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Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Tibooburra October 3rd 2010

“If anyone wants a killer, come and see me after,” called the compere as we waited for the first of the afternoon’s activities to begin. “Saves ’em being taken back to Dubbo. Get yourselves a killer,” he urged. My ears did a double-take, rewinding the last few seconds. And then remembered. Welcome to the bush. Where men are men, and sheep are afraid. Or, more accurately, in the mutton-bustin’ event we were about to watch, kids ride sheep and the sheep then head for the pot. Less “kill-ers” than “kill-ees”. I took a break from the events in the ring to wander over and top up our drinks. The motherly lady on the other side of the bar looked up with an all-enveloping smile as I approached. “How’re you goin’ today?” “Good, thanks. And you?” “Aaaw… ... read more
Sturt desert peas
a field of Darling peas
wild flowers near Cobar

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Tibooburra August 1st 2009

Day 3 1/8/2009 Bourke to Tibooburra Bourke to Wanaaring was the first real start of the dirt tracks. Very wide and in pretty good condition. The track was a mixture of sand and road base. Wanaaring to Tibooburra was very rough with huge gibbers from plums to grapefruit in size. The closer we got to Tibooburra the bigger the rocks became. In Tibooburra itself the landscape was pretty much all granite boulders. We camped at Dead Horse Gully, Sturt National Park. Fees, $5 per head, was paid by honour system which made we wonder how many campers actually paid! Tomorrow will be a big day on the road with almost 600kms to cover. We are heading down the Strzelecki Track aiming for either Lynhurst or Marree.... read more
Straight roads
Corrigates
Tibooburra landscape




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