Blogs from Richmond, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Richmond August 11th 2014

Hello again! We have now officially been living in Richmond for 6 weeks and you could say that life here has become a routine, in a good way of course =) We spend most of our time working around here but we also get to go out and see things. A couple of weeks ago Jamie drove us outside of town and then me and sunny walked along a dried out river to get back to the city through the bush. It was pretty cool, we saw heaps of Kangaroos and cows and we almost got lost on the way =) Things are very different from home out here. It's a really cool to get to know the real outback of Australia and Australian people instead of only travelling through the touristic places in Oz and ... read more

Day 17 - Moving inland

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Richmond December 8th 2012

Nice windmill shelter in Hughenden

Louise and Pete

We had an early start today to try and beat the heat. I think it hit about 41 degrees at Richmond today, where we are staying for the night. If you want isolation we have certainly got it. I think we are the only holidayers staying at the caravan park. There are just a couple of other workers here. It is a really lovely park set right next to this lake, but unfortunately it is too hot to really enjoy it. Peter and I went to the local pub to have a couple of coldies and then went back to the campervan for a nanna nap. We both slept untill about 8.00pm. I am now cooking dinner in the 'air-conditioned' camp kitchen. Richmond is renowned for its fossils. We are in dinasoar country!... read more

Saw this on the way to Richmond in someone's paddock

Marijke and Luc

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Richmond March 28th 2008

Richmond

Notredame

Hallo, Reserved some time to go into Kronosaurus Corner, a splendid visitorcenter concerning the discovery of very old remains of prehistoric animals that lived in the nearby disappeared sea. Richmond is know to be a very good place to look for fossils. Hallo, Tijd vrij gemaakt om een bezoek te brengen aan Kronosaur Corner, een buitengewoon visitorcenter waar je de restanten van prehistorische beesten, die leefden in de verdwenen zeegebieden rond Richmond. Met een beetje speurneus en toelating van de lokale mensen kun je zo op expeditie.... read more

Day 36 Richmond

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Richmond September 20th 2007

Artesian bore.

landp

A short 147 Km trip today, back to flat terrain and straight roads. Only one tiny township along the way. More photos -- ... read more

Brief history of Australia

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name...more history

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