This weekend we are heading out to surveyor generals corner where WA, SA and NT meet. Leaving sat around 3.00pm,after Penny finishes work, with friends Peter and Sue. We will be camping somewhere in the bush before arriving early Sunday morning and then heading back.
It's roughly 280 klm there so approx 560klm round trip. As it gets dark here early, around 5.15pm, we will drive for about an hour and a half before setting up camp. Looking forward to camping in the bush with a nice fire.
Should be able to get some great pics.
Some info:
In June 1968 two monuments were erected at the junction of the boundaries approximately 127 metres apart running east-west along the 26th parallel south. The most easterly monument common to all three jurisdictions was named Surveyor Generals Corner at the suggestion of the Director of National Mapping.[4] The site is not named after a single Surveyor-General, because there were a number of them present as follows.[1]
On 4th June 1968, two concrete pillars were completed to mark Surveyor-Generals Corner in the presence V.T. O'Brien, Acting Director of Lands, N.T., P.J. Wells, Acting Surveyor-General, N.T.;H.A. Bailey, Surveyor-General, S.A.;Harold Camm, Surveyor-General, W.A.; and B.M. Allwright, Surveyor, N.T.[1]
From 7 March 2003, access to the area was restricted following a decision by the Irrunytju (Wingellina) Community in whose traditional land the Surveyor Generals Corner is situated. Access to the area is limited to guided tours and visitors require a special permit in addition to the standard Great Central Road transit permit.[5] The nearest settlement is the Aboriginal community of Kalka in South Australia, situated on the Gunbarrel Highway just a few kilometres to the south.
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