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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Maralinga and back to the Anne Beadell Highway

Created: 21 Sep 2012 21:18 Views: 38974

Back in late 2011 I received an email from a fellow EO Member asking me some information about one of the places that he would like to visit during his March 201

Kangaroo Island - South Australia’s Forgotten Destination

Created: 02 Jul 2011 19:46 Views: 38658

Back in March of this year, Fiona and I spent nine memorable days over on Kangaroo Island and enjoyed our stay that much, that we are head

Spring Gully Conservation Park - Wildflowers October 2011

Created: 10 Oct 2011 19:04 Views: 38502

The now 398 ha Conservation Park was first gazetted as a Wildlife Reserve in 1962. The original Reserve was only just fifteen acres in size and over

From Elliston Eyre Peninsula SA across the Nullarbor to Kalgoorlie WA.

Created: 08 Apr 2009 22:14 Views: 38464

April 5th 2009. We stayed overnight at Elliston, a small town on the West Coast of the Eyre Peninsula, approx 200kms north of <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W43164" href="/pla

Oodnadatta track June 2011

Created: 18 Jun 2011 08:09 Views: 38144

Day 9 Thursday 9th June (Rawnsley Park- Blinman- Parachilna-<a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W41

The Pilbara

Created: 04 Dec 2008 22:22 Views: 38140

. The Pilbara - The third of three reports of a 3 month trip June-August 2008. Originally appeared in Southern <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W520923" href="/places/520923/vic

Connie Sue Highway - south to Rawlinna via Premier Downs (and on to Cocklebiddy)

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Wednesday 15th July, 2009 Cocklebiddy WA Well a day of firsts in that I have completed the last of the Beadell Tracks, the Connie Sue as <a clas

Created: 15 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 38133

Australian Reptiles - Goannas

Created: 20 Dec 1988 07:18 Views: 37878

. One of the most widespread and commonly encountered reptiles on our travels are the goannas. While many campgrounds have their own resident population tha

The Kimberley - A day of high drama on the Mitchell Plateau

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Friday 30th July, 2010 Mitchell Falls Campground The Kimberley WA

Created: 30 Jul 2010 19:00 Views: 37832

Great Victoria Desert (Hann's Track) Trip July 2008

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Great Victoria Desert Trip 08 with Campfire Escapes (The route we took is now part of the "Hann's Track" as detailed in Ian Elliot's Hann's Track Book la

Created: 27 Jul 2008 18:41 Views: 37783

Our Return to the Cooper - It just gets better August 2011

Created: 21 Aug 2011 00:21 Views: 37123

After our first visit to the Cooper Creek Ferry site in June 2010, it was one Outback destination that we had to return to. Those that hav

Bushwalks on NSW South Coast

Created: 29 Aug 2010 15:48 Views: 36836

Lately we have been revisiting some of our favourite places to bushwalk close to home while the days are cool and clear. The most challenging has been <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W24570" hre

Acacia pickardii - Mount Gason Wattle

Created: 02 Jan 2012 13:14 Views: 36284

The Birdsville Track reveals many treasures to the observant traveller. One such treasure is a little known wattle, only discover

Carnarvon to Mullewa

Created: 24 Aug 2009 19:54 Views: 35782

. Back to previous chapter - Port Hedland to Carnarvon We ended up staying for several nights at <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W74509" href="/places/7450

Western NSW - Willandra & Yanga N Pks - our Winter 2011 journey begins

Created: 15 Jul 2011 12:16 Views: 35584

Day 1 Wednesday June 1st (K

Destination Kimberley

Created: 04 Dec 2008 22:11 Views: 35376

. Destination Kimberley The first of three reports of a 3 month trip June-August 2008. Originally appeared in Southern <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W520923" href="/plac

Exploring the Northern Territory, June 2006. Part 5. Ruby Gap to Tennant Creek.

Created: 08 Oct 2006 19:31 Views: 35346

It took a full day adjusting to being on our own again. We tidied Troopy up a bit then went for a walk along the sandy river bed keeping an eye out for garnets....

Farina – The forgotten Town of the Outback

Created: 26 Jun 2011 18:04 Views: 35107

The next time you are passing the old Farina ruins<

Mereenie Loop road and Wallace Rockhole

Created: 24 Jun 2011 04:29 Views: 34589

Day 21 Tuesday 21st June (Kings Canyon-Mereenie Loop-Hermannsburg-Wallace Rockhole.) I am woken

The Canning Stock Route

Created: 22 Jul 2009 18:34 Views: 34529

. Back to previous chapter - Alice Springs to Billiluna The Stock Route was established in the early 1900's to provide a means of droving cattle from t

Danggali Conservation Park Drive - Heading for another Confluence

Created: 14 Apr 2012 23:55 Views: 34003

Sunday 1st April 2012 was to be a special day for a couple of very good reasons. Firstly if the days outing was successful, it would mark Fiona’s and I 50th successful Degree Confluence visit ...

2002 Trip - Kimberley & Kakadu. Part 5 – Wyndham to Gregory National Park

Created: 25 Nov 2002 17:14 Views: 33875

Leaving Wyndham we headed out to Parrys Lagoon, a Ramsar wetland in a beautiful setting. There we

Emu Bush or Eremophila