RV TRAVEL
Kev Smith ' s touring setup.
There’ s plenty of stonework still scattered around the area, like basic shelters, chimney flues, walls and other relics. The main mine, the Alma, can still be found. Documents say it ' s more than 500m deep, has 14 different levels and more than 1600m of tunnels – truly impressive. Other mine tunnels can be found, with warning signs declaring bad air inside. It’ s not wise to go in.
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Down in the gully, the massive low roof I had spotted seemed to be sitting on the ground, though it actually covered the old water supply, where water runoff was channelled to the undercover tanks from a couple of different areas. Still holding water today, it ' s a haven for birds and insects.
Like most towns that experience steady population growth, two cemeteries were built, with a Catholic one near town and a general cemetery in the town common. The entire area was finally abandoned in 1982.
NORTH TO THE FLINDERS
Our time was up here so we continued north on Tea Tree Road for another hour, to hopefully find a cross road towards Wilpena and the Flinders. Road conditions were pretty good, with long stretches of desert-like sections, plenty of dry creek beds( these were rough) and over small rocky ranges.