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Desert Tracks Part 2: The Madigan Line to Birdsville

Thewhiteox

Aug 23, 2019
1 min

Desert Tracks Part 2: The Madigan Line to Birdsville

If like us, you dream about the desert, take a ride with us through the Madigan Line to Birdsville.

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Desert Tracks Part 1: From the Gibson to the Simpson

Thewhiteox

Aug 19, 2019
1 min

Desert Tracks Part 1: From the Gibson to the Simpson

If like us, you dream about the desert, take a ride with us from The Gibson Desert towards the Madigan Line, with historical & trip informat

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12 Things you might not know about C.T. Madigan and his 1939 Simpson Desert Expedition.

Thewhiteox

Jul 26, 2019
13 min

12 Things you might not know about C.T. Madigan and his 1939 Simpson Desert Expedition.

Perhaps this was the last of the hard journeys I had started out upon so hopefully 28 years before, to end them in this desert place.

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Thewhiteox

Nov 26, 2018
3 min

The Birdsville Hotel

And then to Birdsville, straight to the famous hotel, where we had a couple of beers, chatted to Colin behind the bar, who was very friendly

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Thewhiteox

Nov 26, 2018
2 min

Big Red and on to Birdsville

In fact it only started to get slightly challenging again when we hit the QAA line , which eventually got us to Big Red at about 2pm

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The Madigan Line - Annandale station ruins

Thewhiteox

Nov 25, 2018
2 min

The Madigan Line - Annandale station ruins

At Annandale, we not only found the ruins, but water! The Eyre creek still had some milky residue between its clay bottomed banks

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Thewhiteox

Nov 25, 2018
2 min

The Madigan Line - Camp 17 - 19

There was a large divot on our left side, the wheel had gone in it, & we were tipping slightly into it. It seemed too risky to continue with

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Thewhiteox

Nov 24, 2018
3 min

Day 16 - The Madigan Line to Camp 17

The hardest thing was that the track up the dunes was very bumpy, with significant dips and crests that rock the truck

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The Madigan Line - Camp 16 and the Smithsonian Party

Thewhiteox

Nov 22, 2018
3 min

The Madigan Line - Camp 16 and the Smithsonian Party

They could also tell us about the Madigan Track, which was hugely helpful, they told us it was more challenging than the Hay River

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Thewhiteox

Nov 22, 2018
2 min

Day 15 : Middle camp (Hay River Track)

We’re following the Hay River Bank, which means no real dunes to cross, and it doesn’t change much, but it’s still lovely, the track is fair

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Thewhiteox

Nov 21, 2018
2 min

Day 14 : Batton Hill (Hay River Track)

I woke up totally fatigued this morning. Jade woke me up with an elbow to the ribs… I was in the midst of a disturbing nightmare, and...

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Day 13 - Gemtree Campsite (Plenty Highway)

Thewhiteox

Nov 20, 2018
2 min

Day 13 - Gemtree Campsite (Plenty Highway)

Sunrise WAS in fact, bloody magical. Getting out of bed at 5.30am was a struggle, but it was worth it when the light hit Uluru. I had got...

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Thewhiteox

Nov 19, 2018
2 min

Day 12 : Ururu & Kata Tjuta

The great central road was corrugated as hell, but very beautiful, though we didn’t stop as much as we’d have liked so we could make the mos

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Thewhiteox

Nov 18, 2018
2 min

Day 11 - Bundabiddy Rockhole/Giles

We got to Bungabiddy rockhole at around 3pm where we had a walk and a swim in the somewhat green waters, but it was lovely all the same.

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Bush Mechanics (video) : Fixing our Exhaust Mount

Thewhiteox

Nov 17, 2018
2 min

Bush Mechanics (video) : Fixing our Exhaust Mount

We managed a reasonably early start, and set about fixing the mounting bracket immediately. We quite quickly realised that the way Jade had

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Day 10 - Fixing our Exhaust Mount Part 1

Thewhiteox

Nov 16, 2018
2 min

Day 10 - Fixing our Exhaust Mount Part 1

This morning I woke up to see bright luminous orange behind the clouds, and a whispered roaring wind around us, which made the temperature

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Day 9 - Kintore and The Sandy Blight Junction Track

Thewhiteox

Nov 15, 2018
3 min

Day 9 - Kintore and The Sandy Blight Junction Track

Monday 1st October 2018 - The Davenport Hills Back in the NT, on a new track. I must admit that I’m a bit sad to have left the Canning, and

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Thewhiteox

Nov 15, 2018
1 min

Canning Stock Route - Part One

The first part of our videos of the Canning Stock Route

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Day 8 - CSR - Kunawarritji and on to the Gary Junction Highway

Thewhiteox

Nov 10, 2018
3 min

Day 8 - CSR - Kunawarritji and on to the Gary Junction Highway

Shane then showed us the ranger station, the maps with hundreds of identified water spots that the Martu people had found in choppers and on

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Thewhiteox

Nov 9, 2018
4 min

CSR Day 7: Kunawarritji

Insider information on the remote community, and the Martu people who live there. Day 7 Kunawarritji - 634km Well, we didn’t get very far...

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