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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....

Simpson Desert October 2019

Created: 10 Apr 2020 20:33

A trek that went via.. Hawker SA, Marree, Oodnadatta, Dalhousie, French Line, QAA, Birdsville, Walker Crossing, Coongie Lakes, Dig Tree, Innamincka, Balcanoona, Waukeringa, Yunta....

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....

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,...

Stirling North SA

Created: 04 Jan 2020 16:47

Stirling North Garden Cemetery SA A wonderfully well kept cemetery, the rose bushes are currently under attack by hungry nocturnal kangaroo's but the rest of the area seems OK given the prolonged ...

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 Territory....

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 Oodnadatta and 131 kilometres (81 mi) south east of ...

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 Pink Roadhouse, who hasn't heard of it?...

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. When oil exploration activities ceased in the early 1980's the bore was left to flow to ...

Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone!

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Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone using the Pivotel SatSleeve. The SatSleeve allows for voice calls, SMS, email and app access while you’re off the grid....

Created: 29 Nov 2019 21:53

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My Tour of Duty to Lightning Ridge

Member: ExplorOz - David & Michelle

These days, I seem to be blending more work trips with family visits. With a 97 year old grandmother in a nursing home just walking distance from my parents home in North Turramurra (the place ...

Created: 01 Apr 2010 13:12 Views: 38385

Kangaroo Island - South Australia’s Forgotten Destination

Created: 02 Jul 2011 19:46 Views: 38289

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 heading back for another two weeks in October,...

Product Review No. 5 - 12 Volt Rigid Strip LED lighting.

Created: 24 Dec 2010 21:28 Views: 38131

12 volt rigid-strip LED lights 1 metre length ($79) Half metre ($39) Great lights that draw only 0.30 amps per metre of strip....

Spring Gully Conservation Park - Wildflowers October 2011

Created: 10 Oct 2011 19:04 Views: 38081

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 time the Wildlife Reserve was extended to ...

Photographs of powerful owl with possum

Created: 15 Sep 2010 19:30 Views: 38012

This morning we saw a powerful owl with possum in his claws when we were bushwalking close to our home near Kings Point. It is our first sighting in many months and we were starting ...

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

Created: 08 Apr 2009 22:14 Views: 37984

April 5th 2009. We stayed overnight at Elliston, a small town on the West Coast of the Eyre Peninsula, approx 200kms north of Port Lincoln, in the Top Tourist caravan park....

Oodnadatta track June 2011

Created: 18 Jun 2011 08:09 Views: 37817

Day 9 Thursday 9th June (Rawnsley Park- Blinman- Parachilna-Marree-Farina) Its a cool morning and I enjoy having the warmth of the electric heater...for the last time for the next few days....

The Pilbara

Created: 04 Dec 2008 22:22 Views: 37661

. The Pilbara - The third of three reports of a 3 month trip June-August 2008. Originally appeared in Southern Trails, magazine of the Southern Tablelands 4WD Club....

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

Created: 15 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 37649

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 well as crossing the continent north to south ...

Kayaking in the Simpson Desert.

Created: 26 Aug 2011 19:57 Views: 37602

High on the list of most four-wheel drivers “to do list” would be a Simpson Desert crossing. Those that do the crossing will either fall into one of two categories and we have come across ...

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

Member: Life Member - Duncan W (WA)

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 launched on 23 April 2013 ) The ...

Created: 27 Jul 2008 18:41 Views: 37448

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

Created: 30 Jul 2010 19:00 Views: 37446

Friday 30th July, 2010 Mitchell Falls Campground The Kimberley WA We were awake early to get things packed before the heat of the day set in....

Great Sandy Desert - The hidden oasis of Elizabeth Soak (Dragon Tree Soak Conservation Reserve)

Created: 13 Jul 2010 13:05 Views: 37394

Monday 12th July, 2010 Great Sandy Desert, 11 km north of APT 19°54'19.11"S 123° 8'54.75"E A great day today that began early with a quad excursion to located the mysterious ...

Australian Reptiles - Goannas

Created: 20 Dec 1988 07:18 Views: 36748

. One of the most widespread and commonly encountered reptiles on our travels are the goannas. While many campgrounds have their own resident population that prowl around looking for food scraps,...

Australia in 1969

Created: 01 Feb 1986 01:00 Views: 36642

. Australia in 1969 This was prepared in 2009 to mark the 40th birthday of our eldest son, born in 1969. How Australia has changed!! Population of Australia: 12,446,...

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

Created: 21 Aug 2011 00:21 Views: 36641

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 have camped there will know why and will have similar ...

Bushwalks on NSW South Coast

Created: 29 Aug 2010 15:48 Views: 36456

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 Pigeon House Mountain in the Budawangs west ...

Great Sandy Desert - A day of stakes, dunes and hard going (& a masterclass on outback tyre repairs)

Created: 18 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 36424

Thursday 18th June, 2009 Camped on a Cut Line east of nowhere (60 km west of Warburtons "Joanna Spring") “Spook Tree” camp. 20 00 04.0S 123 37 31....

Martin Family East Coast Trip

Member: ExplorOz - David & Michelle

We spent Xmas 2009 in Sydney to be with our families and when planning the trip decided to tack a whirlwind Gold Coast theme parks and Sunshine Coast exploration trip onto the end of it making ...

Created: 10 Jan 2010 01:00 Views: 36347

Exploring the Flinders Ranges - a week of camping and walking - July/August 2009

Created: 21 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 36305

Tuesday 21st July Free camp 20kms south of Wilpena in Flinders Range. We were up early in the free camp west of Iron Knob and on our way by 8am so as to avoid driving into the dreaded headwind ...

Len Beadell Plaques & Signs - 33 in 29 years

Created: 18 Feb 2009 22:05 Views: 35969

It's a testament to Australia's last outback explorer, Len Beadell, that many of his roads have grown more popular as the years have passed....

Connie Sue Highway - South through Neale Junction

Created: 14 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 35844

Tuesday 14th July, 2009 Connie Sue Hwy, 100 km north of Rawlinna 30 21 46.94 125 32 14.92 Well my prediction on it being a cold night was unfortunately all too accurate....

Acacia pickardii - Mount Gason Wattle

Created: 02 Jan 2012 13:14 Views: 35758

The Birdsville Track reveals many treasures to the observant traveller. One such treasure is a little known wattle, only discovered 40 years ago....

Great Sandy Desert - A "snakes hiss" and on to Paraku (Lake Gregory) via Balgo and Mulan.

Created: 07 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 35412

Sunday 7th June, 2009 Paraku (Lake Gregory ) Via Balgo and Mulan 20 10 53.73 127 32 11.63 Od. 206957 There was great excitement about the camp this morning as just before departure,...

Carnarvon to Mullewa