Nearing Maree

As we motored nearer to Maree, our destination for a flight over Lake Eyre, we noticed a large sign announcing we were now in Arabana country. This is a huge area with huge cattle stations scattered over the expanse.

Closer to Maree was the stone man. Details are not known but he shares place with a memorial plaque to commemorate 150th anniversary of the crossing of the centre from Adelaide to Van Dieman Gulf in an expedition led by John MacDouall Stuart.

This revealed the nature of the centre of Australia. The overland telegraph from Adelaide to Darwin followed this route and later the Ghan railway to Alice Springs.Read more