Day 3 Moree to Mitchell

Today we drove from Moree to Mitchell. On the way I surprised at the amount of prickly pear cactus's that were growing wild. We passed through a small town Thallan and met the local aboriginal man Wayne who had his mural in the railway museum, he even had his gold watch he earnt for working or the Railways for 26 years. This little town only has a population of 230 however has silo art, Sculptures, Rogue Gallery Art on the new railway bridge built two meters higher than the old bridge next to it.








Tucked beneath the old rail bridge over the Moonie River, something unexpected catchs your eye, a growing collection of larger-than-life portraits splashed across concrete pylons that celebrate the real people behind this tiny but tenacious town. Painted by renowned Aussie muralists Drapl (Travis Vinson) and The Zookeeper (Joel Fergie), the portraits are more than murals – they’re a tribute to the locals who’ve poured their lives, stories and spirit into the community. The first portrait appeared in October 2019, right in the middle of one of the worst droughts in the region’s history. And so, the Rogues Gallery was born out of a desire to lift local spirits through art.





The Waterhole Silo Art. In late June 2017 The Zookeeper and Drapl began work on the Thallon Silos. It features the Moonie River, an amazing Thallon sunset and the area’s agricultural base. It also recognises members of Thallon’s indigenous community by the inclusion of a scarred tree.

We continued driving towards St George and were amazed at the extent of the cotton fields, harvesting has finished and hundred and hundreds of huge bales of cotton sit in fields awaiting transport.



We stopped at St George for lunch and drove along the Balonne riverbank.



We arrived in Mitchell, gateway to the outback, and it is obvious as the road was one lane shared by drivers in both directions with the dirt sides. We hardly saw any cars even though we drove all day.




The original Kenniff Court House where local bushrangers, the Kenniff Brothers were committed to stand trial in 1902.



We ended the day in the thermal pools in Mitchell before dinner.