Nonetheless, it’s an impressively big tree and the carvings bring back to you the fact that people lived and worked in extreme conditions on the exact spot where you are standing… you just have to ignore the tree murder. There was also a plaque advising that recent research shows that engraving boab trees happens to kill them… it was turning out to be a really cheery day for National Parks. You can clearly see the dates of the expedition’s residency, which is something that we are sure the local aboriginal people were none too pleased about, as it is a scared site. This particular tree is a large boab which had been engraved by a member of Augustus Gregory’s expedition which camped there in 1855. On our way back through Timber Creek we noticed a sign for Gregory’s Tree and, as we have come to appreciate random tree tourist attractions, we turned off in great anticipation. We had not planned to cross in to Western Australia that day but it was still reasonably early and we had little else to see, so we set out west. All in all, an epic National Park fail and 100kms of fuel burned. And so we did the 750m return walk to look at the calcite flows, swatted a few flies and drove the 50km back to the highway. It doesn’t take a genius to guess what happened next we rounded a bend in the track and abruptly arrived at some padlocked gates, we could go no further. Having checked the signs on the way in we knew that most of the park was closed but the walk we had in mind at Bullita was still open, even though the campsite alongside it was not. ![]() We did rise early and drove the 50km or so along an unsealed road to where we had planned to walk. So we spent most of the evening sheltering in the air conditioning and hit the hay early in anticipation of a day’s exploration in the National Park. It turns out that bats really really smell and Timber Creek has an abundance of them. Having paid and pitched up, we noticed there was a rather unpleasant aroma around the place. Home for the night was the only town on the route Timber Creek, which had one campsite and a slightly ropey looking bar. With the temperature in the mid 40s we didn’t attempt any of the walks but made a plan to tackle them early the following morning. We entered Gregory (Judbarra) National Park, through which the highway runs, and stopped at a few points to admire the views. It was a long day of driving with the landscape gradually changing from scrub land and becoming hillier and more undulating with large sandstone ranges appearing on the landscape. Back on the Savannah Way we stopped in Katherine, ostensibly for some supplies but really because we wanted to pop in to our favourite Visitor Centre one last time. John Sattler is chaired from the field by Bob McCarthy after his heroics in the 1970 grand final.We were on the road surprisingly early from Adelaide River, given that we’d enjoyed the inn’s hospitality a bit more than we had intended to. "I have roughed it out with the best of them, I have stood toe to toe with Pommies I hated but I have never known a performance to rival Satts." - Legendary hardman Noel Kelly talking to Rugby League Week after the grand final. ![]() As well as scoring a double, Grant also set up winger Ray Branighan for a first-half try with a perfectly executed long pass. Quick thinking by a brilliant little halfback," said the great Trevor Allan in commentary on the ABC. "That's the sort of try that wins grand finals. Grant showed great strength to get across for his first try after accepting a super inside pass from Bob McCarthy to put Souths ahead 3-0 and his second sealed the win when he darted out of dummy half from 20 metres and caught the defence napping. Rugged Souths halfback Bob Grant was voted man of the match for his two tries and tireless defence, cutting down bigger men all day long. In the final wash-up, Simms potted four field goals and Fulton two.īob Grant scores a double in the decider Best player As was the fashion of the day, with field goals worth two points, there were shots galore, and even champion Rabbitohs second-rower Bob McCarthy tried his luck. With Manly trailing 5-2, Fulton grabbed the opportunity to close the gap to one point, jumping out of dummy half and dropping the ball onto his right foot from 25 metres out. The strike was sweet and sailed straight between the posts for two points.Įven the game's greatest ever field goal exponent Eric Simms, who was in the opposition side that day, would have marvelled at Fulton's skills. He may not have come away with the chocolates on this occasion but 22-year-old Bob Fulton's field goal out of dummy half in the 20th minute was the sort of play only very special players can produce. Sign up for a free NRL Account to access this video and other exclusive content.
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