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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

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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

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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 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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The Kimberley - The infamous Leveque Road strikes again as we head for La Djardarr Bay.

Created: 20 Jul 2010 00:00 Views: 26864

Tuesday 20th July 2010, Bush camp on the back road to Derby Well it was time for us to reluctantly leave Cape Leveque. It didn’t take long to get camp packed up and squared away....

Travelling Tasmania with caravan, hiking boots & tinnie - a work in progress

Created: 01 Feb 2011 11:23 Views: 58619

A record of our eight weeks exploring Tasmania Day 1. Our trip began on the 22nd of January when we set out from our home on the South Coast NSW for Melbourne where we were to board the Spirit ...

Great Sandy Desert - In search of the McLarty Track

Created: 08 Jul 2010 00:00 Views: 32367

Thursday 8th July, 2010 Great Sandy Desert 19°20'39.24"S, 122°30'6.82"E Thankfully the touch of hot water at the end of even the hardest day leaves one feeling fully refreshed and although ...

Rudall River NP - Our First Quad Expedition - Desperate donkeys, fools gold and unmapped mountains!

Created: 13 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 24458

Sunday 13th July, 2008 Bush camp near Darlsen Pinnacle 22 23 54.301 S, 121 58 0.901 E Another glorious morning in outback paradise. After breakfast,...

Mick O at large in South East Asia - Cambodia Diary

Created: 29 Sep 2010 14:54 Views: 31494

Preface: I'd been trying to get to Cambodia for several years now but the planets never seemed to align on previous trips to SE Asia....

Sunrises 'n' Sunsets around home (Papulankutja)

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Created: 22 Feb 2011 23:18 Views: 4689

Photo Comp

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA

Hi Dave Here are a few pictures of man made objects in the bush, in the Best Country in the World. [gi]34035,238,181,L

Created: 19 Feb 2011 20:39 Views: 29330

True remote Simpson Desert Travel - Simpson Geo Expedition ‘06

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA

Having been bitten by the Simpson Desert bug many years previous, the time had now come to look for a new challenge and to test my skills in true remote outback travel....

Created: 05 Feb 2011 18:05 Views: 45127

Rudall River - A day of Exploration and Discovery (Hidden Valley, Pyramid Point & Valley of Caverns)

Created: 19 Jun 2010 00:00 Views: 21734

Saturday 19th June, 2010 Desert Queen Baths, Rudall River This is why I love this place. I’ve had a day of chores, some quading and walking and made some great new discoveries along the way....

The Pilbara - A "Rest" day of sorts at Pearana Rockhole

Created: 27 Jun 2010 00:00 Views: 22445

Sunday 27th June, 2010 Pearana Pool. As much as it can be during periods of extensive outback travel, today was a rest day. What that usually entails is a more leisurely start to the day ...

Rudall River - Out to the Oakover and into The Pilbara to Pearana Rockhole

Created: 26 Jun 2010 00:00 Views: 22993

Saturday 26th June, 2010 Pearana Rockhole The Oakover Country A windy night again and I had to get up to rectify a banging noise which was Al’s chair he had placed under the car,...

Rudall River - Running the gauntlet west to Tjarra Pool and Hanging Rock

Created: 25 Jun 2010 00:00 Views: 24600

Friday the 25th June, 2010 Hanging Rock Rudall River National Park. It was an ill wind that started to blow late in the afternoon yesterday....

Wildflowers - Tamworth - Adelaide - October 2010

Member: Member - John T (Tamworth NSW)

In late September 2010, we left home in Tamworth with the mighty Nissan towing the Trak Shak bound for Adelaide where my son and his partner were having a wedding....

Created: 02 Dec 2010 16:42 Views: 8536

Rudall River - Return to Camel Valley

Created: 23 Jun 2010 00:00 Views: 21172

Wednesday 23rd June, 2010 Darlsen Pinnacle Rudall River National Park WA It was great sleeping with the pinnacle in view in the full moonlight....

Around Papulankutja

Member: GrumpyOldFart

A random selection of photos from

Created: 21 Nov 2010 10:43 Views: 5066

Qld 2010 Part 2 (From Charters Towers north to Cooktown then South, all places to Home)

Created: 07 Jun 2010 06:08 Views: 52232

Sunday 16th Charters Towers Tourist Park? (Top Tourist) $22.50 for members. We left Theresa Creek around 8am in cloudy weather topped up the diesel in Clermont and were on our way towards ...

Bushwalks on NSW South Coast

Created: 29 Aug 2010 15:48 Views: 33775

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 ...

Photographs of an Echidna exploring our backyard