Wilcannia
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June 20, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Warrawong on the Darling. 1700 acres river front. Our site is next to the camp kitchen....excellent and the fire pit!
Went through Tilpa yesterday....a tiny outback town with a great pub. The Big RedRead more
AustraliaWilcannia31°33’32” S 143°22’43” E
December 15, 2015 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Ceduna to Port Augusta has an interesting hill called Iron Knob and that was it for the morning. Climbing out through the hills showed trees again. Then it was out to the Bad Lands and lots of goatsRead more
AustraliaWilcannia31°33’37” S 143°22’40” E
September 16, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Yup, just petrol... And a sweet lady walked past us celebrating that she had a grandson just born in the hospital, she just had to tell us and we are celebrating with her :-)
AustraliaWilcannia31°34’4” S 143°23’53” E
AustraliaWilcannia31°33’31” S 143°22’59” E
May 15, 2023 in Australia
Overnight here on the banks of the Darling River. 🎣🥂🍻🌞
AustraliaWilcannia31°33’32” S 143°22’56” E October 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Another sleep in for the kids. Das and I sat in the morning sun and roughly planned the next week, and also booked Uluru and Kings Canyon in for a few weeks time. Had a slow day by the river. FoundRead more
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AustraliaCentral Darling31°37’8” S 143°22’2” E
March 3, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
809 kms to Wentworth
Next town: Menindee
Spent the morning looking around Wilcannia, once "one of the busiest ports in Australia" according to one of the information boards. Now only a pale shadowRead more
Traveler So much for civilisation if you couldn’t have a shower. Hopefully you got some cold drinks at least. I couldn’t imagine trying go without fridges or eskies for so long. Another warm week coming up. Hopefully it’s all tail winds. Keep it up.
Traveler Hi Mark, I’m belatedly joining this epic travelogue and will catch up on previous entries in due course. Great photos of Wilcannia. According to Wikipedia it was the third busiest inland port in Australia during the River Boat era in the mid-1800s ( some references say third busiest on the Darling River) and is now one of the most socially disadvantaged areas of NSW. Wilcannia is located where the Barrier Highway crosses the Darling River. Its other main claim to fame is that it was the site of the first brewery which the famous beer baron Edmund Resch built in Australia.
