Neale Junction
Remote road junction in Western Australia
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Neale Junction is an isolated location in the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia, where the Anne Beadell and Connie Sue Highways intersect.[1] It is 172 km (107 mi) west of Ilkurlka.[2] Neale Junction was named after Commander Frank Neale, who flew a Percival Gull through the area during the Mackay Aerial Reconnaissance Survey Expedition to Western and South Australia in 1935.[3][4]
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| Neale Junction – Len Beadell marker | |
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| Type | Road junction |
| Junction type | Intersection |
| Location | Great Victoria Desert, 172 km (107 mi) west of Ilkurlka |
| Opened | 16 August 1962 |
| Built by | Gunbarrel Road Construction Party |
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It has a Len Beadell marker and is indicated as suitable for camping on some maps.
Neale Junction is also a location of a large nature reserve that sits north west of the even larger Great Victoria Desert Nature Reserve.[5]
The junction visitors book was deposited in the J S Battye Library in 2002.[6]
