Canning Stock Route
Canning Stock Route: First rock art dates
Scientists say some of the Canning Stock Route’s rock art is between 2 – 3,000 years old.
They were using a new method that only requires a tiny speck of paint to be removed, for analysis in the USA.
However the method only works for paintings containing charcoal or other organic matter.
They say underlying red ochre paintings may be much older.
Science Network [read this story]
Mercedes cars limp along the Canning Stock Route
Six out of seven Mercedes four-wheel-drive vehicles broke their rear shock absorbers on a demonstration run.
The company had staged a run down the Canning Stock Route to promote it’s G-Wagons.
Halls Creek: Woman to walk Canning Stock Route
A woman with severe hearing and eye disorders plans to walk from Halls Creek to Wiluna.
Sharyn Mitchell, 47, of Secret Harbour south of Perth, will be supported by three other women.
PerthNow [read this story]
Canning Stock Route: Bike ride for charity
Ten men have been riding postie bikes up the Canning Stock Route to raise funds for charity.
They are due in Halls Creek today.
For more information click here.
Travel: Canning Stock Route
The West Australian’s Rob Robson explains new permit requirements for aspiring Canning Stock Route travellers.
A polite phone call, he says, may also result in suprisingly useful and friendly advice.
The West Australian [read this story]