Place Comment: Israelite Bay Telegraph Station Ruins

Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 at 14:30

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Israelite Bay Telegraph Station Ruins

The Telegraph station ruins at Israelite Bay are heritage listed and being stabilised by the Heritage Council works. Native vegetation is being replanted and noxious weeds eradicated to improve the

Paul M81

Hi, looking at travelling from Esperance to Caiguna along the coast using the telegraph track. Taking my 12yr old son on an adventure. Anyone with some information on track conditions and is it worth the risk going solo in our 2016 hi lux with good amount of T of self recovery gear.
Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks in advance Paul.

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Reply By: Member - Warrie (NSW) - Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 at 16:24

Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 at 16:24

The Nuytsland Nature Reserve Trek has the eastern half of your journey. Link as NNR below. We towed a camper from Balladonia to the abandoned tele station and then back out via wheat fields to Esperance. Your rig should do it easily with correct tyre pressures on soft sand. There were flooded sections, some with bypasses

NNR

Have a look at pix in Point Dempster for track conditions.
Pt Dempster

Also Mount Ragged
Mt Ragged

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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 at 16:25

Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 at 16:25

Friends Julian and Ali in a Canter in September this year.
https://epicycles.com/Truck%20Blog/2024-09-21/2024-09-21.php
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Peter
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 at 18:06

Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 at 18:06

Working link to blog recommended above

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I sent one final shout after him to stick to the track, to which he replied “All right,” That was the last ever seen of Gibson - E Giles 23 April 1874

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Reply By: Richard M29 - Friday, Dec 13, 2024 at 12:07

Friday, Dec 13, 2024 at 12:07

If you are going to do the trip, take a sat phone and an epirb just to be sure, you can hire sat phone - where, i'm not sure.

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Follow Up By: Dusta - Friday, Dec 13, 2024 at 16:02

Friday, Dec 13, 2024 at 16:02

i'd take a starlink mini over a sat phone . more reliable and quicker and cheaper

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Reply By: Alan McCall - Monday, Dec 23, 2024 at 14:04

Monday, Dec 23, 2024 at 14:04

Just drove the track from the little known Wylie Scarp track east of Balbinya through to Caiguna - visited a few different places on the way - no problems on that part of route.