The approximate site where the body of William John was found is marked by an old iron wagon axle and a ring of stones, also a newer cairn with tablet is located a few yards away across the car parking space.
On leaving the car park the axle marker serves also as a keep left sign, tyre marks can be seen where I am standing. Why, with all the space available, cannot parking be kept a little distance away from the monuments and the natural vegetation allowed to regenerate in the existing area? To me this is an example of unmanaged tourism potentially ruining the very things that people want to see. The contrast with Burke’s unspoilt death site is significant.

A Thought

When we left the death site of William John it was a peaceful still day and our Australian friends left first in their car. We then got into ours and as we did became conscious of a strong wind. We closed the doors with some difficulty and at our side we saw a whirlwind, it danced about the car park near us for a few moments then across the front of the car and down to the creek where it disappeared.
It would be nice to think that this was some force recognising the fact that we were the first members of William John’s Wills family from England to visit the site since his death.