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Gus I
I also thought it was somewhere between Dally and Yalgoo, Wubin maybe? He is walking from wheat belt through the range lands to Mt Magnet. With the highway on your left Lake Moore is not too far away. Lake Moore is certainly big enough. But somehow I thought the lake in the book was circular. There are some big hills at the northern end of lake Moore on Ningham station and Mt Gibson reserve. I don't remember those in the book. That whole area from there to the coast is wildflower country.
I'd have to read it again and focus on the geography. The first time I read it, I just let the story take me away.
I'd have to read it again and focus on the geography. The first time I read it, I just let the story take me away.
Des
A thought from me: I think it would likely have been somewhere like Dalwallinu. It's kind of the last major town with the requisite places (like a footy oval) before you head into salt lake territory. The Great Northern Highway passes through (remember, Jaxie saw a road-train just before he left) and it's approximately 300km from Mt Magnet, and similar to the distances Jaxie mentions from Perth and Geraldton. Also, Tim Winton mentions this town in a 2008 article he wrote when he visited the area. See more here: https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2...
Would be very interested to hear others' thoughts.
Would be very interested to hear others' thoughts.
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