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Ration Truck - Len Beadell - WA

Ration Truck - Len Beadell

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -22.818 127.76184

DMS: 22º 49' 4.8" S 127º 45' 42.63" E

UTM: 52 K 7476095mN 372935mE

Altitude: 431.32m

Address & Contact

Nyinmi St
Gibson Desert North WA 0872

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Information

This AWD truck was the ration truck used by Len Beadells party for several years. It caught fire during the construction of the Gary Junction Rd on 12th Nov 1960 about 30km east of here and all their food and water supplies were destroyed. Frank and Scotty were immediately sent to Giles to gather more supplies.

In a joint project between the Toyota Landcruiser Club of Victoria (including some ExplorOz members) the Beadell family, and the Kiwirrkurra Community, the truck was salvaged and partially restored and relocated to Kiwirrkurra Community in 2004.

PlaceID	323693

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Walungurru (Kintore) at 17/04:30pm CST

Distance from Ration Truck - Len Beadell 172.92km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
40.5°C	34.5°C	5%	-6.4°C	1004.9hPa	0.0mm	SE	17km/hr 9knots	26km/hr 14knots

Closest Climatic Station

Walungurru

Distance from Ration Truck - Len Beadell 172.92km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	40.4	38.8	35.8	33.3	27.4	23.2	23.3	26.6	31.6	35.7	37.4	38.0
Mean Min. °C	26.4	26.0	23.9	20.8	15.4	10.7	10.4	12.3	16.7	20.7	23.2	24.6
Mean Rain mm	29.1	32.4	58.0	1.7	17.4	10.3	18.6	5.9	10.0	19.8	18.7	42.6