OUTBACK "ROLLER COASTER" & DIG TREE
"King has stayed with me till the last. He has left me at my own request, unburied and with my pistol in hand". Last notes written by Burke. Cooper Creek. 26th June 1861 Our road trip takes us west back into South Australia along the " roller coaster " and over sand dunes which are well vegetated with native hop bush, sandhill wattles, grevilleas, and in season Sturt desert peas. These red sandhills rise to about 15m at a spacing of five to the kilometre above the claypans w
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STRZELECKI TRACK AND INNAMINCKA
Strzelecki Track Day Four The Strzelecki Track has its origins in the Strzelecki Creek. The track more or less follows the route of the Strzelecki Creek. The first European party to see the creek was led by Charles Sturt on his northern expedition of 1844-45. Sturt named the creek after his colleague Sir Paul Edmond de Strzelecki, a Prussian nobleman who had explored parts of southern Australia. After 1870, when Harry Redford used it as a water source to move a thousand head
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CAMERON CORNER
CAMERON CORNER Tibooburra to Cameron Corner is a fascinating journey spanning approximately 140km of unsealed roads, immersing travellers...
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TIBOOBURRA, OUTBACK NEW SOUTH WALES
Day Three Well into the corner country as they call this part of Australia. Tibooburra is where the bitumen road meets the dirt. Unsealed roads and of course no railway or roadside fencing. Driving is at risk of wandering wildlife such as kangaroo, emu, dingo, stray cattle and even the odd camel. Upon arrival in the unofficial capital Tibooburra of the outback corner country. One could be mistaken as going to Bedrock as in the Fred Flintstone tv cartoon. Large and small grani
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OUTBACK MILPARINKA
Day Two A planned overnight stay in Broken Hill, an early start after sunrise, and a hearty morning breakfast before driving to an overnight stop in Tibooburra in outback New South Wales. Toyota Landcruiser easy driving. Broken Hill to Tibooburra is an all-sealed road, covering a distance of about 330km. The travel route follows the Silver City Highway via Fowlers Gap, Packsaddle, Milparinka, and the historic site of Depot Glen. Packsaddle Packsaddle is little more than a roa
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