AnswerID: 2561 Submitted: Friday, Mar 29, 2002 at 00:00
Ruth
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You will enjoy your visit to
Birdsville. Come and have a cappuccino with me at my Billabong Cafe at the
Birdsville Caravan Park as well - 30 acres along the banks of a billabong full of birds. You didn't mention which roads you want to travel on otherwise I could give you a road update, that's part of my job too. Other events happening the weekend of the Great Cattle drive:
Friday - Bronco branding & Barrell Racing (Ladies), this is very exciting to watch. Friday night - Bush Dance with Ned and the Kellys with a meal available at the
Birdsville Hall, Saturday a.m. - the finals of the Bronco Branding and at 1:00 p.m. the Street Parade of horses, drovers, stockmen etc. Evening - the John Williamson Concert. Sunday = 11:00 a.m. - sit on a big sandhill south of
Birdsville, on the SA border and watch the cattle count as the cattle are handed over to the Drovers, the tuppence customs levy (hopefully) extracted - this is how and why
Birdsville came about many years ago - this levy will go to the Royal Flying Doctor I believe, then at 1:00p.m. The Great Cattle Drive takes off down the track.
Weather - 15 min and 30 max today, should be lovely by May. Camp fees - $6 per head per night (unpowered) - great showers.
Nice people, good fun (
fishing was o.k. today too). Anything else? Let me know which roads you are hoping to travel on and I'll tell you their condition.
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