The Nullarbor Nymph and Rooey II

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The Nullarbor Links is a par 72 course which stretches from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Ceduna in South Australia. The eighteen holes are spread over 1,365 kilometres. Holes 1 to 4 were dealt with in a previous post. Hole No 5 is called Dingo's Den. Unique highway signs in this region warn motorists of camels, wombats and kangaroos. The Nullarbor Plain was once ocean floor and is the world's largest and flattest piece of limestone. It covers around 200,000 square kilometres. Just north of Nullarbor Roadhouse are the Murrawijinie Caves. There is a large range of unique fauna in this area. Hole No 6 is at Border Village. Not surprisingly, this town is on the border of South Australia and Western Australia. It is home to Rooey II, one of Australia's giant statues. A quarantine checkpoint requires all those entering WA to offload most fruits, vegetables and other plant material. WA is free of many pests and diseases which affect the food crops of the eastern states. Officials are trying to keep it that way. Hole No 7 is at Eucla Beach. In the early 1900s, Eucla was the busiest telegraph station in Australia outside of the capital cities. The telegraph station opened in 1877. The hole is named the Nullarbor Nymph after stories of a naked, blond woman were purportedly living with a mob of kangaroos. The story was later revealed as a hoax. Later, when we lived in Ravensthorpe, we met the woman who told us she had been the Nullarbor Nymph. She and her friends had set up the stories and taken photos to support their claims. Photo is of Rooey II at Border Village. Notice the jar of Vegemite in his hand. Golf holes 1 to 4 is covered here.