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Well 40 (Natawalu) - WA

Well 40 Tobins Grave

Well 40 - Tobins Grave - June 2010

Well 40

CSR Well 40 (Nadawulu)

Well,Borehead

Position

DEG: -21.667917 125.788528

DMS: 21º 40' 4.5" S 125º 47' 18.7" E

UTM: 51 K 7601335mN 788583mE

Altitude: 301.05m

Address & Contact

Gibson Desert North WA

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Information

At the site of Well 40 (Natawalu) there is a large lake subject to flooding. A track leads up to the top of a hill behind the Well site to the grave of Michael Tobin. Michael was speared in 1907 during the main survey of the stock route. His grave has a marble cross and clear embossed lettering with all the details of his death. A fence around the grave was rebuilt in 1987.
Well 40 is also known as Waddawalla.

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Canning Stock Route

Nearby Places (1)

Tobins Grave 0.3km

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Fitzroy Crossing at 01/05:30pm WST

Distance from Well 40 (Natawalu) 388.14km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
29.1°C	25.7°C	23%	5.9°C	1013.8hPa	0.0mm	ESE	13km/hr 7knots	19km/hr 10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Balgo Hills

Distance from Well 40 (Natawalu) 284.3km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	38.7	37.3	36.7	34.2	29.2	26.0	26.4	28.9	33.7	37.1	38.6	38.7
Mean Min. °C	25.2	24.5	23.5	20.7	15.7	12.6	12.4	14.2	18.6	22.3	24.2	25.0
Mean Rain mm	70.3	85.4	46.8	17.7	15.7	9.3	8.5	3.2	3.1	11.7	23.4	57.1