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Created: 26 May 2020 19:10

Station Ruins, May 2020, Southern Flinders Ranges A glimpse of what was thought to be cropping country from c 1870-1920 ..but the rains stopped. It still produces sheep. The

Simpson Desert October 2019

Created: 10 Apr 2020 20:33

A trek that went via.. Hawker SA, Marree, <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W40347" href="/places/40347/sa+

Anne Beadell Highway March 2020

Created: 25 Mar 2020 22:41

Just got it done before the Chinese Disease killed fun... Anne Beadell Highway traverses South and Western Australia and is approx. 1400kms long Surveyed and constructed

Boring

Created: 15 Feb 2020 15:00

A short look at some of the steps of bore sinking. Start 9am finish 3pm 40m and 2550ppm tds [Embedded Video]

4 Graves North of Hawker SA

Created: 09 Feb 2020 05:50

A little meander around the western Flinders Ranges.. [Embedded Video]

ExplorOz Traveller: Message in Playstore - This app may not be optimised for your device

Member: ExplorOz

If you have an Android device and see the message "This app may not be optimsied for your device" you might feel concerned however we have discovered that this message seems to appear occasionally ...

Created: 18 Jan 2020 05:14

Coongie Lake November '19

Created: 10 Jan 2020 13:06

Coongie Lakes. Much publicised by the Leyland brothers back in the day.(who can't remember their jingle hehe) Formerly part of the Kidman Cattle Empire, thence

Stirling North SA

Created: 04 Jan 2020 16:47

Stirling North Garden Cemetery SA A wonderfully well kept <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W10

Peoppel Corner

Created: 30 Dec 2019 23:35

Poeppel Corner. Augustus Poeppel (1839–1891) was a surveyor and explorer in Australia. He surveyed the borders between Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territor

ExplorOz Traveller: User Manual

Member: ExplorOz

The app includes a User Manual in PDF format, however for your convenience you might like to print it from here. See the latest version of the User Manual updated with all new content relevant to ...

Created: 19 Dec 2019 19:35

Old Dalhousie Station

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:40

Old Dalhousie Station Now annexed as a park, was a cattle property. 'The property was situated approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel=

The Pink Roadhouse SA

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:36

Oodnadtta.... the last southern fuel stop for a West/East Simpson crossing (you can also enter from Mt Dare) is also home to The <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W77689" href="/

Purni Bore October '19

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:33

A French Petroleum Company first drilled Bore in the Simpson Desert as a strategic well in about 1964. Wh

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Photo Comp 2014

Member: Member-Heather MG NSW

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Created: 13 Dec 2013 19:01 Views: 12033

Photo Comp 2014

Member: Member - John and Val

Difficult ! Australian Landscape is a very broad topic to cover in a circular format ! Here goes:

Created: 12 Dec 2013 16:51 Views: 8784

First ever blog. Let's see how it goes.

Created: 03 Dec 2013 19:03 Views: 9771

How to reverse with a caravan.

Member: Paul & Helen @ Dingley

I am going to retire in 2015 & get a caravan to travel around this great country. any advice will be much appreciated.

Created: 29 Nov 2013 23:01 Views: 7477

Port Macquarie

Created: 06 Nov 2013 23:07 Views: 5081

Well our trip as such is over and now have settled in Port Macquarie until the 21st Nov. We are visiting our son and daughter in-law and their little bundle Samantha our grand d

New book "Work Completed, Canning" Comprehensive History of the Canning Stock Route - Update 28 Nov

Member: Phil B (WA)

Hi folks, After nine years work I have finally completed the above book and its now available for sale in the ExplorOz shop. The book was launched by Ambrose Canning great grandson of ...

Created: 06 Nov 2013 05:18 Views: 9381

2013 Deua NP, Vic High Country & Beyond .. Part 3

Created: 02 Nov 2013 09:04 Views: 12421

Friday 4th - Monday 20th May It was still 10 days before we were to catch up with Carl & Annie, owners also of an Amesz 4x4 motorhome. This left us time to see a little more....

2013 Deua NP, Vic High Country & Beyond .. Part 2

Created: 02 Nov 2013 09:02 Views: 14187

Part 2 Friday 26th April – Friday 3rd May We awoke to a glorious morning and headed into Omeo to refuel and have a chat to the officers at the Victorian Parks Office before h

2013 Deua NP, Vic High Country & Onwards .. Part 1

Created: 02 Nov 2013 09:00 Views: 13225

Monday 15th April – Thursday 25th 2013 Ahead of us lay a trip into the Deua NP, SW from Moruya on the south Coast of NSW and then further south into the Victorian High Coun

2013 Something different for us - On the Blacktop through countryside & towns to Renmark

Created: 02 Nov 2013 08:56 Views: 14200

A Three Week tour of Country Towns out to Renmark & Back June 23rd – July 14th Our intention was to leave on July 25th but with heavy rain and gale force winds predicted al

Inverell Day 2

Created: 01 Nov 2013 20:38 Views: 5039

Our second complete day in Inverell was spent once again doing some tourist things. We visited an Olive Grove which is situated on the Road from Copeton. It is called “Olives of Beaulieu”....

Inverell Day 1

Created: 31 Oct 2013 20:30 Views: 5267

Our first complete day in Inverell was spent doing some tourist things and shopping to replenish the cupboard. We visited the National Transport Museum where the local group have a great ...

Copeton Waters to Inverell

Created: 30 Oct 2013 20:19 Views: 5659

Today we travelled from Copeton Waters to Inverell, the road was bitumen all the way and the only thing to watch out for was the causeway’s or floodway’s as some were quite deep and steep....

Copeton Waters Park day 2

Created: 29 Oct 2013 20:35 Views: 5796

Today was spent exploring the Park at Copeton Waters, the weather forecast was a bit ominous and late in the afternoon we had a thunderstorm. There are a large number of <a clas

Copeton Waters Park

Created: 28 Oct 2013 12:46 Views: 8642

This morning we had bacon and eggs for breakfast cooked on the weber, it always seems to taste better. We were told that fires for cooking are ok at the moment and if it changed the <a ...

Gwydir River to Copeton

Created: 27 Oct 2013 20:00 Views: 5456

We stayed on the bank of the Gwydir River until after lunch then headed off to Copeton Dam. The road was windy and hilly but the surface was good bitumen. The scenery chan

Narrabri to Bingara and camped on the bank of the Gwydir River

Created: 26 Oct 2013 19:38 Views: 7654

Today we travelled from Narrabri to Bingara and camped on the bank of the Gwydir River at a free cam

Narrabri

Created: 25 Oct 2013 20:17 Views: 5817

We spent today resting in Narrabri; I visited the Australia Telescope which is in fact a number of different CSIRO facilities on the same site....

Remembering our Explorers - Edward Kidson (1882 - 1939) Geophysicist and scientific explorer

Member: MickO

“Yeah mate, we’re just heading up to the Alice and then out the Gary Junction to the Canning. I reckon we’ll take the Kidson from there up to <a class="tt_keyword lb

Created: 24 Oct 2013 21:50 Views: 14232

Lightning Ridge to Narrabri via Walgett, Burren Junction and Wee Waa

Created: 24 Oct 2013 20:48 Views: 9456

Today’s trip was to travel from Lightning Ridge to Narrabri via Walgett, <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel=

Grawin area and Hebel

Created: 23 Oct 2013 21:12 Views: 9805

Today’s we travelled to the Grawin area and Hebel. Grawin and neighbouring Glengarry are opal mining settlements and are similar to the camps around <a class="tt_keyword lb" r

21 weeks in WA and the Top End - Reflections and Thoughts

Member: Member-Heather MG NSW

We have arrived home and its time to review the big trip we undertook during the cooler months this year. It’s a summary of performance of both caravan and the Pajero, as <a

Created: 23 Oct 2013 15:35 Views: 19490

Day in Lightning Ridge