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Queensland > Lesley Bray  > Travel > Queensland > Carnarvon National Park
Carnarvon National Park - Mt Moffat

One of the most amazing places I visited was the Carnarvon National Park, including the Carnarvon Gorge and the Mt Moffat Section of the National Park.
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Lesley Bray > Picturesque Charlie's Creek a crossing on the Carnarvon National Park Road on way to Mt Moffatt.

April 2010.
Picturesque Charlie's Creek a crossing on the Carnarvon National Park ...
Lesley Bray > We crossed Charlie's Creek on our way to Mt Moffatt - Charlie wasn't there !

16 April 2010
We crossed Charlie's Creek on our way to Mt Moffatt - Charlie wasn't t ...
Lesley Bray > Cattle Run, part of the stockyards adjacent to the slab hut on the Carnarvon National Park Road on way to Mt Moffatt.

April 2010
Cattle Run, part of the stockyards adjacent to the slab hut on the Car ...
Lesley Bray > We passed this old slab hut on the Carnarvon National Park Road on the way in to Mt Moffatt.

April 2010
We passed this old slab hut on the Carnarvon National Park Road on the ...
Lesley Bray > Part of the fence post and railing on the old stockyards adjacent to the slab hut on the Carnarvon National Park Road en route to Mt Moffatt.

April 2010
Part of the fence post and railing on the old stockyards adjacent to t ...
Lesley Bray > Stockyards in forefront of mountain, adjacent to slab hut on Carnarvon National Park Road, en route to Mt Moffatt.

April 2010
Stockyards in forefront of mountain, adjacent to slab hut on Carnarvon ...
Lesley Bray > Arrival at Cathedral Rock at Mt Moffatt section of Carnarvon National Park.

April 2010.
Arrival at Cathedral Rock at Mt Moffatt section of Carnarvon National ...
Lesley Bray > Cathedral Rock named for its unusual patterns, this sandstone formation was created by water erosion along fault lines in the sandstone.
Cathedral Rock is found in Mt Moffatt section of Carnarvon National Park.

April 2010.
Cathedral Rock named for its unusual patterns, this sandstone formatio ...
Lesley Bray > Cathedral Rock in the Mt Moffatt section of the Carnarvon National Park.- named for its unusual patterns, this sandstone formation was created by water erosion along fault lines in the sandstone.

April 2010
Cathedral Rock in the Mt Moffatt section of the Carnarvon National Par ...
Lesley Bray > Branch of Wattle found at Mt Moffatt section of Carnarvon National Park.

April 2010,
Branch of Wattle found at Mt Moffatt section of Carnarvon National Par ...
Lesley Bray > The Duchess also known as The Looking Glass, an interesting sandstone formation found in Mt Moffatt section at Carnarvon National Park.  Erosion and weathering has created a hole right through this sandstone outcrop.

April 2010
The Duchess also known as The Looking Glass, an interesting sandstone ...
Lesley Bray > The Looking Glass, also known as The Duchess - erosion and weathering has created a hole right through this sandstone outcrop.

April 2010
The Looking Glass, also known as The Duchess - erosion and weathering ...
Lesley Bray > Not sure if these are ant holes - if they are, they must be mighty huge ants.  There were hundreds of these holes along the track to the Looking Glass, in the Mt Moffatt section of the Carnarvon National Park.

April 2010.
Not sure if these are ant holes - if they are, they must be mighty hug ...
Lesley Bray > Dead Grass
Dead Grass
Lesley Bray > The Chimneys at Mt Moffatt in Carnarvon National Park are hardened sandstone caps - look remarkably like giant phalluses to me !  These chimneys sit high up on a rugged mountain top.

April 2010.
The Chimneys at Mt Moffatt in Carnarvon National Park are hardened san ...
Lesley Bray > Trees grow high up on the sandstone rock at the back of The Chimneys in the Mt Moffatt Section of the Carnarvon National Park.

April 2010
Trees grow high up on the sandstone rock at the back of The Chimneys i ...
Lesley Bray > The East Branch of the Maranoa River runs right beside the Top Moffatt Camp Site where we camped overnight.

April 2010
The East Branch of the Maranoa River runs right beside the Top Moffatt ...
Lesley Bray > Brandy Gully on the track to the Top Moffatt Campsite where we camped for the night

April 2010
Brandy Gully on the track to the Top Moffatt Campsite where we camped ...
Lesley Bray > Stockyards at Long Gully, Mt Moffatt in the Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia.

17 April 2010
Stockyards at Long Gully, Mt Moffatt in the Carnarvon National Park, Q ...
Lesley Bray > The old stockyards near Long Gully were built in 1902.

April 2010
The old stockyards near Long Gully were built in 1902. April 2010
Lesley Bray > Stockyards at Long Gully
Stockyards at Long Gully
Lesley Bray > Grassland along the track into the West Branch Camping Area.

April 2010
Grassland along the track into the West Branch Camping Area. April ...
Lesley Bray > Grassland and woods at West Branch Camping Area, Mt Moffatt Section of the Carnarvon National Park.

April 2010
Grassland and woods at West Branch Camping Area, Mt Moffatt Section of ...
Lesley Bray > Kangaroos along the road out of West Branch Campsite
Kangaroos along the road out of West Branch Campsite
Lesley Bray > Rotary Shelter Shed Lookout
Rotary Shelter Shed Lookout
Lesley Bray > This is the view from the Rotary Shelter Shed Lookout which is up a steep track on the Consuelo Tableland part of Mt Moffatt Section of Carnarvon National Park.  It is 4WD only and well worth the effort to get up there.

April 2010
This is the view from the Rotary Shelter Shed Lookout which is up a st ...
Lesley Bray > View from 4wd track as up travelled up onto the Consuelo Tableland between Rotary Shelter Shed and Top Shelter Shed.' Other parts of the track have sharp, steep inclines downwards on the side of the track, in places the stones are loose on the track.

April 2010
View from 4wd track as up travelled up onto the Consuelo Tableland bet ...
Lesley Bray > Top Shelter Shed
Top Shelter Shed
Lesley Bray > Top Shelter Shed
Top Shelter Shed
Lesley Bray > On Top of the World - road just below Top Shelter Shed
On Top of the World - road just below Top Shelter Shed
Lesley Bray > On Top of the World - road just below Top Shelter Shed
On Top of the World - road just below Top Shelter Shed
Lesley Bray > Creek at Lethbridges Pocket where Doyle & Dahlke were incinerated on a nearby rock.

Patrick & James Kenniff were legendary outlaws - the last of Australia's 'Wild Colonial Boys'.  Expert Horseman, they worked on cattle runs after arriving in the Mt Moffatt area in the late 1890's.  At this time cattle-stealing, also known as 'cattle-duffing' or 'moon-lighting' was rife in the country to the north of Roma and Charleville.
The Kenniff brothers clashed constantly with police over their horse and cattle theft, and in 1901 the lease to their cattle run was revoked, forcing them to live like nomads with a mob of horses.
By Easter 1902 things reached a dramatic climax when a police party sent out to arrest the Kenniff brothers confronted them at Lethbridge's Pocket.  Although mystery still surrounds the exact events of the day, we do know that after a dramatic horseback chase James Kenniff was captured by Constable George Doyle and Christian Dahlke, the manager of Carnarvon Station.  As Aboriginal tracker Sam Johnson fetched handcuffs he heard five shots, and suddenly found himself being pursued by the Kenniffs.  Johnson escaped, alerting police at Mitchell, who travelled to the area and made a grim discovery - the charred remains of Doyle and Dahlke in police-horse packsaddles.  Their bodies had apparently been cremated on a large, flat rock in a creek bed.
One of Queensland's largest manhunts ended three months later when the brothers were arrested without a fight near Mitchell.   Put on trial in 1903, James was sentenced to life improsonment and Patrick, proclaiming his innocence to the end, was hanged.  James was released from jail in 1918 and died at Charters Towers in 1940.

April 2010
Creek at Lethbridges Pocket where Doyle & Dahlke were incinerated on a ...
Lesley Bray > Part of the rock at the Incineration Site where Doule and Dahlke were incinerated at a creek in Lethbridges Pocket.

April 2010
Part of the rock at the Incineration Site where Doule and Dahlke were ...
Lesley Bray > Marlong Plain is surrounded by picturesque slopes and bluffs, this outstanding example of a natural grassland grows on basalt-derived sediments overlying sandstone.  This site holds special importance to Aboriginal groups.

April 2010
Marlong Plain is surrounded by picturesque slopes and bluffs, this out ...
Lesley Bray > Marlong Plain is a natural grassland dominated by Queensland bluegrass.
Marlong Plain is a natural grassland dominated by Queensland bluegrass ...
Lesley Bray > This remarkable pillar of Precipice Sandstone is the last isolated remnant of a bluff that once extended across the adjacent area.

April 2010
This remarkable pillar of Precipice Sandstone is the last isolated rem ...
Lesley Bray > Kangaroo watching us as we walked in to view the aboriginal artwork at Kookaburra Cave.

April 2010
Kangaroo watching us as we walked in to view the aboriginal artwork at ...
Lesley Bray > Kookaburra Cave - this site is named after an Aboriginal hand stencil that resembles a kookaburra.  The rock art here consists mainly of engravings,  with a small number of stencils.  Engravings were made in the soft sandstone using a stone or bone implement.

April 2010
Kookaburra Cave - this site is named after an Aboriginal hand stencil ...
Lesley Bray > Wallaroo Rest Stop somewhere between Injune and Carnarvon National Park

18 April 2010
Wallaroo Rest Stop somewhere between Injune and Carnarvon National Par ...
Lesley Bray > Driving into Carnarvon National Park - this photo was taken through the windscreen.

April 2010
Driving into Carnarvon National Park - this photo was taken through th ...
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > These stately trees are called Carnarvon Fan Palms which we saw on the walk into Baloon Cave in the Carnarvon National Park.

19 April 2010
These stately trees are called Carnarvon Fan Palms which we saw on the ...
Lesley Bray > Mickey's Creek Gorge is awesome, a short 1.5k walk from the main road.

April 2010
Mickey's Creek Gorge is awesome, a short 1.5k walk from the main road. ...
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Mossy rocks in Warrumbah Creek at Carnarvon National Park.

April 2010
Mossy rocks in Warrumbah Creek at Carnarvon National Park. April 20 ...
Lesley Bray > Ferns growing in Warrumbah Creek Gorge at Carnarvon National Park, in Queensland, Australia.

April 2010
Ferns growing in Warrumbah Creek Gorge at Carnarvon National Park, in ...
Lesley Bray > Logs strewn over the ground after the floods in Warrumbah Creek Gorge, in Carnarvon  National Park, Queensland, Australia.

April 2010
Logs strewn over the ground after the floods in Warrumbah Creek Gorge, ...
Lesley Bray > Clear water in Warrumbah Creek located in Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia.

April 2010
Clear water in Warrumbah Creek located in Carnarvon National Park, Que ...
Lesley Bray > Huge moiss covered rock at Warrumbah Creek Gorge.

April 2010
Huge moiss covered rock at Warrumbah Creek Gorge. April 2010
Lesley Bray > These awesome rock walls go up and up and up, such a beautiful spot.

April 2010
These awesome rock walls go up and up and up, such a beautiful spot. ...
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > Carnarvon National Park photo
 
Lesley Bray > King Fern reflecting in the water in Wards Canyon at Carnarvon Gorge

20 April 2010
King Fern reflecting in the water in Wards Canyon at Carnarvon Gorge ...
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Lesley Bray > Our view as we left the Carnarvon National Park.

21 April 2010
Our view as we left the Carnarvon National Park. 21 April 2010
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