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Wreck of the Ethel

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In 1876 the 711 tonne, 3 masted Iron Barque was built by S.P.Austin & Hunter in Sutherland, England and was Christened the Carmelo. During its short sailing life,...

Created: 08 Jul 2020 15:15 Views: 6972

Loveday Internment Camps - Riverland South Australia

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Today, the Riverland area in South Australia is world famous for its premium fruit and citrus orchards, but in the height of WW11,...

Created: 01 Jan 2020 11:08 Views: 9086

How to set up a Bad Elf Bluetooth GPS Receiver to work in Windows

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA 

Over two years ago, I went down the Bluetooth GPS Receiver path with the help from a couple of ExplorOz Members. I wanted a unit that was going to be reliable,...

Created: 07 Dec 2019 12:37 Views: 8898

Visiting South Australia’s Latest Silo Art - Cowell

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Early in November, South Australia’s latest painted Silo Art Site, in Cowell on the Eyre Peninsula was complete and it was put on our bucket list to visit,...

Created: 03 Dec 2019 14:18 Views: 8466

Caernarvon Track

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For anyone that had driven the original Skytrek self drive four wheel drive in the rugged Flinders Ranges, will know that it gave you access to the highest 4WD self drive point in the ...

Created: 18 Nov 2019 20:15 Views: 8822

Gluepot Reserve in the Riverland of South Australia.

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Located around an hour and a half drive from the Riverland town of Waikerie, is the very unique Gluepot Reserve that is now run by Birdlife Australia....

Created: 15 Jul 2019 17:17 Views: 10867

Cape York – August 2018

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Cape York – August 2018 As Witnessed from a First Time Visitor to the Cape and not knowing what to really expect. This Blog is written as a “First Time Visitor” to Cape York, as like me,...

Created: 03 Jan 2019 23:34 Views: 12798

Nhulunbuy and Surrounding Area

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So you have taken the trouble to get your free transit permit from the Northern Lands Council and driven out on the Central Arnhem Highway to this remote town and to what some journalists call ...

Created: 21 Feb 2018 21:04 Views: 11639

Extreme 2006 Simpson Desert Trip

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA 

In the 1980’s we purchased our first four-wheel drive vehicle, a Toyota SR5 4Runner and from then on have ventured out into some very special and remote locations around Australia....

Created: 25 Jan 2018 20:58 Views: 10219

Central Arnhem Highway

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Approximately midway between Mataranka and Katherine on the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory there is a turn off that many people would not be aware that it is there and where the road ...

Created: 11 Jan 2018 18:10 Views: 22344

The Duncan Road

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Every year, thousands of tourists visit the Eastern Kimberley region of Western Australia and beyond, with the majority travelling the Great Northern Highway that links Kununurra in the north ...

Created: 14 Dec 2017 20:29 Views: 16410

Ooldea Joining of the Rails 100th Anniversary

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA 

Well after lots of planning, the time was fast approaching for this long awaited special historic event. For nearly two years on the ExplorOz forum I had been reminding and updating readers of ...

Created: 23 Nov 2017 21:58 Views: 10994

Arden Hills Self Drive 4WD Track - Quorn

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA 

Just north of the small southern Flinders Ranges town of Quorn in South Australia is one four wheel drive track that does not get a mention very often,...

Created: 18 Jun 2017 07:28 Views: 18823

MacCabe Corner

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MacCabe Corner is a mystery corner and one that is rarely visited for no other reason than its remote location. I like many other people had never heard of this corner before until questions ...

Created: 25 Apr 2017 15:19 Views: 20750

Point Malcolm Lighthouse Drive

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Perched on a small cliff on the eastern side of the Narrows and overlooking Lake Alexandrina is a very unique lighthouse for Australia and the Southern Hemisphere....

Created: 20 Jan 2017 20:30 Views: 10112

Flinders Ranges – September 2016

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With our flying visit through the Flinders during our Oodnadatta Track trip in August, we intended to spend more time again in the Flinders in September when we knew the weather should be just ...

Created: 17 Dec 2016 21:10 Views: 10912

Oodnadatta Track – August 2016

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For a few weeks prior to our intended departure date for this years outback trip, every road north of Marree was closed due to heavier than usual rainfall....

Created: 12 Sep 2016 19:38 Views: 17227

Scenic Road, Ngapala - Not on your Tourist Route.

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Quite often around Australia, many great drives and special features and not on the average tourist drive, and Scenic Road, just north east of the forgotten town of Ngapala is one such small ...

Created: 13 Jun 2016 18:13 Views: 8691

Old Stanley Copper Mine - Armagh

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Nestled in a secluded gully in the Clare Hills, west of Clare and in the area known locally as Armagh lies the ruins of the old Stanley Copper Mine and the Mine Captains house that was ...

Created: 30 May 2016 19:52 Views: 8332

Danggali Conservation Park

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There is nothing more special than heading away out into our many remote Desert locations that we have in abundance here in Australia. We have all heard of the Canning Stock Route,...

Created: 19 Apr 2016 20:55 Views: 14224

Adels Grove, the Gulf and Return June 2015

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Two weeks prior to starting our holidays, the northern parts of South Australia had received varying amounts of heavy rain, from over 43 mm at Marree to almost half that amount at Mungeranie,...

Created: 26 Sep 2015 23:11 Views: 12967

Three States all in a Day's Drive

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Every year around Easter time, we spend ten days in the Riverland of South Australia, an annual holiday event that we have undertaken for a very long time and as Fiona calls it,...

Created: 12 Apr 2015 18:58 Views: 8672

How to Settle Muddy Water

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Before I posted this Blog, I searched past forum post to see if my little experiment had been posted before, but there have been no recent posts or requests on how to do it....

Created: 04 Feb 2015 21:38 Views: 27647

Hogwash Bend - Our Outback Camping Shake Down Trip.

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Fiona and I are no strangers to very remote true Outback Camping, and know that the success of any trip comes down to thorough preparation of both vehicle and camping equipment....

Created: 07 Jan 2015 19:35 Views: 17365

Great Victoria Desert Wildflowers - August 2014

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Well after countless hours of sifting through my Wildflowers Books, I hope that I have named accurately the many varieties of Wildflowers that we encountered during our recent trip out into ...

Created: 23 Oct 2014 18:25 Views: 17734

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