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Royal Flying Doctors Service
2 hours ago: No2ndhome published a blog
Royal Flying Doctors Service
September 5th 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
We are still in Broken Hill, stopping over on our cross country train ride aboard the Indian Pacific. That chilly Sunday morning the good people who run the Flying Doctor's Service were good enough to ... 1 photos [full story]

Day 6-7 in OZ
4 days ago: ThePass published a blog
Day 6-7 in OZ
September 1st 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
30Aug -31Aug Saturday August 30 Cobar to Wilcannia to White Cliffs. We stopped for a few groceries before we left Cobar and just as we were getting into the van a young lady stopped to talk. Fro ... 6 photos [full story]

Broken Hill Part 2
88 days ago: JUS4US published a blog
Broken Hill Part 2
June 9th 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
Later in the week at Broken Hill we visited School of the Air, we arrived at 8.30am and watched a lesson to the Kindergarten children. It was wonderful to see how it all worked and hear the children ... 22 photos [full story]

Broken Hill    Part 1
90 days ago: JUS4US published a blog
Broken Hill Part 1
June 6th 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
We arrived at Broken Hill and have not stopped since we arrrived! What an amazing place to visit...however did they get out here with all their goods and chattels I can't imagine! Each day we ha ... 17 photos [full story]

Warrumbungles to Gilgandra
91 days ago: JUS4US published a blog
Warrumbungles to Gilgandra
June 6th 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
We left the Warrumbungles early morning and headed to Gilgandra or Gil as the locals call it! Both of us feel a bit like locals after we have been in town for a couple of days, being there for 3 ni ... 8 photos [full story]

Stanthorpe to Wurrumbungles
94 days ago: JUS4US published a blog
Stanthorpe to Wurrumbungles
June 3rd 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
We left Stanthorpe and travelled along the New England Hway to Tenterfield where just by chance we came across 'Stannum House' which has been beautifully restored and now has a lovely Cafe...in for de ... 22 photos [full story]

Broken Hill
115 days ago: LeeandSandy published a blog
Broken Hill
May 13th 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
I have always wanted to come to Broken Hill to see the amazing array of art galleries. Well I haven’t been disappointed. We went to the Pro Hart gallery the other day and what an amazing pl ... 5 photos [full story]

Outback: Broken Hill and around
158 days ago: sallmarie published a blog
Outback: Broken Hill and around
March 31st 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
Our first destination, Broken Hill is truly the last sizeable town of New South Wales before the REAL 'desolation zone 'begins (heard of the Simpson desert?!). Broken Hill had a 'town-built -on a-d ... 10 photos [full story]

The Ballad of Broken Hill - Werner
February 5th 2008  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Broken Hill
The original plan was to boot it down to the Great Ocean Road from Flinders and yet when we looked at the map and saw 'Broken Hill' just a few nice easy squares away the plan was ditched and off we we ... 26 photos [full story]


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Yes!
Kraters! (8 meter diep!!)
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nog een mooie zonsondergang!!
Onze 4-wheel drive voor het appartement
Broken Hill!
leuk, spelen met mijn camera!
ikke
sculptures @ sunset
Sculptures
Olary
Silver/opal mine
Pretty in pink
Sculpture at sunset
The Mundi Mundi plains lookout

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