stock route drover and kimberley cattleman. Join us on our outback stock routes of australia tour.
The track is named after alfred wernam canning who was commissioned to survey a stock route in 1906. Built in 1910 to break the west kimberley beef monopoly, the route begins in halls creek and extends all the way to wiluna in the midwest, a distance of over 1800kms. Amazingly, the difficulties with the canning stock route in the last few weeks have been to do with too much water, rather than too little. Stretching about 1850km from its southern end in wiluna, to its northern end at billiluna community on the tanami track, there are no towns along the way, no major services, and a general absence of emergency support. Canning stock route one road expedition outback australia.
Subscribe to the newsletter at the website for information as it comes to hand. The canning stock route is a joint initiative between. Canning stock route expedition 4wd tagalongtour 1st jul 2020 22nd jul 2020. The canning stock route csr continues to lure wellequipped modern adventurers to the golden aura of its 1800 km of sandy track from central to northwestern wa, through the little sandy, gibson, great sandy and tanami deserts. It explores their cultural diversity and interconnections with each other and their country and their part in a greater australian story. They were originally designed for snow, but soft sand is another of the few mediums ive ridden where there is a genuine possibleimpossible delineation. Preparation is important to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable journey on the canning stock route csr. A permit is required for each vehicle travelling the stock route. In 1901 he successfully surveyed the line for the rabbitproof fence. Only one name needs to be entered as the applicant, preferably either the owner if on the trip or the main driver of the vehicle. There are numerous books available which can assist you in your planning process. The story of the canning stock routes impact on aboriginal people, through artworks by senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of western australia.
The canning stock route is an old cattle droving route that was developed in the early part of the 20th century to allow stock cattle to be driven a direct, overland route from the kimberley to perth bypassing the various diseases they usually picked up when passing along the coast. Yiwarra kuju tells the story of the routes impact, and the importance of the country around it, interpreted through aboriginal eyes and voices. Ir supports track cares rehabilitation works along the historic canning stock route at 1850kms, the longest of its kind in the world. Each is markedly different and lake disappointment isnt at all. It is a story of contact, conflict and survival, of exodus and return. Andrew dwyer introduces diamantina touring companys extraordinary expeditions down the canning stock route in outback western australia.
The first europeans to cross the desert east to west were in a party led by maj. The canning stock route project set out to tell this story through aboriginal art and in aboriginal voices. Includes a chapter called aborigines and the canning stock route and references to indigenous people, history and culture throughout. Stock were prevented from being moved through nontick infested areas and it was expensive for pastoralists to ship stock south. Stawell aviation services 14 day great stockroutes of australia. Canning was born in victoria and been a cadet surveyor in new south wales. Canning stock route for the enjoyment of all australians indigenous and nonindigenous. The canning today is one of the worlds greatest 4x4 adventures that combines a rich cultural heritage, extraordinary natural history, and an exciting remote area tour. The canning stock route western australia home facebook. We get our last supplies in kununurra, drive south to halls creek and wriggle out the back to the start of the canning stock route, cutting into the. Diamantina have been operating down the canning stock route since 1992.
We spend 20 days on the actual canning stock route, no rushed itineraries or car breaking deadlines. This category is for people, places, and events related to the canning stock route and its history. With the assistance of unnamed aboriginal people from many different language. Alfred wernam canning was the man selected to survey the route. Our canning stock route tours travel the original canning stock route created by albert canning in 1908 for kimberley cattlemen to take their stock to the southern markets.
Back who we are history ranger teams latest news back plan your. One indigenous voice for the canning stock route csr about intro. The history of the goldfields town, its rise and fall and the life of its people. Subscribe to the newsletter at the website for information as. We then track direct to marree, an historic outback town once an important. Relax on their green lawns, read a book, do the washing, talk to station hands, clean up, work on the vehicles and prepare for the challenges of the canning. Canning stock route 4wd tour 26 days the canning stock route is possibly the most difficult 4wd track in the world. Permits for the canning stock route cancelled immediately. Back to tour listing back to tour category listing. Following the western edge of the sturt creek overflow, we arrive at the first canning stock route well 51, known as weriaddo. Thanks for information in this booklet that was kindly provided by the leave no trace program, and by the australian national 4wd council from its book travelling in outback australia by g. He and his wife ronele wrote that book, and erics talk brought back many memories.
This map contains notes on the history of the surveying and building of the stock route by alfred. With a total distance of around 1,850 km 1,150 mi it is the longest historic stock route in the world. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of western australia to wiluna in the midwest region. The white man history has been told and its today in the book. An inland route was needed that avoided other stocked areas. Canning stock route by greg walker, 9780980515855, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The canning stock route passes through some of the most remote and isolated country in the world. It seems that theres another history, a quite a violent history underlying the regular history book version of what happened on the canning stock route, and thats the oral. A ride down the canning stock route in 1983 adventure rider. Here is more on the history of the canning stock route. Canning stock route 1,000 miles 1,600 km long spans the region in a northeasterly direction from wiluna via lake disappointment to halls creek. Alfred cannings 1850kilometre stock route became the point at which white history intersected and clashed with the indigenous dreaming. This heavily referenced and comprehensively indexed book is destined to become the definitive history of the canning stock route and will appeal to general and professional readers, historians, anthropologists, scientists, family history researchers, local shires, tour companies, tourists and csr travellers.
When it comes to australias top 4wd tracks, they dont come much bigger than the canning stock route. As laurie mclean describes in his article canning stock route some background notes, he and others traversed sections of the canning so pictures of some of the wells date back to the early 1960s. Between 1,500 and 2,000 a year do the canning stock route. Canning stock route expedition australian tours global. Feb 04, 2010 we resolved to camp the night at the motel and frederick would ride to kununurra on tuesday and buy the only 12v mc battery in the kimberlies. Above all, it is a story of family, culture and country. Jun 15, 2015 the csr travelled in may 2015 returning in 2017 for a three week photographic tourexperience. A white woman was mysteriously murdered in an indian garden, and the police were. Fat tyres and wide rims have made unsupported canning stock route travel possible. A comprehensive history of the canning stock route 1906 2010. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of. Canning stock route and a century of new history abc. The canning stock route history of aboriginal interaction.
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