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Day 10 – Daly Waters to Threeways Roadhouse (Barkley Hwy)

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ian Steer

Had cuppa and a happy birthday song for Frank and some songs that are not repeatable. Left Daly Waters for Dunmara Roadhouse where some had a cooked breakfast, especially birthday boy. Day is cool and low cloud, cars are operating … Continue reading →

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Day Nine – Katherine to Daly Waters

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Ian Steer

Today we had half a day sightseeing in Katherine and working on our cars.  Some went to Katherine Gorge; some had a good look around the town.  We were visited by Ian Locke of the Katherine Veteran Car Club who … Continue reading →

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Day Nine – Kununurra to Katherine

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Ian Steer

Had a 6AM start in the cars from Kununara with a large monsoon to the north.  We headed east to Timber  Creek with few problems [GLAD’s senior mechanic changed the carby over in record-breaking time of 3 minutes using gloves … Continue reading →

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Day Eight – RDO

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Ian Steer

TODAY is a maintenance day; we worked on all of the cars and got them ready for an early start for Katherine, 500kms.  Colin is concerned about the vibration in his car; we fixed 2 starter motors, 2 mufflers, tightened … Continue reading →

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Day Seven – One week out, Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Ian Steer

We left Fitzroy Crossing at 6.15am after a eventful night for the light sleepers: a noisy drunken party 300 m. away, 10 gunshots at 2am, one road train drove by with 2 flat tyres [very noisy]. Otherwise a great stay. … Continue reading →

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Day Six – Broome to Fitzroy Crossing

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Ian Steer

Frank cooked a great mince spag meal; delicious. Note Eagles scarf. Was useful as air-conditioning device. It is 7.30am, the timing gear in Peter Eadleys 1928 Phaeton is out. It has stripped the centre, the gear had been repaired with … Continue reading →

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Day Five – Pardoo to Broome

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Ian Steer

We started the day at Pardoo Station.  They allowed us to use the station work shop and pit, so we checked all the cars top to bottom, and effected repairs to GLAD who needed a new exhaust gasket. Colin’s car … Continue reading →

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Day Four – Auski to Pardoo Station [Eighty Mile Beach]

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Ian Steer

Good camp out near Auski, mozzies bad. Off through the Chichester range and some beautiful open spinafex country, easy drive to Port Hedland, 250 km. Looked around Hedland and caught up on our phone calls home. Weather  humid and thunderstorms. … Continue reading →

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Day Three – Kumarina to Auski roadhouse [250km]

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Ian Steer

Early start at Kumarina; we are now in the true Pilbara, a good season with green spinafex, all in flower and looks great. Flocks of budgies and finches flying through the mountainous Hammersly ranges and Munjini gorge –  beautiful country … Continue reading →

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Day Two – Mt Magnet to Kumerina Roadhouse

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Ian Steer

Had an early start from Kirkalocka Stationstay [thanks for a great stay Anne and Geoff] 30 kms north to Mt Magnet. Unfortunately I put the Sim Card upside down in the computer  dongle so our Blog has been delayed up … Continue reading →

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