Amazing River History of Bourke

When you get far out west like this and find the history of these areas and the struggles the people had, it really hits home and you understand the strength of the Australian spirit. Bourke grew to be the largest inland port in the world with the steamers coming up the Murray and Darling rivers up here to Bourke, with a huge port where three massive loading docks were here to load the wool bales on, and then head them down the river to Adelaide for shipment around the world.Read more