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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]

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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

ExplorOz Traveller: User Manual

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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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Created: 29 Nov 2019 21:53

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2011 Trip to Cape Leveque - Day 10,11

Created: 11 Jun 2011 04:32 Views: 2351

Day 10 Re-stocked, clean clothes and feeling good to be back on the road again we head for Halls creek and a refuel, then only a few klms to Mary Pool, a short day as we don

2011 Trip to Cape Leveque - Day 7,8,9

Created: 09 Jun 2011 03:03 Views: 2467

Day7 We should be half way there, I think we are doing pretty well & look to be ahead of time and the back is holding up <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W312286" href="/places/31

2011 Trip to Cape Leveque - Day 5,6

Created: 06 Jun 2011 03:03 Views: 2277

Day 5 As we only had a short trip into Alice today we gave ourselves permission to sleep in. Had a lazy breakfast and watched all the vans pull out one by one. I like driving into Alice,...

2011 Trip to Cape Leveque - Day 3,4

Created: 04 Jun 2011 03:03 Views: 2339

Day 3 Up and off by 8am, we are getting into the swing of things now and packing up is getting quicker. Cutting thru the hills on the way out from Wilmington to the Stuart

2011 Trip to Cape Leveque - Day 1,2

Created: 01 Jun 2011 00:00 Views: 2476

Day 1 The morning of June 1st arrives, the frost on both the car and camper is thick…….brrrr (oh did I forget to mention I live just out of Ballarat, Vic.) [gi]51875,250,17

On the road to "No Where" and Lovin it - Darren & Janet's Outback Adventure

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Only 40 days to go before we head off with the sun on our face and wind in our hair. M8TOR is almost finished and ready to go.

Created: 06 May 2012 20:08 Views: 6978

Great Sandy Desert - Mowing a path north towards Joanna Spring (through some harsh country)

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Wednesday 17th June, 2009 Old exploration track 99 km north east of Wapet Track 20 23 53.22 123 24 29.79 od 208216 It was a tough day today with a whopping 82 kilometres covered for ...

Created: 17 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 30584

Canning Stock Route - Catching up with the old crew, the haunted well & the high country

Member: MickO

Sunday the 14thJune, 2009 Copse of Acacia on the track east of well 36 - CSR An interesting day. The morning bought a biting wind out of the east so I

Created: 14 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 35721

New Life Day 7 - Sydney to Cairns

Created: 30 Jul 1998 17:26 Views: 5027

9.05am picked up by mini bus to take us to Shute Harbour to board Maxi Azure. This trip has only been operating for 2 and a half weeks and our crew were Judy and Andy who obviously had many years ...

New Life Day 8 - Sydney to Cairns

Created: 31 Jul 1998 17:27 Views: 4884

Trip meter 2337km We left Airlie Beach and headed North to Townsville. I was a bit disapp

New Life Day 9 - Sydney to Cairns

Created: 01 Aug 1998 17:28 Views: 5081

Trip meter 2704km We left Balgal Beach at 10am and arrived in Cairns by 1.30pm. Trip meter 29

New Life Day 10 - Sydney to Cairns

Created: 02 Aug 1998 17:30 Views: 4926

David is fixing things. Tightening the screw to hold the console in place; removing and replacing the drain hose for the sink; and pulling everything out of the trailer and car for a re-sort to ...

New Life Day 11 - Sydney to Cairns

Created: 03 Aug 1998 17:31 Views: 5097

We shopped all day. Car parts and food. We returned at 6pm and then left again at 7pm to visit the Internet café at the Night Markets in Cairns. We forgot that the TLCC <a clas

New Life Day 12 - Sydney to Cairns

Created: 04 Aug 1998 10:32 Views: 6093

Today’s the day we begin our trip to Cape York with the TLCC club. The meeting place is way out of town on the Captain <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W40550" href="/places/40550/sa+cook"

Cape York Day 12 - Cairns to Weipa

Created: 04 Aug 1998 15:36 Views: 14101

With a convoy of 9 vehicles it was agreed that we would rotate convoy positions each travelling day with Collyn our trip leader holding car 1 position but car 2 moving to car 9 and car 9 moving to ...

Cape York Day 13 - Cairns to Weipa

Created: 05 Aug 1998 15:38 Views: 6688

(Iris & Donald) Today began another day of new adventures on our Cape York trip. We broke camp late at 11am

Cape York Day14 - Cairns to Weipa

Created: 06 Aug 1998 15:42 Views: 5633

We did not change convoy order today and traveled only 35km so as no one was assigned the trip report Michelle (trip editor) recorded the day’s events. We left Lion’s Den at 8....

Cape York Day 15 - Cairns to Weipa

Created: 07 Aug 1998 15:43 Views: 5842

(Josephine & Trevor- Bungarribee 4WD Club) With a good start to the day we awoke to a nice clear morning and by 7.30am we were packed and ready to leave from our meeting place at the <a ...

Cape York Day 16 - Cairns to Weipa

Created: 08 Aug 1998 15:44 Views: 5708

Rest day at Bathurst Bay – day’s events covered by Michelle Jacka Due to a very late arrival at <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W29020" href="/places/29020/qld+bathurst-

Cape York Day 17 - Cairns to Weipa

Created: 09 Aug 1998 15:45 Views: 5284

(Oliver & Tony) Our convoy departed Bathurst Bay at 8.30am after meeting at the garbage tip. After proceeding through a <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W327988" href="/p

Cape York Day 18 - Cairns to Weipa

Created: 10 Aug 1998 15:45 Views: 5122

(Thelma and Jeff Webster) We left Kalpower station on time travelling along Lakefield Road and were able to travel at 80km per hour because the road conditions were good....

Cape York Day 19 - Weipa to Seisa

Created: 11 Aug 1998 16:36 Views: 5442

(Lay day in Weipa – day’s events covered by Michelle Jacka) It was suggested that whilst we were in Weipa

Cape York Day 20 - Weipa to Seisa

Created: 12 Aug 1998 16:37 Views: 5924

(Jan and Dave Marsh) We left the Weipa camping ground reasonably early at 8.30am bound for Pennefather. After a lengthy beach run along whi

New Life Day 1 - Sydney to Cairns

Created: 24 Jul 1998 17:08 Views: 6143

We pulled out of the Jacka’s driveway this morning at 8.45am – only 3 days later than planned. We had been held up on Wednesday by just not being anywhere near organised enough....

New Life Day 2 - Sydney to Cairns