55:
704:
39:
279:, travelled across the Nullarbor, leaving Fowler's Bay in South Australia. On 29 April, two of the Aboriginals killed John Baxter and disappeared into the desert, taking most of the party's supplies. Due to the terrain, Baxter could not be buried, so his remains were wrapped in a blanket and left behind, and Eyre and Wylie pressed on for another month, after which they were rescued by a French vessel off Thistle Cove near modern-day
987:
62:
348:
There are several nearby attractions for people crossing the
Nullabor Plain. Numerous rockholes, blowholes, and gnamma holes are located on tracks off of the Eyre Highway in the vicinity of Caiguna, including the Caiguna Blowhole, and the Jillbunya and Cardanumbi Rockholes. These features were formed
341:, and is one of only three Nullarbor roadhouses to be open 24 hours. A landing strip is located nearby and connects to the roadhouse with a short taxiway. The John Eyre Motel hosts a 310-metre (339.0 yd) par 4 golf tee as part of the
390:). The climate is generally mild with small seasonal variation. Summers average 27 °C (81 °F) highs and winters about 18 °C (64 °F) during afternoons. Nights are seldom hot due to the cool ocean air from the south.
215:
203:
765:
751:
362:
stretches along the coast of the Great
Australian Bight directly south of Caiguna and contains numerous points of interest, including a Memorial to John Baxter and
54:
251:
and
Caiguna is a 146.6-kilometre (91.1 mi) stretch of the highway which is one of the longest straight stretches of road in the world. The unofficial
191:
287:
91:
1031:
1261:
727:
717:
991:
1246:
703:
908:
743:
384:
681:
1085:
1075:
1065:
1024:
248:
1160:
280:
84:
1175:
1170:
1060:
240:
176:
785:
1220:
1180:
1165:
1155:
1115:
208:
1185:
1080:
781:
356:, created during the sealing of the Eyre Highway, lies around 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north west of Caiguna.
302:
1256:
1251:
1215:
1196:
1146:
1125:
1090:
1017:
359:
298:
182:
329:
As with other communities along the Eyre
Highway, Caiguna today consists of little more than a roadhouse. The
1210:
1135:
1130:
1120:
220:
1225:
685:
353:
272:
264:
146:
130:
1266:
1205:
334:
1009:
961:
38:
723:
236:
29:
349:
by years of chemical and physical weathering of the limestone bedrock of the
Nullabor Plain.
330:
294:
268:
1041:
342:
244:
196:
1110:
380:
276:
286:
The townsite was established in 1962 to assist traffic crossing the
Nullarbor for the
1240:
587:
363:
283:. A memorial to Baxter is located 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) south of the roadhouse.
1003:
1101:
1051:
338:
232:
862:"The diamond in the desert: the story of the giant Readymix logo on the Nullarbor"
998:
836:
813:
936:
861:
106:
93:
314:
252:
986:
744:"Sign at the start of 90-mile straight, Australia's longest straight road"
310:
883:
318:
306:
170:
716:
Moon, Ron; Finlay, Hugh; O'Byrne, Denis; Williams, Jeff (1994).
1013:
909:"Perth - Adelaide Adventure: The Nullarbor - Digital Edition"
750:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 October 2009.
1194:
1144:
1099:
1049:
214:
202:
190:
163:
155:
145:
137:
122:
83:
23:
719:Outback Australia: a Lonely Planet Australia guide
255:starts shortly east of Caiguna, heading eastward.
305:at Caiguna as a turning point on routes between
267:word possibly meaning "spear track". In 1841,
231:is a small roadhouse community located on the
1025:
8:
941:Western Australia Parks and Wildlife Service
722:(1st ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 328.
999:Shire of Dundas – Towns of the Eyre Highway
127:
1032:
1018:
1010:
702:
393:
275:and three Aboriginals including one named
271:'s party, consisting of Eyre, a man named
159:13,709.8 km (5,293.4 sq mi)
37:
20:
660:Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology
309:and eastern Australian capitals such as
673:
754:from the original on 7 September 2014
7:
855:
853:
808:
806:
776:
774:
964:. Australian Bureau of Meteorology
14:
690:Australian Census 2021 QuickStats
169:1,098 km (682 mi) from
985:
239:. It is the second stop east of
60:
53:
1262:Roadhouses in Western Australia
686:"Caiguna (suburb and locality)"
682:Australian Bureau of Statistics
243:on the journey east across the
181:336 km (209 mi) from
175:374 km (232 mi) from
61:
1:
962:"Climate statistics for Eyre"
385:Köppen climate classification
337:facilities including a basic
1006:including local information.
293:During the 1960s and 1970s,
281:Esperance, Western Australia
516:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
446:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
1283:
1247:Towns in Western Australia
992:Caiguna, Western Australia
937:"Nuytsland Nature Reserve"
659:
396:
253:Central Western Time (CWT)
1197:Trans-Australian Railway
1145:Western Australia (along
1050:Western Australia (along
790:The Sydney Morning Herald
782:The Sydney Morning Herald
585:
515:
445:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
79:
48:
36:
18:Town in Western Australia
1147:Trans-Australian Railway
360:Nuytsland Nature Reserve
301:domestic flights used a
299:Trans Australia Airlines
1195:South Australia (along
1100:South Australia (along
1040:Named locations on the
1004:Nullarbor Net – Caiguna
860:Whyte, Brendan (2004).
397:Climate data for Eyre
379:Caiguna experiences a
354:Readymix logo geoglyph
107:32.26889°S 125.49000°E
994:at Wikimedia Commons
764:Additional archives:
112:-32.26889; 125.49000
784:(8 February 2004).
216:Federal division(s)
204:State electorate(s)
103: /
916:Kalgoorlie Tourism
786:"Travel – Caiguna"
288:Commonwealth Games
1234:
1233:
990:Media related to
835:Shire of Dundas.
729:978-0-86442-239-2
664:
663:
237:Western Australia
226:
225:
43:Caiguna Roadhouse
30:Western Australia
1274:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1011:
989:
974:
973:
971:
969:
958:
952:
951:
949:
947:
933:
927:
926:
924:
922:
913:
905:
899:
898:
896:
894:
880:
874:
873:
857:
848:
847:
845:
843:
832:
826:
825:
823:
821:
810:
801:
800:
798:
796:
778:
769:
766:26 December 2015
763:
761:
759:
740:
734:
733:
713:
707:
706:
700:
698:
696:
684:(28 June 2022).
678:
394:
269:Edward John Eyre
129:
118:
117:
115:
114:
113:
108:
104:
101:
100:
99:
96:
64:
63:
57:
41:
32:
26:
21:
1282:
1281:
1277:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1272:
1271:
1257:Nullarbor Plain
1252:Shire of Dundas
1237:
1236:
1235:
1230:
1190:
1140:
1095:
1045:
1042:Nullarbor Plain
1038:
983:
978:
977:
967:
965:
960:
959:
955:
945:
943:
935:
934:
930:
920:
918:
911:
907:
906:
902:
892:
890:
888:Nullarbor Links
882:
881:
877:
859:
858:
851:
841:
839:
834:
833:
829:
819:
817:
812:
811:
804:
794:
792:
780:
779:
772:
757:
755:
742:
741:
737:
730:
715:
714:
710:
694:
692:
680:
679:
675:
670:
665:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
377:
372:
343:Nullarbor Links
333:Motel provides
327:
263:The name is an
261:
245:Nullarbor Plain
197:Shire of Dundas
111:
109:
105:
102:
97:
94:
92:
90:
89:
75:
74:
73:
72:
71:
70:
69:
65:
44:
28:
27:
24:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1280:
1278:
1270:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1239:
1238:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1202:
1200:
1192:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1152:
1150:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1111:Border Village
1107:
1105:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1057:
1055:
1047:
1046:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1014:
1008:
1007:
1001:
982:
981:External links
979:
976:
975:
953:
928:
900:
875:
849:
837:"Eyre Highway"
827:
816:. Aussie Towns
802:
770:
735:
728:
708:
672:
671:
669:
666:
662:
661:
657:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
583:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
513:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
487:
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
447:
443:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
399:
398:
392:
381:steppe climate
376:
373:
371:
368:
326:
323:
260:
257:
224:
223:
218:
212:
211:
206:
200:
199:
194:
188:
187:
186:
185:
179:
173:
165:
161:
160:
157:
153:
152:
149:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
124:
120:
119:
87:
81:
80:
77:
76:
67:
66:
59:
58:
52:
51:
50:
49:
46:
45:
42:
34:
33:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1279:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1193:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1143:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1098:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1035:
1030:
1028:
1023:
1021:
1016:
1015:
1012:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
995:
993:
988:
980:
963:
957:
954:
942:
938:
932:
929:
917:
910:
904:
901:
889:
885:
879:
876:
871:
867:
863:
856:
854:
850:
838:
831:
828:
815:
809:
807:
803:
791:
787:
783:
777:
775:
771:
767:
753:
749:
745:
739:
736:
731:
725:
721:
720:
712:
709:
705:
691:
687:
683:
677:
674:
667:
658:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
589:
588:precipitation
584:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
514:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
444:
400:
395:
391:
389:
386:
382:
374:
369:
367:
365:
364:Toolinna Cove
361:
357:
355:
350:
346:
345:golf course.
344:
340:
336:
332:
324:
322:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
291:
289:
284:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
258:
256:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
222:
219:
217:
213:
210:
207:
205:
201:
198:
195:
193:
189:
184:
180:
178:
174:
172:
168:
167:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
125:
121:
116:
88:
86:
82:
78:
56:
47:
40:
35:
31:
22:
16:
1267:Eyre Highway
1102:Eyre Highway
1070:
1052:Eyre Highway
984:
966:. Retrieved
956:
944:. Retrieved
940:
931:
919:. Retrieved
915:
903:
891:. Retrieved
887:
878:
869:
865:
840:. Retrieved
830:
818:. Retrieved
793:. Retrieved
789:
756:. Retrieved
747:
738:
718:
711:
693:. Retrieved
689:
676:
590:mm (inches)
387:
378:
358:
351:
347:
339:caravan park
328:
292:
285:
262:
233:Eyre Highway
228:
227:
15:
1086:Mundrabilla
1076:Cocklebiddy
1044:, Australia
325:Present day
303:VOR station
273:John Baxter
147:Postcode(s)
138:Established
110: /
98:125°29′24″E
85:Coordinates
1241:Categories
1156:Kalgoorlie
1066:Balladonia
842:17 October
820:18 October
795:17 October
668:References
290:in Perth.
265:Aboriginal
249:Balladonia
247:. Between
123:Population
1221:Kingoonya
1161:Parkeston
1116:Nullarbor
884:"Hole 11"
866:The Globe
814:"Caiguna"
758:8 October
370:Geography
335:roadhouse
331:John Eyre
315:Melbourne
95:32°16′8″S
1216:Tarcoola
1176:Loongana
1171:Rawlinna
1061:Norseman
968:22 March
946:24 March
921:24 March
893:24 March
752:Archived
748:ABC News
655:(12.45)
586:Average
311:Adelaide
241:Norseman
221:O'Connor
177:Norseman
164:Location
1181:Forrest
1166:Zanthus
1126:Nundroo
1071:Caiguna
872:: 1–24.
695:28 June
650:(0.83)
645:(0.84)
640:(0.78)
635:(0.93)
630:(1.17)
625:(1.37)
620:(1.56)
615:(1.50)
610:(0.97)
605:(1.07)
600:(0.77)
595:(0.69)
581:(51.3)
576:(57.4)
571:(53.8)
566:(50.2)
561:(45.7)
556:(42.8)
551:(42.3)
546:(44.1)
541:(48.2)
536:(53.2)
531:(57.6)
526:(60.8)
521:(59.5)
511:(73.4)
506:(78.1)
501:(76.1)
496:(73.9)
491:(70.5)
486:(67.1)
481:(64.9)
476:(66.2)
471:(70.5)
466:(75.6)
461:(78.3)
456:(79.9)
451:(79.9)
375:Climate
259:History
229:Caiguna
68:Caiguna
25:Caiguna
1211:Ooldea
1186:Deakin
1136:Ceduna
1131:Penong
1121:Yalata
1081:Madura
726:
701:
402:Month
319:Sydney
317:, and
295:Ansett
192:LGA(s)
1226:Pimba
1091:Eucla
912:(PDF)
653:316.2
441:Year
307:Perth
277:Wylie
183:Eucla
171:Perth
1206:Cook
970:2019
948:2019
923:2019
895:2019
844:2006
822:2015
797:2006
760:2015
724:ISBN
697:2022
648:21.1
643:21.3
638:19.7
633:23.6
628:29.6
623:34.8
618:39.6
613:38.2
608:24.6
603:27.3
598:19.5
593:17.4
579:10.7
574:14.1
569:12.1
564:10.1
534:11.8
529:14.2
524:16.0
519:15.3
509:23.0
504:25.6
499:24.5
494:23.3
489:21.4
484:19.5
479:18.3
474:19.0
469:21.4
464:24.2
459:25.7
454:26.6
449:26.6
438:Dec
435:Nov
432:Oct
429:Sep
426:Aug
423:Jul
420:Jun
417:May
414:Apr
411:Mar
408:Feb
405:Jan
352:The
297:and
209:Eyre
156:Area
151:6443
141:1962
131:2021
559:7.6
554:6.0
549:5.7
544:6.7
539:9.0
388:BSk
235:in
128:SAL
126:4 (
1243::
939:.
914:.
886:.
870:55
868:.
864:.
852:^
805:^
788:.
773:^
746:.
688:.
366:.
321:.
313:,
1199:)
1149:)
1104:)
1054:)
1033:e
1026:t
1019:v
972:.
950:.
925:.
897:.
846:.
824:.
799:.
768:.
762:.
732:.
699:.
383:(
133:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
