Canning stock route book

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. For me, this article in the july 2006 singletrack magazine started it all. The canning stock route national museum of australia on. The canning stock route or csr is the last great offroad ride in australia. Through the vast deserts of western australia, the canning stock route is one of the toughest and most remote tracks in the world. Canning stock route expedition 4wd tagalongtour 1st jul 2020 22nd jul 2020. This is not just another map of the canning stock route, it is the musthave map for anyone contemplating or doing the journey. In addition, travelling outside the main travel season will mean that you are more isolated in this unforgiving terrain. The canning stock route john carty, carly davenport, monique lafontaine on. Yiwarra kuju tells the story of the routes impact, and the importance of the country around it, interpreted through aboriginal eyes and voices. One solitary set of wheel tracks setting out across the great sandy desert eventually connecting with wiluna, 2000 km to the south making it the longest and most remote stock route in the world.

The canning stock route is a 1850kilometre long track running between halls creek and wiluna in western australia. It is recommended to travel the canning stock route csr from mayseptember. The canning stock route is one of the worlds most isolated and adventurous tracks. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Thats not to say that you cant ride a more normal mountain bike along. Canning stock route daryl beattie adventures adventure. With your permits they are to be downloaded by yourself and. A trip down the canning is like nothing you could ever imagine. The original route includes 51 wells and stretches 2,0 kilometres from halls creek to wiluna.

The first couple of days are a warmup for whats to come. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region. He was endeavouring to find a way by which east kimberley cattle could be taken to southern markets. Regardless of the condition of these water points, you should not use or interfere with the equipment or stock troughs. Canning stock route perth to broome outback adventure. The canning stock route is an old cattle droving route that was developed in the early part of the 20th century to allow stockcattle 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. The canning stock route books and arts abc radio national. B this article has been rated as bclass on the projects quality scale.

It also contains many large extracts from george cottees book. Do not use the troughs at wells for bathing, and do not pour water into the troughs for the animals. Buy canning stock route outback travellers guide 2009. It is named after alfred wernam canning who surveyed the route in 190607. Canning stock route is a show that provides a forum for aboriginal painters and storytellers to share their own accounts of the legendary canning stock route in wa. One indigenous voice for the canning stock route csr about intro. With over 1600km between towns this is as remote as adventure riding gets. 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 canning stock route became a permanent and prominent feature of the landscape. Travelling outside this time frame is not recommended due to extreme heat and possible wet and boggy conditions. Canning stock route for the enjoyment of all australians indigenous and nonindigenous. The canning stock route project tells an intercultural and intergenerational story of aboriginal community, collaboration and reconciliation. Design interaction canning stock route book edition 1 tentworld. 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.

How to prepare for the canning stock route one of the. Canning stock route expedition australian tours global. To some, like morika biljabi at well 33, the canning stock route cut their country in half. Above all, it is a story of family, culture and country. Gunbarrel or gcr are better with more spots to camp with less idiots wiluna though what a town fourty bucks for a tin of milo and a street scape that looks like a war zone possibly the second most depressing and disgusting town in the country due to the. Here you can mark if you have read this book, reading it or want to read. When it comes to australias top 4wd tracks, they dont come much bigger than the canning stock route. The entire route has been mapped out with every conceivable point of interest marked clearly with gps references for all to find. 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.

It runs to halls creek in the kimberley region from wiluna in the midwest region, both in western australia. How to prepare for the canning stock route one of the world. The canning stock route runs from wiluna to halls creek and is arguably the most remote track in australia and one of the longest. The canning stock route contains numerous operational stock watering points, and some that are now in ruin. 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. Canning stock route is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics.

Canning stock route tour broome to newman or broome 16. He and his wife ronele wrote that book, and erics talk brought back many memories. Permits for the canning stock route cancelled immediately. Constructed in the first decade of the 20th century, the canning stock route runs for a distance of 1850 km from halls creek to wiluna, in the top half of western australia. I had just paddled 800kms from augusta to geraldton and cycled 810kms from geraldton to wiluna but the canning stock route walk was probably going to be. Canning stock route is one of the toughest tracks in the world. The canning stock route history of aboriginal interaction. The aboriginal people of australias western desert lived in their homelands for thousands of years. Design interaction canning stock route book edition 1 hema.

With your permits they are to be downloaded by yourself and may be kept on your laptop or tablet. The canning stock route is the longest historic stock route in the world traversing three deserts the great sandy, little and gibson. In 2007, nearly 70 aboriginal artists traveled through the canning stock routea track in western australia along which cattle could be driven from kimberley stations in the north to markets in the southto return to places they had left as children. Canning stock route tours from broome, darwin, kununurra, halls creek, perth, alice springs. A quick highlight video from this years trip along the canning stock route. Fat tyres and wide rims have made unsupported canning stock route travel possible.

In 2007, nearly 70 aboriginal artists traveled through the canning stock routea track in western australia along which cattle could be driven from kimberley stations in the north to markets in the south. With a total distance of around 1,850 km 1,150 mi it. They were originally designed for snow, but soft sand is another of the few mediums ive ridden where there is a genuine possibleimpossible delineation. The canning stock route is an icon in australian 4wd culture. The canning stock route passes through some of the most remote and isolated country in the world. The australian geographic book of the canning stock route, australian geographic pty ltd, terry hills, nsw, 1998 revised edition. With a total distance of around 1,850 km 1,150 mi it is the longest historic stock route in the world. We suggest that you download canning stock route information pack which contains information about the whole of the route and the sites along the way. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of western australia. The canning stock route group brings people together from all over australia and the world, to learn, discuss and share their experiences on the stock route. The canning stock route is the longest historic stock route in the world, running 1,780 kms through the desert region of western australia.

With a total distance of around 1,850 km 1,150 mi it is the longest historic stock route in the world the stock route was proposed as a way of breaking a monopoly that west kimberley cattlemen had on the beef trade at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a story of contact, conflict and survival, of exodus and return. The track traverses pristine aussie deserts and has its fair share of rough corrugations, rocks and over 700 sand dunes. With aboriginals as guides, 46yearold surveyor alfred canning trekked north in 1906 to establish a route that would eventually bear his name. With the assistance of unnamed aboriginal people from many different language. I had just paddled 800kms from augusta to geraldton and cycled 810kms from geraldton to wiluna but. Feb 23, 2020 the canning stock route contains numerous operational stock watering points, and some that are now in ruin. Jakub and the western australian desert something filed away in the memory banks with no knowledge of how it could ever relate to something id do.

The canning stock route western australia home facebook. This video includes it all the desert beauty, the sandhills, the salt lakes. The white man history has been told and its today in the book. Its the longest stock route in the world an impressive 1,800 kilometres winding through unique terrain of the gibson desert, little sandy desert and great sandy desert.

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. And the fate of the western desert people in western australia is one example. Canning stock route map westprint maps books travel. Back to tour listing back to tour category listing. This is how we prepare for the canning stock route vehicle. It is primarily a bush track and in parts is wildly beautiful with fresh water springs creating astonishing oases in literally the middle of nowhere.

The most important thing before we drive the canning stock route is a reliable 4wd vehicle, having enough food, water, fuel and good health. These days, its regarded as one of australias more challenging 4wd journeys, but from 1910 to 1959 was a challenge for drovers bringing. Planning for a road trip on the canning stock route rac wa. The ride also featured in the adventure bicycle touring magazine, bunyan. 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. The canning stock route australia canning stock route. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. It explores their cultural diversity and interconnections with each other and their country and their part in a greater australian story. Canning stock route wiluna 2020 all you need to know. Aug 15, 2018 a quick highlight video from this years trip along the canning stock route. It is a country seen through the eyes of aboriginal artists, and animated by ancestral energies and stories. It was created as a stock route between the towns of halls creek in the east kimberley and wiluna in central western australia. We only take a max of 10 bikes total on this trip so first in best dressed. The majority of this area is now owned by the aboriginal people and respect for their sacred locations and adherence to permit requirements is.

Our toyota landcruiser is in perfect condition for the canning stock route. It details the history of the development of the track, the highs and lows of alfred cannings career, problems with his employees and the aboriginies they encountered on the track. 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. Sep 21, 2017 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 canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of. The route includes 51 wells and stretches 2,0 kilometres from halls creek to wiluna in western australia. Driving the canning stock route our biggest adventure in.