Northern NSW to North of Brissie to WA walking. types.

His set up is interesting with his gear split front and rear - there's an argument amongst light or ultralight bushwalkers that your gear shouldn't all be on your back, hence this:

Hiking Backpack - Daypacks To Multiday Packs - AarnPacks

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His set up is interesting with his gear split front and rear - there's an argument amongst light or ultralight bushwalkers that your gear shouldn't all be on your back, hence this:

Hiking Backpack - Daypacks To Multiday Packs - AarnPacks

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We never even gave that a thought back in my Scouting Days.

A 4 Pocket Light Canvas Paddy Pallin on an Ally back frame & we thought we were king of the road. (no, no more toons[bigsmile1]) This gear has certainly changed out of sight.

I am only familiar with some of the northern WA sections, and a few in the south west. Some of that northern country, even close to the coast, is nothing short of depressing in the hot season! Some good photos there, one at the old Onslow jetty which I once docked at in an old State Ship!

Some of the cattle stations still exist today, but I am sure that they now have much better facilities and infrastructure. On 18th March 1923 he was at "Minilya" station. That still exists and is now owned by Twiggy Forrest and run as a cattle station. In 1923 they were running only sheep.

He appears to have travelled a strange route after leaving Perth, going east first and then south via Narrogin. I think at that time the great southern railway was probably the easiest going on foot, and in the days of steam locomotives, assured water points along the permanent way.

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I am only familiar with some of the northern WA sections, and a few in the south west. Some of that northern country, even close to the coast, is nothing short of depressing in the hot season! Some good photos there, one at the old Onslow jetty which I once docked at in an old State Ship!

Some of the cattle stations still exist today, but I am sure that they now have much better facilities and infrastructure. On 18th March 1923 he was at "Minilya" station. That still exists and is now owned by Twiggy Forrest and run as a cattle station. In 1923 they were running only sheep.

He appears to have travelled a strange route after leaving Perth, going east first and then south via Narrogin. I think at that time the great southern railway was probably the easiest going on foot, and in the days of steam locomotives, assured water points along the permanent way.

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Me being a naturally suspicious bastard, has wondered if he accepted the occasional lift in a vehicle &/ or a train, or was he a diehard determined pedestrian traveler who really set out to do it all by Shank's Pony?

I guess we will never know.

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Me being a naturally suspicious bastard, has wondered if he accepted the occasional lift in a vehicle &/ or a train, or was he a diehard determined pedestrian traveler who really set out to do it all by Shank's Pony?

I guess we will never know.

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The thongs of that era must've of superior quality than the Chinese offerings of modern times.

Footwear! Pffffft!

He was doing 30 miles some days - that's huge, it's like 48 kilometres in a day. And leather soles only.

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I am only familiar with some of the northern WA sections, and a few in the south west. Some of that northern country, even close to the coast, is nothing short of depressing in the hot season! Some good photos there, one at the old Onslow jetty which I once docked at in an old State Ship!

Some of the cattle stations still exist today, but I am sure that they now have much better facilities and infrastructure. On 18th March 1923 he was at "Minilya" station. That still exists and is now owned by Twiggy Forrest and run as a cattle station. In 1923 they were running only sheep.

He appears to have travelled a strange route after leaving Perth, going east first and then south via Narrogin. I think at that time the great southern railway was probably the easiest going on foot, and in the days of steam locomotives, assured water points along the permanent way.

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His routes a few times seemed odd, like in the Wimmera.

As to following railway lines, I'm pretty sure that there wasn't a road across the Nullarbor at that time, just the railway. But there would've been regular water tanks for the steam trains, so there would've been water.

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His routes a few times seemed odd, like in the Wimmera.

As to following railway lines, I'm pretty sure that there wasn't a road across the Nullarbor at that time, just the railway. But there would've been regular water tanks for the steam trains, so there would've been water.

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No, he followed the old telegraph line.

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His routes a few times seemed odd, like in the Wimmera.

As to following railway lines, I'm pretty sure that there wasn't a road across the Nullarbor at that time, just the railway. But there would've been regular water tanks for the steam trains, so there would've been water.

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Maybe not quite correct. They do build/grade access tracks along a proposed Rail Line unless they brought all rails & materials up to the Railhead by rail from distant stores.

The Ganger settlements seemed to be a million Miles apart.