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Winton - Dinosaurs, Waltzing Matilda and the beginnings of QANTAS

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Winton - we follow the Dinosaur Trail with next stop at Winton; home of the Waltzing Matilda story, a town at the heart of the commencement of Australia Aviation Winton was once known as ...

Created: 30 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 8483

Lake Kununurra

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Touring the East Kimberley – part three On the south side of the Highway along Lake Kununurra is the Packsaddle irrigation area. Some plantations run right to the water’s edge,...

Created: 30 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 8478

Let's go to Tasmania - from our wonderful 2006 trip

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For those lucky enough (rather smart enough) to be heading to Tasmania this summer, you are invited to read my travelogues about places we found so special about Tasmania....

Created: 01 Apr 2006 02:00 Views: 8397

A visit to Katherine Gorge in the Nitmiluk National Park

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The beauty of the towering cliffs along the Katherine River is an internationally well known attraction. We headed around thirty kilometres north east from the town along the ...

Created: 30 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 8053

Litchfield National Park – Buley Rockhole, Florence Falls, the Lost City and Tolmer Falls

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Buley Rockhole was described by another camper as being like water flowing down through a series of champagne glasses. Buley Rockhole on the Florence Creek are very popular and with a small ...

Created: 16 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 8045

A mile of machinery and more at Ilfracombe

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Twenty five kilometres east of Longreach is the delightful small town of Ilfracombe which is known for [url=http://www.australiasomuc

Created: 06 Sep 2009 00:00 Views: 7930

Cutta Cutta Cave and Katherine in the Northen Territory

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Although there is so much more to visit than caves and hot springs at Katherine, we start at Cutta Cutta Cave to the south of the town....

Created: 29 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 7772

$9 a week camping; you can't get better than that. Come with us to Isisford in Queensland

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We drove into the wide street of Isisford and were greeted by other caravanners as we stopped. “I’m going to pay for another week” one man said “Been here for three weeks already, but at [url

Created: 07 Sep 2009 00:00 Views: 7596

Mount Isa - Mining and Fossils

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Mining Mount Isa is the site of the largest underground mine in Australia and one of the largest in the world. It is also one of the few mines in the world where the four minerals; lead,...

Created: 27 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 7554

What communications will work for you on your travels?

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A regular question on this forum is about choosing the right communications for your travel plans. When do you need a satellite phone? What other options are available?...

Created: 16 Feb 2015 13:47 Views: 7546

What - go to a city? Darwin was always planned to be part of this trip

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We don’t do cities! Although we are usually not keen to visit cities when caravanning, Darwin was one we really wanted to see. Arriving late in the day without a booking we were lucky and were ...

Created: 13 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 7345

Adelaide River and Fenton Air Base – key locations in the defence of Australia during World War II

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Leaving Litchfield we returned to the Stuart Highway. Coomalie World War II Air Base was not far south from where we met the Stuart Highway,...

Created: 16 Aug 2009 09:00 Views: 7263

With cold snaps across much of Australia, how do you keep warm in your caravan or camper?

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Too many risks are taking knowingly or unknowingly. There have been way to many deaths and close calls recently from carbon monoxide poisoning....

Created: 26 Jul 2015 23:54 Views: 7215

We’re waltzing on to Winton

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We headed east from Boulia through Mitchell grass plains, with the only trees or scrub being along the creek lines. We were also in the channel country where the streams and rivers have multiple ...

Created: 29 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 7104

Where did we stay in Tasmania?

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With so many lovely options, we chose a mixture of free camps, National Parks campgrounds and just a few caravan parks. Supplementing my previously loaded Tasmanian travelogues, I have upd

Created: 01 Apr 2006 09:00 Views: 6557

Two Peoples Bay and beaches to the east of Albany

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Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve is unique that not just one, but two fauna species previously thought to be extinct were discovered here. Together with being a habitat for a number of other end

Created: 13 Jul 2014 00:16 Views: 6355

Oyster Harbour and the lower Kalgan River

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Arriving at Emu Point, Albany for a morning aboard the [url=http://www.australiasomu

Created: 04 Jul 2014 22:22 Views: 6262

Blackall on the banks of the Barcoo – so much history and so much to see.

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During the 2007 Heartland Festival, Blackall contracted metal sculptor Richard Moffat as an in-resident artist. Richard created three uniqu

Created: 07 Sep 2009 11:00 Views: 6201

Porcupine Gorge to the north of Hughenden Queensland

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From Hughenden, we go north on the Kennedy Developmental Road to Porcupine Gorge National Park. The first lookout in the National P

Created: 01 Sep 2009 00:00 Views: 6145

Hughenden and Muttaburra - home of Muttaburrasaurus

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The usually dry Flinders River runs through the town, and is the longest river in Queensland being 1,004 kilometres as it makes its way north to the Gulf. There is a 1....

Created: 03 Sep 2009 00:00 Views: 6008

From Jericho we make our way through Emerald and Springsure heading towards Carnarvon Gorge

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After leaving Jericho we crossed the Great Dividing Range for the first of many times this trip. Soon we were to cross the [url=http://www.australiasomuchtosee.com/200921.htm]Drummond Range[/

Created: 09 Sep 2009 00:00 Views: 5968

Quarantine and exclusion zones. Where are they? What are they? Why do we have them?

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Where are they? What are they? Why do we have them? Quarantine zones occur at most state borders, and surrounding specific horticul

Created: 25 Jul 2014 23:06 Views: 5892

Albany - more on the development of Albany

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Albany Museum and historic centre The Eclipse building houses the Marine Discovery Centre and the prism from the former Eclipse Island lighthouse is a centrepiece of the Lighthouse exhibitio

Created: 11 Jun 2014 22:31 Views: 5847