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  Eucla - Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia
Eucla is situated some 13kms west of the South Australian border and the name is said to have originated from the Mirning aboriginal word meaning bright.
Eucla was established in 1877 as a manual repeater station for the Overland Telegraph.
Eucla's Amber Motel is a quite modern establishment and is very much the hub of a small thriving settlement that caters to the needs of passing travellers.
www.nullarbornet.com.au /towns/eucla.html   (328 words)

  
 Walkabout - Eucla
And the image of Eucla as a solitary ruin is given the lie by the small township on the top of the escarpment.
It is said that the word 'Eucla' was part of a local Aboriginal expression used to describe the first appearance of the morning star over the sand dunes by the sea.
Eucla was proclaimed a township in 1885 (there are more buildings hidden under the sand dunes which will, in years to come, be exposed as the dunes are moved by the wind) and was at its most populous in the late 1920s.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/WAEucla.shtml   (621 words)

  
 Eucla, Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eucla (31°43′S 128°53′E; post code: 6443) is the easternmost town in Western Australia, located on the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia along the Eyre Highway, approximately 11 kilometres (7 miles) west of the South Australian border.
The name Eucla is believed to originate from an Aboriginal word "Yinculyer" which one source gives as referring to the rising of the planet Venus.
Eucla has a population of about 50 people, and is the largest stopping point between Norseman and Ceduna for travellers and trucks along the Eyre Highway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eucla   (644 words)

  
 The intercolonial telegraph line at Eucla.
The lonely outpost at Eucla, built 20 kilometres inside Western Australia's border with South Australia, ensured that up to 600 telegrams a day successfully travelled along iron, and later copper wire between the two states.
The Eucla telegraph station had been in operation for almost 20 years when telegraphists began noticing rabbit traces when walking for exercise before coming on duty.
In all likelihood, the majority of these are descendants of that disastrous shipload landed at Eucla jetty to exterminate the rabbits.
members.iinet.net.au /~oseagram/eucla.html   (950 words)

  
 Our adventure to Eucula and Western Australia
Eucla is the site of the telegraph station that relayed messages between Western Australia and South Australia.
In "Incident at Eucla" there is mention of sand pushing against one side of the building; I presume this was the case in the 1959/1960 when the book was being written.
In Eucla it was white sand beach as far as we could see in both directions and the three of us were the only people there.
www.nevilshute.org /eucula.php   (680 words)

  
 Eucla, Australia
From the hill there are views of the ruins of the old telegraph repeater station and settlement, now almost covered by sand, and the Southern Ocean.
Eucla lost its function with the opening of the transcontinental telephone line along the Indian-Pacific railroad line, 100km north.
From the Eucla motel and roadhouse there is a rough track to the remains of the telegraph station.
www.planetware.com /australia/eucla-aus-wa-eucla.htm   (92 words)

  
 Western Australian Towns: Eucla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eucla is the easternmost settlement in Western Australia.
The area of Eucla was first explored by Edward John Eyre in 1841, whilst exploring from Fowler Bay in South Australia to Albany in Western Australia.
Eucla is assumed to be a form of an Aboriginal name for the area, "Yinculyer", which one source gives as referring to the rising of the planet Venus.
web.biz.uwa.edu.au /staff/mdixon/Towns/Eucla.html   (230 words)

  
 Eucla NP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
From Eucla National Park, the vertical cliffs can be seen extending east for hundreds of kilometres along the coast of South Australia.
The Park's most significant features are the vast Delisser Sandhills and Wilson Bluff, a high limestone cliff which provides inspiring view of the awesome coastal cliffs beginning at Eucla and continuing unbroken for hundreds of kilometres to the east.
The Park's flora is mallee scrub and heathland, typical of the local coastline.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/west_australia/eucla.asp   (203 words)

  
 Eucla Telegraph Station: In the Outback region of South Australia
The ruins of the Eucla Telegraph Station are a few kilometres across the border in Western Australia.
That meant messages had to be passed across the tables at the Eucla repeater station from one state rep to the other.
By 1927 the Eucla Telegraph Station had closed and soon the steady march of time and sand had all but wiped out any trace of a vital communications centre near the border.
www.postcards.sa.com.au /features/eucla_telegraph_station.html   (586 words)

  
 Bash 1995 - Day 6 - Ceduna - Yalata - Eucla
The sinking afternoon sun casts a warming glow over this most spectacular part of the Australia, where the edge of a thousand miles of flat, treeless plain disappears abruptly into in the sea.
Eucla is a small 'truck-stop' town, with the Bashers occupying the local caravan park and small motel.
Some have brought tents, most just sleep under the astounding glow of a million stars that are decidedly unfamiliar to those of who live our lives in the city.
members.ozemail.com.au /~bworth/bashday6.htm   (508 words)

  
 Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia - Eucla District Agriculture Protection Office and Border ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The border checkpoint is situated at the WA/SA border on the Eyre Highway, 12km from the town of Eucla.
Eucla has a population of about 50 people,is 1400 km from Perth, and is surrounded by pastoral areas.
With the nearest services 720km away at Norseman, Eucla can be considered remote.
agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au /agency/offices/eucla/index.htm   (156 words)

  
 WBAY: Eucla Western Australia Interesting Facts & Tourist Information
There are ladders and walkways but the entrance to the cave is dangerous and entry should only be attempted by experienced speleologists.
At the time both the South and Western Australian colonial administrations operated out of Eucla's telegraph station.
Originally, Eucla's "Delisser Sandhills" were considerably smaller than today.
www.wbay.net.au /western-australia-tourist/eucla.shtml   (794 words)

  
 Eucla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eucla is 1430km east of Perth, 12 kilometres west of the Western Australia-South Australia State border, and four kilometres from the southern coast of Western Australia.
The Eucla Police sub-district covers the eastern portion of the Shire of Dundas, an area of about 130,000sqkm.
All police officers at Eucla are sworn "Special Constables" in the South Australia Police Service, due to their proximity to that State.
www.police.wa.gov.au /LocalPolice/GoldfieldsEsperanceDistrict.asp?Eucla   (129 words)

  
 Eucla cod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eucla cod, Euclichthys polynemus, is a deepwater marine fish belonging to the cod order (Gadiformes).
It is named after the town of Eucla, Western Australia, in whose coastal waters it is found.
The Eucla cod has a long and tapering body, a large mouth and no chin barbel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eucla_Cod   (147 words)

  
 Bash 1995 - Day 7 - Eucla - Cocklebiddy - Balladonia
Eucla is a small community on the border of South Australia and Western Australia.
For most Bashers, Eucla will mean a chilly night under the desert stars in the huge camping area that surrounds the petrol station and small motel accommodation.
Much to everyone's relief, he will be later re-built and fitted with improved safety features, including, we believe, a two-way radio that actually works.
members.ozemail.com.au /~bworth/bashday7.htm   (339 words)

  
 Sparkling Slickhead, Rouleina eucla
In Australia is is known from off northern Queensland, around the eastern and southern coasts of the country to off southern Western Australia.
The type specimens were collected off Eucla, Western Australia, hence the species name.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
www.amonline.net.au /fishes/fishfacts/fish/reucla.htm   (235 words)

  
 Eucla Coast and Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This Mallee is also present in a thin strip along much of the Eucla Coast.
Thunderstorm days are low throughout, the Eucla coast averages 5 - 10 storms per year, whilst the Nullarbor has a slightly higher 10 - 15 per annum.
Frost is very common away from the Eucla Coast, most frosts are light but frequent due to the clear settled winter nights.
home.iprimus.com.au /ozthunder/oz/eucla.html   (330 words)

  
 Welcome to Visit Western Australia Online
Eucla is the First town and main Eastern gateway in Western Australia for visitors travelling west on the Eyre Highway (Highway 1)
Eucla marks the beginning of the NULLABOR PLAIN.
However before leaving the main road you should seek local advise from the roadhouse staff.
www.visitwa.com.au /Eucla.html   (79 words)

  
 Driving Australia's Nullarbor Plain: Eucla Telegraph Station
In 1877, Australia's transcontinental telegraph line was completed with the construction of the manual repeater station in Eucla.
The project — stalled continuously by the harsh elements of the limestone desert and by the corrosive nature of the heavy, morning sea mists — took two and a half years to finish.
Hurrah." The station was shut down in 1927 and now lies in ruin, half buried in the shifting sand.
www.nicholsonprints.com /Essays/Nullarbor08.htm   (90 words)

  
 Hillman Car Club of South Australia — Bill Waite's 1949 Hillman Minx
The WA people got the road their side of the border done quickly and efficiently from Coolgardie to Eucla, but it was then many years before the SA side was opened in 1976, so in August ‘76 I had bitumen all the way!
Between Nullarbor and Eucla many magnificent views of the cliffs on the Great Australian Bight with their sheer drops of over 300 feet down to the ocean and extending out of sight can be seen.
Down the Eucla Pass to the gigantic sandhills which covered the old settlement of Eucla, but in later years this sand has moved several miles east, leaving the old township area practically fully exposed.
www.sa.hillman.org.au /BillWaite.htm   (1612 words)

  
 Road Trip from Adelaide to Pe...
Eucla - The sand dunes in the background
Eucla - Standing on the ruins of the old Telegraph Station
Eucla - that is so much fun, a sand dune
homepage.mac.com /ullihu/PhotoAlbum51.html   (282 words)

  
 Old Eucla, WA. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
The old telegraph station at Eucla, on the WA-SA border.
I didn't mean to imply any form of senility btw, just curious how everyone stated their shot was of the Eucla Telegraph station and yet I could not make this one match the others.
But I guess it comes down to what the definition of a telegraph station is, the single building the telegraph relay was in, or all the buildings that made up the complex.
www.flickr.com /photos/hojucandy/259703655   (314 words)

  
 Iluka signs zircon JV in Eucla Basin - Breaking News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Under the terms of the Colona joint venture, Iluka will earn a 51 per cent interest by completing 2,500 metres of drilling in the first year and spending $1 million over the following five years, including $200,000 in each of the second and third years.
The venture is a part of a much larger Eucla Basin exploration initiative for Iluka, which is the largest producer of zircon in the world and the second-largest titanium minerals production company.
The two Adelaide Resources licence areas to be explored by the joint venture are 2840 and 2841.
www.smh.com.au - !http: //www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088487964281.html   (491 words)

  
 Eucla a historic site
In the early 1900s Eucla was buzzing; home to the busiest telegraph station in Australia beyond the capital cities.
Dine-in or take-away meals are available in the Eucla Roadhouse, part of the Eucla Motor Inn complex.
On the escarpment overlooking the Town Ruins and Ocean is a large Cross which is illuminated at night.
www.totaltravel.com.au /travel/wa/goldfields/goldrush/guide/eucla   (358 words)

  
 East to Adelaide through the Nullavbor Desert Ceduna and Eucla
Eucla has a good Sized Motel and here petrol is pretty cheap too
A view of the rear of the Eucla Motel.
Swimming pool at the rear of the Eucla Motel
members.tripod.com /wamperth/east/east2.htm   (49 words)

  
 Weatherzone - Eucla 144km Bureau of Meteorology Weather Radar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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Weather radar detects precipitation by using its ability to reflect microwaves back to a receiver.
During Summer, with moderate to heavy sea haze thrown up by the afternoon sea breezes, there may be quite heavy echoes developed up to 50 kilometres out to sea extending from ESE to SW.
www.weatherzone.com.au /currentweather/radartwc.jsp?code=045_zoom   (272 words)

  
 Sunrise and Sunset Times for Eucla, Australia in Australia
Sunrise and Sunset Times for Eucla, Australia in Australia
Moon Rise Times and Lunar data for Eucla, Australia
Sunrise and Sunset times for year 2005 - Eucla, Australia
www.thesunrisetimes.com /Australia/Eucla,_Australia_.aspx   (63 words)

  
 Correa 'Eucla Gold'
ORIGIN: Correa ‘Eucla Gold’ is a selection from a wild population at Eucla, Western Australia.
It is a form of Correa backhouseana var.
It responds favourably to pruning and has been grown by SGAP members for over 8 years.
www.anbg.gov.au /acra/descriptions/acc710.html   (372 words)

  
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 EUC - Eucla, WA, AU - Location - Great Circle Mapper
EUC - Eucla, WA, AU - Location - Great Circle Mapper
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 MiningNews.net - High grade in Eucla Basin
MINERAL sands major Iluka and partner Adelaide Resources have extended the mineralisation and identified a high grade core at the Tripitaka prospect in the Eucla Basin.
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