RV TRAVEL
Grindell ’ s Hut has a grizzly past . The daughter of Worturpa Station owner John Grindell married a nearby property owner , George Snell , of whom John Grindell did not approve . After a muster , Snell didn ’ t return home . His body was found burnt next to a campfire . Fingers pointed towards Grindell and he was arrested for murder and sentenced to death . After much protesting by his family , he was sentenced to hard labour and released 10 years later .
I allowed two days to find the ruins , explore the area and take it all in . The tracks are 4WD only , slow and rough . My next port of call was Balcanoona , which was once a thriving pastoral lease from 1856 until 1980 , when it was purchased by the South Australian government and proclaimed as part of the Gammon Ranges National Park .
Bolla Bollana ruins .
Remote tracks are what the Flinders are all about .
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