Marella Gorge

by Liz and Peter
(Sunshine Coast)

View over Marella Gorge

We visited Marella Gorge on our way home in August after our brilliant trip to the Kimberley. It was difficult to find the entrance to it in the fading light at sunset, but we managed it and travelled over the flat rocks and had our camp set up as darkness fell!

We want to let you know that it is under new management now B, and visitors have to contact Flora Valley Station for permission to stay at Marella Gorge, not Nicholson Station any more.

Important news also is that the new management are rumoured to be closing Marella Gorge early next year (2010) so you might want to look into that and update your wonderful guide book, B.

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Marella Gorge

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See old newsletter update
by: Birgit

Thanks for writing!
And glad you managed to find the place. No, it sure isn't easy :-).

And I hope that rumour is no more than a rumour. One can hope, right? Thanks for the heads up!

A general note for future readers:
The change of ownership of Marella Gorge had been covered in a newsletter issue six months ago (issue 15 from March 23, 09) and the guide was changed accordingly at the time, too.

All important updates to my Destination Kimberley travel guide are also published in the newsletter, so if anyone gets their guide long before they intend to travel, it's a good idea to also get on that email list!

You can sign up for the email updates here.

(PS.: thank you very much for calling my guide wonderful :-).)

Marella magic
by: Robyn

Glorious spot, very few people, and so close to the highway!

Early Days at Marella
by: david lloyd

Re Marella Springs and adjoining gorge on the Nichoson River. I was a jackeroo on Nicholson Station from December 1944 to end of 1946. The whole Kimbeley and northern Australia was under Military control, and was a closed area. The Nicholson Stock camp often camped at Mareella Springs, and it was a favourite camp for all of us. White Headstockman, myself and 17 Aboriginals including aboriginal woman cook and her husband, who was in charge of the pack Camels(no motor vehilles in those days! We mustered all over this area on horseback, including the Nicholson Gorge, as this was well after the wet season. There were many intersting laces in the area, including Crocodile waterhole, Lightning, Spear chief and Linacre. Yes, some very spetacular sights, especially when seen from Horseback. Still remember my early Kimberley days of 40's through to mid 50's!So much has changed since then(67 years ago). Unfortunately, not all for the better.

Changes
by: Birgit

Hi David, thanks for commenting! I love hearing about the early days. And I agree about the changes. And in the last couple of years, precious little in the Kimberley has been changing for the better, I'm afraid...

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