Queensland 2019

July - October 2019

A 101-day adventure by Peter and Judy Read more

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- Jul 29, 2019, 8:53am
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 244 m
- Australia New South Wales Cobar -31.491873, 145.83427531°29’31” S 145°50’3” E
Day 10
Cobar
July 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After breakfast put awning out and strung out cloths line. Judy hung out washing and then we went and had a look at the big hole. This an open cut gold mine. Walked around miners heritage park. went back to caravan for lunch. After lunch walked down to town centre. Walked around shops and bought a few things and walked back.Read more
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- Jul 30, 2019, 1:00pm
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 107 m
- Australia New South Wales Bourke Darling River -30.090089, 145.95053130°5’24” S 145°57’2” E
Day 11
Mitchell Caravan Park Bourke
July 30, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Left Cobar and headed off to Bourke. Arrived at Mitchell Caravan Park at lunch time. After lunch drove out to the cemetery and had a look at Fred Hollows grave. Had a look at the Port Area on Darling River. Caravan Park put on a $10 lasagna happy hour meal around a Bonfire.Read more
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- Jul 31, 2019, 2:05pm
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 107 m
- Australia New South Wales Bourke Darling River -30.090089, 145.95053130°5’24” S 145°57’2” E
Day 12
Bourke
July 31, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After breakfast we walked down to Bakery for 2nd cup of coffee, walked back to Park and Judy swept van out. Went into town and had lunch at Cafe near Crossley engine which was supposed to be operating. Went out to the Back of Bourke exhibition and information centre. A good exhibition on the history and important events and places of the area. Drove out to the North Bourke Bridge for a look. This is Australia's oldest movable span bridge. This bridge is one of the most historic bridges in New South Wales. Opened on 4 May 1883, it is the sole survivor of the first two lift bridges built in New South Wales.
Went to another happy hour meal at the park, steak, chips and veges. Judy cooked chicken with salad.Read more
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- Aug 1, 2019, 1:01pm
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 191 m
- Australia Queensland Paroo Cunnamulla -28.075645, 145.68404828°4’32” S 145°41’3” E
Day 13
Cunnamulla
August 1, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Drove to Cunnamulla after packing up caravan and booked into caravan park."Caravan park had mostly drive through sites. Drove around to water tower and took some photos also of the "Cunnamulla Fella.
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- Aug 2, 2019, 1:37pm
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 301 m
- Australia Queensland Murweh Charleville Charleville Airport -26.400229, 146.25429526°24’1” S 146°15’15” E
Day 14
Charleville
August 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Packed up after breakfast and headed off to Charleville. Took some photos of the water Tower at Cunnamulla. Had a coffee in a cafe in Cunnamulla before leaving. Drove 203 Km to Charleville and booked into the Bailley Bar Caravan Park.. After setting up the van drove into the Information centre, which is located in the Old Railway Station and went to the Bilby ExperienceRead more
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- Aug 3, 2019
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 301 m
- Australia Queensland Murweh Charleville Charleville Airport -26.400229, 146.25429526°24’1” S 146°15’15” E
Day 15
Charleville
August 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After breakfast and Judy'd washing we went on the Secret WWII tour. We were both impressed by this tour as we were not aware of the secret Air Force base that was operated by the USAAF at the Charleville Airport during the War. 3500 American Servicemen were based here from 1942 to 1946. The Base was Top Secret and was used to service aircraft and also the Secret Nordic Bomb sight. After lunch we visited the RFDS Museum at the airport.Read more
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- Aug 4, 2019, 11:59pm
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 393 m
- Australia Queensland Tambo -24.883915, 146.25241624°53’2” S 146°15’9” E
Day 16
Tambo
August 4, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Drove the 216 km to Tambo, stopped at Augathella for coffee on the way, On arrival booked into the Mill Motel Caravan Park. After lunch we walked around to the site of the first Qantas plane crash causing a fatality. On 24 March 1927 the DH9C aircraft ( G-AUED) on a regular flight, between Charleville and Mt Isa with Tambo as its secondary destination, was seen to dive suddenly into the ground. Later on we went to the Pub for tea and watch Ben's chicken race. So far the chicken races have raised over $9000 for the RFDS.Read more
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- Aug 5, 2019, 2:59pm
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 177 m
- Australia Queensland Longreach Longreach Airport -23.443945, 144.26605323°26’38” S 144°15’58” E
Day 17
Longreach Tourist Park
August 5, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Left Tambo early as we wanted to get to Longreach which is over 300 km. We stopped at Blackall for coffee and had lunch at Barcaldine, Met a lot of cattle on the way. Set up our caravan at Longreach and then drove down to the town centre and booked a table for the stone grilled dinner for tomorrow night at the Outback Pioneers. Had a microwave meal back at caravan for dinner.Read more
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- Aug 6, 2019
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 177 m
- Australia Queensland Longreach Longreach Airport -23.443945, 144.26605323°26’38” S 144°15’58” E
Day 18
Longreach
August 6, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Day 2: Went for a walk down the main street. Ran into Richard Kinnon at his store. Walked over to the Qantas Founders Museum and bought the other two books written by Hudson Fysh. Had hot stone dinner at Kinnon and Co (Outback Pioneers. We both had a rib eye and all the veges you could eatm including a desert.
Day 3: Judy did the washing in the morning, after lunch went down the street and put ute through a car wash. Went to the shearing Shed Restaurant for dinner. Gordon Roger was entertaining during the evening. He wrote songs for Slim Dusty.Read more
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- Aug 8, 2019, 3:32pm
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 183 m
- Australia Queensland Winton -22.383346, 143.04717922°23’0” S 143°2’50” E
Day 20
Winton
August 8, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Drove to Winton and booked into Winton Caravan Park In the afternoon went to the newly opened Waltzing Matilda Centre. It is the first museum in the world dedicated to a song. The original museum was destroyed by fire in June 2015 and was reopened in 2018 at a cost of $22 Million.Read more
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