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September 28, 2019
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Cowra - Japanese Garden
September 28, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Cowra is a lovely outback NSW town. Its famous for the Japanese Prisoner of War camp where prisoners were held during WW2. There was an uprising and breakout from the camp and prisoners escaped. Over 1000 escaped, 234 Japanese were shot during the breakout. 4 Australian soldiers were killed.
There is a Japanese War cemetery and memorial, as well as a fabulous Japanese Garden.
We were lucky enough to be there on the day of the Cherry Blossom Festival and saw cherry trees in blossom!Read more
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Cowra Prisoner of War Camp
September 28, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
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Euwogra
September 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Small town out of Cowra where they have painted murals on the buildings to depict the town's history. Bushranger territory!
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Parkes Radio Telescope
September 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Parkes is a bigger outback town. Its famous for its radio telescope which was built in 1961 and was at the time the biggest in the world. CSIRO work with NASA on space projects.
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Peak Hill Gold Mine
September 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
An open cut Gold Mine operational until 2000. Interesting!
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Nyngan
September 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Finished the day at Nyngan on the Bogan River. Nice camping ground on the river. Not much water, but others years you can water ski there.
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Cobar
September 30, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Passed through Cobar - a copper mining town. Found a lovely cafe gift shop and had morning tea under an apricot tree.
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On the Road to Broken Hill
September 30, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Straight roads. Lots of wild flowers.
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The Palace Hotel - Broken Hill
September 30, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
The Palace Hotel - iconic hotel in the main Street of Broken Hill. It was part of the set for filming "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and it's painted up walls and ceilings! There is an annual festival "Broken Heel" which we just missed.Read more
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Daydream Silver Mine - Broken Hill
October 1, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Old Silver mine in Silverton area of Broken Hill. Went on an underground tour. Glad I didn't live here then and my son's had to work here. Dangerous hard work with high mortality rate for accidents and lung disease.Read more
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Silverton
October 1, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
First township in the area. Established when silver was found in the area. Dusty dry place! Thank goodness for the pub!
The Mad Max films and "A town like Alice" were filmed here. There is a Mad Max Museum and lots of art galleries to explore.Read more
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Pro Hart Gallery
October 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
The late Pro Hart (Kevin) is an iconic Aussie artist born at Menindee about an hour from Broken Hill. He was a miner at the silver mine for 15 years before giving up his career to paint for a living. He certainly made the right decision!
You can't take pics inside the Gallery but you can photograph his Rolls collection including his painted one!Read more
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Art in Broken Hill
October 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
There are numerous art Galleries and outdoor installations in Broken Hill - an art lovers paradise!
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Living Desert Sculptures
October 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Living Desert Sculptures were created by several artists from around the world under the inspiration from Lawrence Beck, a guy from the Hawkesbury area. The sculptures are carved from rock - best viewed at sunset.Read more
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Sunset
October 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Fantastic sunset from the top of the mine site.
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The mine
October 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The mine dominates the skyline in Broken Hill. It had the world's largest deposit of silver ever discovered, plus tin, lead and zinc and lots of other scarce minerals.
The new restaurant and Miners Memorial are great, and the view from top is fantastic!Read more
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Narromine
October 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Stopped here enroute home. Rang my parents to say "hello" and learnt that this is where my father was born! His parents lived in the Police Station residence as my grandfather was the Police constable there at the time. My pop was stationed at lots of outback towns, so we often go and take pics of the Police stations.
Another bit of trivia about the town is that Glenn McGrath a famous Oz cricket player was also born in Narromine and there is a statue in the town park.
There is a great little motel/caravan park outside the town on the Western side. Good place to stop overnight!Read more
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Trip end
October 4, 2019