Outback Australia Rob van Driesum Pete Cruttenden AAic Looby Denis O'Byrne Elizabeth Swan Martin Robinson LONELY PLANET PUBLICATIONS Melbourne Oakland London Paris
iontents - Text THE AUTHORS BrHIS BOOK jporeword introduction 5 9 10 11 1FACTS ABOUT THE OUTBACK History 13 Fauna Ceography 22 Palaeontology Geology 25 Aboriginal Land Rights Climate 26 Economy Flora 26 Population & People....31 Arts.38 Outback Life....43 Social Conduct.46 Religion.47 Language FACTS FOR THE VISITOR 64 Highlights 64 Planning 64 Responsible Tourism 66 Tourist Offices 66 Travel Permits 66 Money 67 Post & Communications 68 Internet Resources 73 Books 73 Newspapers & Magazines...75 Radio & TV 76 Photography & Video.. Time Electricity Weights & Measures... Laundry Health Women Travellers Disabled Travellers Useful Organisations... Dangers & Annoyances Emergency.82.82.83.85.86 Survival Business Hours. Public Holidays. Special Events... Work Accommodation Food Drinks Things To Buy... 13.47..54.57..60.62...86...87...87.89.93.93.97.98.99 GETTING AROUND 101 Driving The Outback Air Bus Train.101.112.114.116 Motorcycle Bicycle Hitching... Boat.118 Mail Runs.122.124 THE CENTRAL DESERTS 129 Alice Springs 130 Stuart Highway 139 141 146 147 150 Uluru, Kata Tjuta & Kings Canyon 151 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 151 Watarrka National Park & Kings Canyon 156 158 MacDonnell Ranges West From Alice Springs East of Alice Springs - West of Alice Springs - East of Alice Springs Finke Gorge..:.158.160.163.165.165.169.171.174 Tanami Track... Plenty Highway Alternative Route...174...175...175...176...179...181...182...182...183...185...189...189...190 1
2 Contents - Text Sandover Highway 191 192 193 194 Finke & Old Andado Tracks 194 196 198 199 200 201 Simpson Desert 201 Track Summary 206 Route Options 207 207 210 212 Oodnadatta Track 213 THE SOUTH Eyre Highway 267 271 273 273 274 275 Flinders Ranges 275 279 THE IMORTH-WEST Gibb River Road 307 313 319 322 323 324 325 328 Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park 329 330 331 THE TROPICS Darwin 373 Around Darwin 380 Litchfield National Park 381 History 381 Flora & Fauna 381 Birdsville Track Alternative Route Strzelecki Track..... Silver City Highway. Broome Things to See & Do Places to Stay Places to Eat Getting There & Around Dampier Peninsula The Pilbara Information The Park Kakadu National Park... 222 222 223 224...225 228... 236 237 237...239 241...241...241...242 244 Gunbarrel Highway 244 250 Yulara 251 Alternative Route 255 255 255 256 Bomb Roads 256 Anne Beadell Highway 257 Connie Sue Highway 260 Gary Highway 261 Talawana Track 262 GaryJunction & Papumya Roads 263 Sandy Blight Junction Road 264 Googs Track 265.287.287.288.288 Kidman Way.291,.291.294.297.332.332....333.333.335 Canning Stock Route.336 Special Preparations..336.337....338.339.339.340..382 Geography.....383 Climate..384 Flora & Fauna..384 Rock Art..384 Information.....385 The Park 267.298.298.299.300.302.304.304.305 306...342...349...351...351...354...357...360...369...370...370 372.385.386.386
Contents - Text 3 Cobourg Peninsula. Gulf Track Cairns Kennedy Highway.. Detour CHECKLISTS GLOSSARY INDEX MAP LEGEND 391 391 392 393 Cairns To Musgrave 393 Via Cooktown,395 397. 404 405 406,407,414 Cape York 416 418 418 451 419 451 420 454 Thursday Island & 420 Torres Strait 454 423 History 455 431 Thursday Island 455 432 Hörn Island 457 432 Other Islands 457 432 Matilda Highway 457 434 459,435 466 440 467 449 470 472 474 489 back page METRIC CONVERSION inside back cover
Contents - Maps FACTS ABOUT THE OUTBACK Great Artesian Basin 24 THE CENTRAL DESERTS The Central Deserts 129 Alice Springs 131 Central Alice Springs 136 Stuart Highway: Alice Springs - Darwin 140 Stuart Highway: Port Augusta - Alice Springs 140 Uluru, Kata Tjuta & Kings Canyon 151 THE SOUTH The South 267 Eyre Highway 268-9 Flinders Ranges 276 THE NORTH-WEST The North-West 306 Gibb River Road 308-9 Pumululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park 330 Broome 334 Dampier Peninsula 338 THE TROPICS The Tropics 372 Darwin 375 Central Darwin 378 Litchfield National Park 382 Kakadu National Park 387 Cobourg Peninsula 394 Palaeontological & Archaeological Sites 40 Uluru 153 Kata Tjuta 155 Kings Canyon 156 MacDonnell Ranges 160-1 Finke Gorge 170 Mereenie Loop Road 175 Tanami Track 177 Plenty and Sandover Highways 184 Flinders Ranges National Park 280 Silver City Highway 292 Pilbara 341 Millstream-Chichester National Park 344 Karijini (Hamersley Range) National Park 348 Around Marble Bar 350 Gulf Track: Roper Bar to Normanton 398-9 Cairns 410 Kennedy Highway 415 Cairns to Musgrave via Cooktown 422 Finke & Old Andado Tracks 195 Simpson Desert, Oodnadatta, Strezlecki & Birdsville Tracks 204-5 Gunbarrel Highway & Bomb Roads 246-7 Kidman Way 301 Canning Stock Route: Well 1-30 358-9 Canning Stock Route: Well 31-Tanami Track...362-3 Cooktown 427 Cape York Track 436 Weipa 450 Matilda Highway 458