EARLY DEPARTURE WAS NOW STANDARDand we drove out of Norseman before 7.00 a.m. Access to the road across Lake Cowan was not initially clear but after a short time casting around we picked up a track that led to the road and started our journey west. Being a playboy: Musicians shock take on WOMANISING, Terri Irwin UNRECOGNISABLE in stunning new look. The 'P' signs are ubiquitous in rural WA, marking out safe areas for vehicles to park off the road for a rest. Brookton Highway looking south to the junction with Newdegate-Ravensthorpe Road, Lake King. AD sign westbound on Brookton Highway (Nicholl Street) approaching Graham Street, Kondinin. Esperance, Eyre highways reopen as firies get ontop of Norseman blaze Lake Hope. And then went off to the pub! We relied on the assistance from Scott in his TOYOTA, yes I know a Toyota! A better option for you is the Hyden - Norseman road accessed from Brunswick via Collie, Williams, Narrogin, Kondinnin Hyden. Graham went to cross and he got bogged to the right of the track. Brookton Highway looking south towards Aldersyde North Road, 30km east of Brookton. 52). Photo credit, Many consider crossing the Nullarbor Plain a long and boring trek that should be travelled as quickly as possible. Write a review Upload a photo. The harvest walls are very effective on this rock. Brookton Highway looking west near Sherlock Creek, 33km west of Brookton. A T & R J Sugg & Sons Pty Ltd - Lake King, WA 6356 - (08) 9874 4022 Note the reference to Perth, rather than Corrigin, and the rare Brookton Highway nameplate. RD sign eastbound on Brookton Highway at the junction with Wickepin-Corrigin Road, 12km west of Corrigin. As we were heading back to bitumen Joe slipped into a washaway. A bit corrugated but not too bad. Brookton Highway looking west as eastbound traffic climbs towards Holden Road, Roleystone. His knowledge of the area made the trip much more interesting, and without the power of his Cruiser we might still be there extricating bogged vehicles. Lake King crash victims from New Zealand | The West Australian Kilometre plate showing 105km to Brookton, looking east at Holden Road, Roleystone. RD sign westbound on Brookton Highway near the junction with Northam-Cranbrook Road (Great Southern Highway), 2km east of Brookton town centre. His input into the trip was huge. Then east to the Rabbit Proof Fence and then out to Hyden Norseman Road. This junction was to have been the northern terminus of a State Route extending southwards to Albany via Lake Grace, however this route was never signed. Note there is no mention of TW356, which turns right at this junction. Lake King Roe Tourism Association - Pathways to Wave Rock The Beverley turnoff is passed at 100km/h before the highway winds its way through undulating farmland to Brookton. Photo credit, An occasional bend on encounters along the way. Note that there is no RD sign for westbound traffic at this location. I had planned to deviate off the Eyre Highway and take a track to the south of the Dundas Hills into Norseman. The need for the road dated back to the early 1960s and initial talks between the Shires of Esperance and Ravensthorpe and the communities of Lake King and Cascades. Scotty Toyota Landcruiser Trayback no issues. Pink Lake Tourist Park (Nulsen) I called the entire crew in for a meeting and appointed Joe as the Trackmaster. Late in the afternoon, about three kilometres south of Widgie, I noticed an open cut mine just off the track to the west. We arrived five minutes late and, after Scotty introduced himself to everyone, we headed towards Cave Hill. The push south continued some two hours later. Brookton Highway (Graham Street) looking south towards the junction with Nicholl Street. Photo taken: November 2010. The top of the Scarp is reached shortly before the locality of Karragullen, where State Route 41 (Canning Road) junctions from the north. There is another road is the Hyden to Marvel Lock road it is gravel but can be travelled by small two wheel drive,in fact ive done it with a small ford Metero,but then i have a sence of adventure. Like many of the exposed granite outcrops in the goldfields, Dordie Rocks was an important stopping place for the natural collection of water between the various goldfield settlements. Note how Perth is not signed via SR41 despite this being the favoured truck route and also the shortest route. A T & R J Sugg & Sons Pty Ltd has currently 0 reviews. The countryside ranges from rolling farmland, particularly in the west, to low-lying, mostly-dry salt pans. You can see the old highway alignment continuing straight, with the unsealed Mills Road in the background. Visited the Breakaways while travelling the Granite Woodlands Discovery Trail, rock formations were stunning in afternoon light. Lifetime MemberMy Profile My Blog Send Message, Lifetime MemberMy Profile My Blog Send MessageModerator. Brookton Highway (Graham Street) looking south through Kondinin. The name of the rocks is derived from an incident in 1894 when three white men carting stores to Kurnalpi came upon a party of 19 Afghans with 104 camels camped at this place. WE LEFT KELMSCOTTon Thursday evening in two groups to minimise disruption to other traffic. Spectacular, colourful countryside, especially in wildflower season. Note the coverplate covering the fuel symbol and someone's clever addition to the kilometre plate. at Westdale) and vertical crests removed in recent years along this section. A T & R J Sugg & Sons Pty Ltd, Farmers & Agriculturalists, listed under "Farmers & Agriculturalists" category, is located at Lake King-norseman Rd Lake King WA, 6356, Australia and can be reached by 0898744022 phone number. This section of the route has been recently reconstructed with a wider pavement and improved shoulders. The road distance is 440.4 km. Day 3 Old Hyden Norseman Rd to Overshot Hill Monday, 23rd November 2015. . Beverley is not located on the route, but can be reached via Westdale Road which branches off midway to Brookton. One of their watering points is Jeradilla Tank. Does anyone know if this road is sealed or not? The barrier of isolation for communities and farming properties in the South-Eastern Wheatbelt has finally been lifted with the official opening of the Lake King-Cascades Road. The track continuing straight into the distance would have once been part of the Kondinin Hyden Road. Travelled Lake King to Norseman 10 days ago lots of place under water like 1/2 km at 500mm deep and lots of deep wash always has been like this since Jan. Two blokes from Northam hade to be resued by Ses 2 days aftre we went throught Lake King to Peak Charles 160kms travel time was 4hr in 4x4 Got lots of good photos. 16 King Ct, North Lakes, QLD 4509. There is also no mention of Hyden, which was shown on signs at the intersection in Brookton! The Lands Department placed a Trig Point atop the rock in 1980. Brookton Highway (Nicholl Street) looking west at the junction with Graham Street, Kondinin. I had scheduled to rendezvous with Scotty Wilson from Kalgoorlie at the Cave Hill turnoff at 11.15 a.m. and given our early start we were going to be way early. Gen time: 0.5379s | RAM: 8.42kb. The road to the left is the original alignment of Newdegate-Ravensthorpe Road which was bypassed in the 1960s. Cherrylyn Balayong The saving grace of this rather uninspiring drive is that the recent upgrades and relatively low traffic volumes mean that you can generally sit on 110km/h. Kim Epton 2015-2019 Jeff Anderson Brookton Highway looking west near Melba Street at Karlgarin. The countryside ranges from rolling farmland, particularly in the west, to low-lying, mostly-dry salt pans. Brookton Highway looking west at Sudholz Road, 33km east of Brookton. The building on the right is the tavern. Dusty and I returned via Brookton. The 72-kilometre gravel road, built at a cost of just over $800,000, links the communities of Cascades and Lake King from the Esperance Shire boundary to the Lake King-Norseman Road, 40 kilometres east of Lake King. Westbound RD sign on Brookton Highway at the western edge of Brookton townsite. The tiny townsite is located to the left of the grain bins, behind the trees. Our ego was now at rock bottom and after two hours and over 100 meters of snatch strap, we finally got out., It was an interesting sight seeing the three Patrols all bogged in a dry lake with the lighter Suzukis, Rodeo, etc.. looking on its not every day you have a recovery with a truck (Scotty) snatching another truck (TurboJoe), which (with five snatch straps joined together) is it turn snatching a third truck (me, and then afterwards Dusty). Not sure what's going on there with the oversize arrows and missing panel borders! Great for visit, not so good for camping.! Sign instructing westbound trucks to engage low gear as you begin to descend the Darling Scarp near Eugene Place, Roleystone. All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. Only a few kilometres after leaving The Breakaways Mike came on the radio calling for the convoy to stop as the Vitara was overheating. Brookton Highway (Kunjin Street) looking west near Larke Crescent, Corrigin. Three lives were lost in a horror single vehicle rollover in WAs eastern Wheatbelt. The Lake King - Norseman road IS a gazetted road, but conditions on it can vary greatly. Reconstruction work underway on Brookton Highway, 30km east of Corrigin, looking west. Brookton Highway looking west at the small bridge over Nalyaring Gully, 20km east of Brookton. Given the time of year it was interesting that there was still some water around. Slightly dodgy RD sign northbound on Brookton Highway near the junction with Kulin-Holt Rock Road, 13km north of Varley. There are no ID signs for traffic turning towards Pingelly, which is pretty standard in rural WA. Brookton Highway looking west towards the junction with Lovering Road, 2km east of Hyden, showing signage for the Wave Rock turnoff. Travelling the Woodinup and Coujinup Tracks - Day 3 Old Hyden Norseman Feel free to use any part of this document but please do the right thing and give attribution. Brookton Highway makes a left turn here - the road straight ahead becomes the Narrogin-Kondinin Road. Dusty went off the track a mm and went down about 300 mm. Open today 8:00am - 5:30pm. Photo taken: May 2011. This comp is for you! AD sign northbound on Corrigin-Kulin Road approaching the junction with Brookton Highway. Ten kilometres out I raised Scotty on the UHF. AD signage southbound on Brookton Highway approaching the junction with South Coast Highway near Ravensthorpe. ID sign facing southbound traffic at the intersection of Brookton Highway & Canning Road (SR41), Karragullen. Note the Golden Fleece branded service station - one of only two that I know of in Australia (the other is in Merriwa, NSW). Funding for the project had been met from the Government's $1 billion Additional Funding program for important road projects to be completed over 10 years. For the purpose of captioning the images below, I have used the Brookton Highway name. AD sign westbound on Brookton Highway approaching Melba Street, Karlgarin. Eyre Highway can be best described as a long and lonely road. I am looking to go from Bunbury to Norseman without having to go to Esperance. With three vehicles bogged there was lots of uncoordinated effort. The track led down to a salt lake (31391.50S 1213639.98E) and Scotty suggested that it would be a good idea to spec for tektites/australites. I am hoping to avoid this and save some time. Greg did a further inspection of his wheel bearing and decided he needed to take the shortest route home. This is the only overtaking lane for traffic climbing the scarp. Terra nullius? He arrived home after 5.00 p.m. on the Monday. The Balladonia telegraph track wound its way up to the top of a hill where there were several open areas that would have made a comfortable camp site but it was still a bit early. AD sign southbound on Brookton Highway approaching the junction with Newdegate-Ravensthorpe Road, Lake King. When this sign was replaced, Main Roads did a very poor job - the route marker should have been included within the main sign and Hyden added to the sign, as it shown on previous signs. . Note the black supplementary plate which was not replaced when the main sign was. Typical view of Brookton Highway through the eastern Wheatbelt near the junction with Lake O'Connor Road, 37km east of Hyden. The journey back to Perth on the Monday was to be through Annes Pass before following the margin of Lake Sharpe to the Lake King Road, the 90 Mile Tank and Frank Hann National Park. A southerly view of the junction of South Coast Highway & Brookton Highway near Ravensthorpe. The morning fun started only 50 metres from the camp site where our fearless leader thought he was in his Patrol and didnt correctly navigate some rocks., Dordie Rocks. The original formation is still visible to the right, although fairly overgrown. Note the absence of any additional focal points - this is a constant problem in rural WA. All rights reserved. Another magnificent tourist attraction on the eastern end of the Norseman Road is Peak Charles, which rises 480 metres above the surroundings. RD sign eastbound on Brookton Highway, east of Brookton.
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