

SEE NED KELLY, FAMOUS VICTORIAN OUTLAW
'Such Is Life' - Ned Kelly DAY ONE ROADTRIP AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY GLENROWAN, NED KELLY AND ALBURY Glenrowan Is in Victoria just off of the Hume Freeway. A good rest break for those travelling from or to Melbourne. Melbourne being a further 235 km drive. In the township of Glenrowan tourists may inspect the famous Ned Kelly siege sites. Ned Kelly (December 1854 – 11 November 1880) Ned was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police murderer. On
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EDEN NSW AND OLD TOM THE KILLER WHALE
Grand Pacific Drive Beginning south of Sydney the drive follows a 140 km coastal route via Wollongong and across the Sea Cliff Bridge. The drive continues through to Shellharbour, Kiama and beyond. The route leading to Eden some 370 km from Shellharbour. Old Tom, Killer Whale of Eden (c. 1895 – 17 September 1930) Old Tom was a killer whale (orca) known to whalers in the port of Eden, New South Wales. Old Tom measured 22 feet (6.7 m) and weighed 6 tons, with a 3.33 feet (1 m)
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SILVERTON & OUTBACK PUBS NEW SOUTH WALES
Green grass is rarer than gold in Silverton. -Traveldriven Silverton The town is a famous Australian outback destination. Known for its outback scenery and locations for movie sets. Population is about fifty residents. Silverton is twenty-six kilometres north-west of Broken Hill on a sealed road. Broken Hill is a little over 1,100 km west of Sydney and 850 km north of Melbourne. The town was established after the discovery of rich silver deposits. These deposits later diminis
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SILVERTON MAD MAX OUTBACK AUSTRALIA ROAD TRIP
Finishing the meal and seeing the Mad Max vehicles drive past, I also needed to hurry on to Mundi Mundi Lookout behind them before sunset. - Traveldriven Silverton, Mad Max in Outback Australia The town has a population of about fifty. Located in the far west of New South Wales in Outback Australia. Twenty-six kilometres north-west of Broken Hill along a sealed road. Surrounding Silverton are the locations of Mad Max 2 movie sites. Accommodation is available within the Silver
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MAD MAX MUNDI MUNDI LOOKOUT GATHERING OF FRIENDLY PEOPLE
Warrior woman obliged for a photo. She carried a nice bow. I didn't ask if she could use it. -Traveldriven Mundi Mundi Lookou t & 40th Anniversary of Mad Max 2 The Mundi Mundi Lookout is located 29 km north of Broken Hill or 4 km north of Silverton and is the location of a Mad Max 2 chase scene. The lookout is accessed along a sealed public road. Everyone who could drive or ride made their way to Mundi Mundi Lookout. A few black Mad Max XB Falcons were in the mix of vehicles
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A VISIT TO MAD MAX WASTELAND
Mad Max Wasteland & Silverton Mad Max 2 the movie is set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where gasoline and water are scarce commodities. This could almost describe present day Silverton . No petrol stations or fuel is available. Car repair services are unavailable. There are no health services or public transportation. Nor is there a plentiful water supply. Although, there is plenty of town character and visual appeal. Mad Max 2 movie locations surround Silverton. Was
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