Photographs of the "Follow Forrest Expedition" to commemorate Sir John Forrest's 1874 expedition through the centre of Australia.

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BA3103/19: Mount Gould, named by Francis Gregory in 1858 to honour the famous ornithologist may be seen rising behind the buildings.
BA3103/20: The penalty for spearing sheep was 20 lashes with the cat-n-nine tails. The unfortunate prisoner was placed around the tree with his wrists tied to the iron ring. Wooden pedgs in the tree prevented him moving while the punishment was administ
BA3103/21: Compass bearings from nearby hills were used to locate the tree believed to be at Camp 22 of the Forrest expedition of 1874. The typical surveyor's blaze is shown on the tree at Mt. Gould.
BA3103/22: Plaque left on the tree, indicating it to be Camp 22 of the Forrest Expedition of 1874.
BA3103/23: Via the Flying Doctor radio, Mrs Smith of Mooloogool Stn informed us that there was a blazed tree on their station. We checked it out and found the letter "GW". We presume these to stand for Government water as the tree is alongside a pool whi
BA3103/24: Ted Oliver at No. 8 Well, Canning Stock Route. Note the pulley be means of which horses or cales were used to pull water for the cattle. At extreme right may be seen a survey peg placed by surveyors Paine and Allsop 1929.
BA3103/25: At the south end of Windich Spring and right on the edge of the West bank, we located the tree which Forrest had marked.
BA3103/26: The blaze was enormous and we found out later that dogger A.G. Herbert had beaten us by 43 years and chopped into the tree in an attempt to find the figures placed by Forrest. We again clean up the blaze.
BA3103/27: We placed a plaque on the tree stating "Forrest Ecpedition 1874 F Geraldton Historical Soc. 1974" Mechanic Steve Kennedy, Mr & Mrs Len Teakle.
BA3103/28: We build a little monument nearby. This plaque is of steel and meant to last. The arrow points to the marked tree.
BA3103/29: Our vehicles parked in the whitegum thicket surrounding Pierre Spring Forrest named this to honour his Aboriginal helper Pierre.
BA3103/30: Number 6 Well, Canning Stock Route was placed on Pierre Spring (1907). H. Leaver in the photograph.
BA3103/31: Further along the Canning Stock Route at Weld Spring were the remains of the stone hut Forrest erected. The tree containing letters F46 (camp 46) was removed to the Perth Museum about 1941 and the shrub to the right grows from that tree root. O
BA3103/32: Some of our crew preparing to lay the plaque. The job is intended to be permanent.
BA3103/33: Under our plaque at Weld Spring we left a letter in a bottle.
BA3103/34: Forrest's blazed tree 300 yards below Barlee Spring. We did not find Forrest's cairn here as provably a more recent one had been build on the hill. We did find one to SE 300 yards from the blazed tree on a low hill. The aboriginal name of the
BA3103/35: Burning off preparatory to digging at Blyth Pool. We did much digging and boring on the south back, in search of Forrest's stuff. I now believe we should have dug on the north bank. We did find the reflector from Forrest's hurricane lamp, nea
BA3103/36: Forrest's "remarkable peak" 8 miles ENE of Blyth Creek. Also Lasseters 3 flat top hills with twisted peak no doubt from Carnegies "Spinifex and Sand"

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Photographs Of The "Follow Forrest Expedition" To Commemorate Sir John Forrest's 1874 Expedition Through The Centre Of Australia.

BA3103/19: Mount Gould, named by Francis Gregory in 1858 to honour the famous ornithologist may be seen rising behind the buildings.

BA3103/20: The penalty for spearing sheep was 20 lashes with the cat-n-nine tails. The unfortunate prisoner was placed around the tree with his wrists tied to the iron ring. Wooden pedgs in the tree prevented him moving while the punishment was administ

BA3103/21: Compass bearings from nearby hills were used to locate the tree believed to be at Camp 22 of the Forrest expedition of 1874. The typical surveyor's blaze is shown on the tree at Mt. Gould.

BA3103/22: Plaque left on the tree, indicating it to be Camp 22 of the Forrest Expedition of 1874.

BA3103/23: Via the Flying Doctor radio, Mrs Smith of Mooloogool Stn informed us that there was a blazed tree on their station. We checked it out and found the letter "GW". We presume these to stand for Government water as the tree is alongside a pool whi

BA3103/24: Ted Oliver at No. 8 Well, Canning Stock Route. Note the pulley be means of which horses or cales were used to pull water for the cattle. At extreme right may be seen a survey peg placed by surveyors Paine and Allsop 1929.

BA3103/25: At the south end of Windich Spring and right on the edge of the West bank, we located the tree which Forrest had marked.

BA3103/26: The blaze was enormous and we found out later that dogger A.G. Herbert had beaten us by 43 years and chopped into the tree in an attempt to find the figures placed by Forrest. We again clean up the blaze.

BA3103/27: We placed a plaque on the tree stating "Forrest Ecpedition 1874 F Geraldton Historical Soc. 1974" Mechanic Steve Kennedy, Mr & Mrs Len Teakle.

BA3103/28: We build a little monument nearby. This plaque is of steel and meant to last. The arrow points to the marked tree.

BA3103/29: Our vehicles parked in the whitegum thicket surrounding Pierre Spring Forrest named this to honour his Aboriginal helper Pierre.

BA3103/30: Number 6 Well, Canning Stock Route was placed on Pierre Spring (1907). H. Leaver in the photograph.

BA3103/31: Further along the Canning Stock Route at Weld Spring were the remains of the stone hut Forrest erected. The tree containing letters F46 (camp 46) was removed to the Perth Museum about 1941 and the shrub to the right grows from that tree root. O

BA3103/32: Some of our crew preparing to lay the plaque. The job is intended to be permanent.

BA3103/33: Under our plaque at Weld Spring we left a letter in a bottle.

BA3103/34: Forrest's blazed tree 300 yards below Barlee Spring. We did not find Forrest's cairn here as provably a more recent one had been build on the hill. We did find one to SE 300 yards from the blazed tree on a low hill. The aboriginal name of the

BA3103/35: Burning off preparatory to digging at Blyth Pool. We did much digging and boring on the south back, in search of Forrest's stuff. I now believe we should have dug on the north bank. We did find the reflector from Forrest's hurricane lamp, nea

BA3103/36: Forrest's "remarkable peak" 8 miles ENE of Blyth Creek. Also Lasseters 3 flat top hills with twisted peak no doubt from Carnegies "Spinifex and Sand"