Attractions/Things to Do

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]

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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

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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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Created: 29 Nov 2019 21:53

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Travelling with your camera.

Created: 22 Jun 2014 11:58 Views: 10221

Digital cameras are great! In days of old, every shot on film had to wait to be processed, and if it didn’t work as you’d hoped there was often no chance to go back and try again....

Trip to Maralinga, August 2013 – 6. Maralinga to Canberra via the Gawler Ranges

Created: 16 Jul 2014 14:55 Views: 10206

. Robin was now back from Adelaide and the final morning was taken up with refuelling and paperwork. Finally everyone was ready and with Robin leading

Boggy Hole NT

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Created: 10 May 2013 22:59 Views: 10197

Carnarvon, Quobba Station and Kennedy Range Camping (Week 9)

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Three nights in Carnarvon in the Top Tourist park ($32.50 p n) was more than enough for me but we had

Created: 15 Jun 2013 07:34 Views: 10192

May Day - month 3 starts at Herberton, Qld

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I've been a bit lax with my blogging so here's a recap. I set off in a flurry of frantic packing on March 12th as I handed the house keys to the ex. That was the deal,...

Created: 01 May 2010 09:09 Views: 10133

Aussie Adventures 2018 Pt 1

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Since returning from our previous half lap around Australia we have talked continuously about doing another long trip. So the planning for this next trip started almost as soon as we got home back ...

Created: 11 Apr 2018 11:13 Views: 10117

Kakadu and Crocodiles

Created: 04 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 10107

“What do crocodiles eat?” one of the French tourists from the front of the boat asked, as the rather large crocodile we had all been watching lazing on the bank swims towards the boat....

Our Dinosaur adventure starts at Boulia

Created: 28 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 10052

Imagine holding something 100 million years old – how young do you think you’d feel? Our introduction to the dinosaur and even more ancient marine fossil belt of Queensland was

Scenic Road, Ngapala - Not on your Tourist Route.

Created: 13 Jun 2016 18:13 Views: 9945

Quite often around Australia, many great drives and special features and not on the average tourist drive, and Scenic Road, just north east

Eungella Dam Week 4

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We took the road North from Nebo Junction Roadhouse to reach the dam because we travelled from Middle

Created: 27 Nov 2014 14:50 Views: 9934

Trip to Maralinga, August 2013 – 4. Maralinga to Emu and beyond

Created: 06 Jul 2014 16:25 Views: 9875

. There was unwelcome news the next morning. Robin’s wife Della was quite unwell and had been flown to hospital in Adelaide. Robin will of course go to join her and so will n

Litchfield National Park: Magnetic Termite Mounds, Waterfalls and Mining Ruins

Created: 14 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 9827

Like a graveyard of tombstones, a stand of “magnetic” termites mounds all lined up certainly give the impression of an old <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W107608" href="/pl

Albany Western Australia – Where the ANZAC legend began

Created: 11 May 2014 09:02 Views: 9813

On the morning of 1st November 1914, the first convoy of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force departed from Albany in Western Australia to fight in First World

Wreck of the Ethel

Created: 08 Jul 2020 15:15 Views: 9799

In 1876 the 711 tonne, 3 masted Iron Barque was built by S.P.Austin & Hunter in Sutherland, England and was Christened the Carmelo. During its short sailing life,...

Trip to Maralinga, August 2013 – 2. Port Augusta to Maralinga

Created: 06 Jul 2014 16:15 Views: 9784

. (an aside - all photos may be clicked to enlarge) Finally everyone was more or less ready, and we were on the road and heading north from Port Augusta by about 10.30

Kennedy Range, Rain and a postponement of plans (Week 10).

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Monday June 10th. We were both out of bed by 6.30am and set out on the short driv

Created: 15 Jun 2013 18:52 Views: 9755

Tanami Track

Created: 06 May 2021 10:21 Views: 9714

Linking Alice Springs in the Northern territory with Halls Creek

Douglas Hot Springs and Butterfly Springs Nature Park

Created: 17 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 9689

Soak off your troubles and relax with other sociable campers in the hot streams at Douglas Hot Springs. We travel just 28 kilometres between two very different <a class="tt_keyword lb" ...

Leliyn – Edith Falls in the Nitmiluk National Park

Created: 30 Jul 2009 12:00 Views: 9680

A small waterfall poured into a large plunge pool where visitors were enjoying the swim at the day area near the campground at Leliyn. Our swim would have to wait. Taking the Leliyn 2....

Old Stanley Copper Mine - Armagh

Created: 30 May 2016 19:52 Views: 9649

Nestled in a secluded gully in the Clare Hills, west of Clare and in the area

Halls Creek to Kununurra

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We were on the road again at 6.10am! We stopped at Halls Creek roadhouse for breakfast which was very greasy and we fed most of it to the local stray dog! Pulled out the la

Created: 02 Aug 2010 11:02 Views: 9624

Winton - Dinosaurs, Waltzing Matilda and the beginnings of QANTAS

Created: 30 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 9618

Winton - we follow the Dinosaur Trail with next stop at Winton; home of the Waltzing Matilda story, a

Kakadu has some very special Aboriginal rock paintings