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Trip Report: Carpentarian Grasswren Site

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Subject: Trip Report: Carpentarian Grasswren Site
From: "calyptorhynchus ." <>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 07:27:22 +1000
What do they mine at Lady Loretta Mine?

John Leonard


On 27 July 2014 22:22, Allan Richardson <> wrote:

> Strange that there isn't prohibitive signage - private mine haul roads
> require a plethora of inductions, permissions, sign ins and often drug
> testing.
>
> If anyone finds themselves in such surrounding it would be very wise to
> back track very quickly.
>
> It  is not unusual for mine company leases to render what were previously
> pubic roads as off limits for the general public.
>
> Most alarming of all is the lack of visibility that large mining machinery
> has of light vehicles, hence the requirement of flashing lights and UHF
> radio communications to ensure other vehicles are aware of your presence -
> such places are very dangerous for the uninitiated.
>
> AllanRichardson
> Morisset NSW
>
> On 27/07/2014, at 7:41 PM, Philip Maher wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > I would like to reinforce what Stephen Murray said about the Lady Loretta
> > Mine Road. We were down there six day’s ago. The road is now dangerous
> and
> > birders would be wise not to go down there. As far as I can tell, trucks
> are
> > operating around the clock. We mentioned this precarious situation in our
> > daily trip notes of 21 July.
> > http://www.philipmaher.com/GulfCountry2014TripNotes.html
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Philip Maher
> >
> > Australian Ornithological Services Pty Ltd
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> > Victoria
> > Australia
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> >
> >
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John Leonard
Canberra
Australia
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