After leaving Zanthus and travelling to Kalgoorlie, we caught up with our friends again then north again. Leonora, the next destination. Last time we had been to Leonora was that 20 and some years before, when we had been forced to stop at the caravan park while I made repairs to a broken axle on our caravan which had snapped just as we emerged from The Great Central Road starting from Uluru N.T. the town had grown. We headed some 15k out of town to Malcolm dam, where we had also camped at, at that time. The area had not changed that much, though there was less water and now there were some shelters and tables scattered about. Also bins were provided, but it seemed no one used them, litter was everywhere. On the flat of the dam, the red earth was bare, but the rubbish had blown in amongst the low surrounding mulga scrub. While we were there we collected a total of three large rubbish bags full and placed them in the bins. Why cant people take out what they bring in, or at least use the bins?
While at Leonora we again met up with my sister, they were also travelling north, heading for the NT. This was also our long term destination, though we were going a different way. At reaching Halls Creek, we would head east taking the Tanami track 1000k to Alice Springs, where they were taking the main road to Darwin.
On the Tanami there is a distance of 850k between fuel stops, as at this time no one could enter aboriginal community. I had purchased some materials in Kalgoorlie to fit another rack under the tray of the truck, and a jerry can to put in it, so we were assured of carrying enough fuel to do the track. At Leonora I fitted the rack and was confident we could make the distance.
Gawlia is an old gold mining town a few ks out of Leonora, only a few people live there but a gold mine is still present, a huge open cut affair now.
The old shacks of the former town have been restored and put on display so you can stroll around and get a glimpse of the way of life in the 1800s .
We spent the day with my sister and explored this town trapped in time.
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