Cairns and Trig Points
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 13:16
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Member - Stephen L (Clare SA)
Hi All
The other night when I was looking through old desert trip photos, there were images that I take for a good reason - I have a fascination with Old Survey
Cairns and Trig Points.
When possible during our travels and there is a Cairn or Trig Point, I will stop and get some images of it. My interest grew from a very old TV programme on how it took a team of surveyors to determine the centre of Australia, a point that if our continent was balanced on a pin, it would not tilt in any direction. This point took over 2 years to accurately determine and today is known as the
Lambert Centre.
I have visited the
Lambert Centre only 4 times
well before I had a digital camera, so that will now give me an excuse to get there again and get more images - this time digital.
If you would like to share any images of old survey
Cairns, Bench Marks or Trig Points, you can add your images to this
forum post, which I will link to my latest Blog,
Stone Cairns and Trig Points
Go through your images and if you can add some more images, that would be great.
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Have a Great Day.
Cheers
Stephen
Reply By: equinox - Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 14:53
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 14:53
Hi Stephen,
I tend to seek out the
Cairns and trig points as
well (or maybe they seek me) and as you know they are found all over the place.
Here's a few images:
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Cheers
Alan
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:08
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:08
Hi Alan
Great minds think alike....
I see we have a lot in common. That old Survey Cairn west of Shiddi
Pool looks very impressive.
Do you have a picture of the Cairn at
Mount Allott??
That is one place that I have to visit, as my Great Grandfather was part of the Hubbe Expedition and beat your friend Mr David
Carnegie there by a few months.
Thanks for the great images.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: equinox - Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:29
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:29
Hi Stephen - I do have a couple of pictures.
Lucky your Great Grandfather's party went through when they did, as my friend used some of their left over equipment later in his journey.
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Cheers
Alan
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:33
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:33
Hi Alan
Thanks for that, now I have to get there myself.
Thanks again.
Cheers
Stephen
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Follow Up By: Tonyfish#58 - Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:41
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:41
Also a lot of Permanent Survey marks in the middle of nowhere. This one on the Old Coach Road 1/2 way to
Maytown.
The view is from the
hill it was on from here you start heading down the hills to
maytown.
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Regards Tony
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 16:07
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 at 16:07
Ho Tony
Thanks for those great images. I find a great way to have a look as to where these markers could by is by studying the Topo maps. If there is a "BM" marked,there is a very good chance that with a close look, you can find that brass marker.
Thanks again.
Cheers
Stephen
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Reply By: Member - Josh- Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:09
Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 20:09
Hi Stephen, I had to find these photos for....
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We stumbled across this when head from
Alice Springs to
Roxby Downs going the back way. It's a few hundred kms southeast of Alice.
In our 3 yrs on the road we went to the Northern, Southern, Eastern and western most points of Australia and the dead centre as
well. We found plenty of
cairns and trigg points as we travelled. Pitty I didn't think to photograph them all. Good idea for future trips.
Josh
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 23:25
Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 at 23:25
Hi Josh
Thanks for that, and it brings back many memories and I can still remember the very first time we went there in 1994.
This post is also linked to my Blog, so now anyone that open the Blog will also have access to this post.
Thanks again.
Cheers
Stephen
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