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	Oasis Caravan Park

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*Description*	Commercial caravan park with rustic facilities, in Maree at the southern end of the Birdsville Track.
*Location*	29° 38′ CD" S . 138° 03′ CD" E .**** Co-ordinates accuracy : Co-ordinates taken from GPS (WGS84) Location description : In the town of Marree approximately *** km * of Port Augusta Prominent feature : Birdsville Track
*What's there*


*General comments*
	There is a park in the centre of town with a spacious picnic area (large shade cover with seating), and interesting relics. The park is next to the old railway line, and contains the famous old mail truck which Tom Kruse used to transport mail from Marree to Birdsville along the Birdsville track. Kruse's adventures were superbly captured in the 1952 documentary Back of Beyond which chronicled the hardships and ingenuity involved in taking mail and supplies across a desert prone to flooding, being bogged in sand dunes and breaking down hundreds of kilometres from any kind of garage service. Interestingly the old truck has E. G. Kruse on the side and no one in town seems to know where the name 'Tom' came from. Meals are served at the pub. On the northeastern side of town there is a plaque dedicated to the 'memory of the mail contractors of the Birdsville Track. 1886-1975. The real pioneers.' Also, near the town's solitary pub is a wh.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

General comments

There is a park in the centre of town with a spacious picnic area (large shade cover with seating), and interesting relics. The park is next to the old railway line, and contains the famous old mail truck which Tom Kruse used to transport mail from Marree to Birdsville along the Birdsville track. Kruse's adventures were superbly captured in the 1952 documentary Back of Beyond which chronicled the hardships and ingenuity involved in taking mail and supplies across a desert prone to flooding, being bogged in sand dunes and breaking down hundreds of kilometres from any kind of garage service. Interestingly the old truck has E. G. Kruse on the side and no one in town seems to know where the name 'Tom' came from. Meals are served at the pub.

On the northeastern side of town there is a plaque dedicated to the 'memory of the mail contractors of the Birdsville Track. 1886-1975. The real pioneers.' Also, near the town's solitary pub is a wh.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Upsides*
	Good location at the beginning/end of the Birdsville Track and the Oodnadatta Track. Rustic camp kitchen amenities constructed in the “never throw it away,.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Downsides*
	Very little grass – just room for 2 trailers on the left as yo.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Pictures (click on image to enlarge)*


*WWWeb Links*
	Road Conditions
	Oodnadatta Track
	Birdsville Track Map
	More Birdsville Track Stuff


*How do I get there*
	In the centre of Maree, turn off the main road to the southwest, proceed one block, turn.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Contact details for further information.*
	Railway Terrace South, Marr.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD


*Document revision history*
	Stewart Needham LRCACT .... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

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Document produced on 03-02-2010