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Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Melrose » Mount Remarkable May 24th 2023

Port Broughton Jetty - looking back to Port Broughton

Monday 22nd May 2023 We said farewell to Moonta and headed north to Port Broughton as our first stop. Rags remembered this place from our previous trip; a one street town leading to a long jetty which faced a beautiful old hotel flanked with pine trees. And so it was. We walked most of the town, had a coffee at the bakery with a bambury, a pastry shaped like a pasty, filled with currants and citrus etc. Very tasty. Then on to Melrose via Crystal Brook (where the Jeep dropped its big-end) through the pretty town of Laura, (adjective put in for our Laura). Stone Hut, about 20kms further was our next stop, the group we travelled with a few years ago raved about the pies they had there. They hadn't lied, Judy had a Thai ... read more

Beautifully maintained hotel in Port Broughton

The Roaming Swagman

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Melrose » Mount Remarkable May 4th 2013

Roaming Swaggie

GDR

Went camping on The Roaming Swagman MRA Rally, held at Melrose in the mid north of South Australia. We arrived on Friday evening and had the tents setup just after dark. We enjoyed a fabulous Mussamon Curry (even if I say so myself) and a few wines by the campfire. Great discussion and not a very late night considering. After a fabulous breakfast we headed off on our motor bikes over to Peterborough to investigate the Steam Train museum and visit the motorcycle museum. The weather was quite hot in Melrose but atleast 8 degrees cooler in Peterborough. We went through Orroroo and found a Giant Red Gum tree that was estimated to be around 500 years old. It had a circumference of almost 11m at the base. We headed back for a late lunch and ... read more

Melrose

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Melrose » Mount Remarkable May 22nd 2011

Blacksmith Cafe Melrose IMG 6615

SueBee

Sunday 22 May 2011 Wet and cold today so thought a drive would be better than sitting around in a cold caravan. Invited Margaret and John to join us to visit Melrose and we had a great day. Showed them Hancock Lookout - even though it was a cloudy we still managed to see the stunning view (the wind was very cold though). Walked around the town checking out all the very old buildings - Melrose Surveyed in 1851 but some of the buildings are older than that and still standing today - many still in use. The cloud was hanging over Mt Remarkable all day. Checked out all the eating places for some lunch - the first hotel was too costly but an interesting old renovated hotel, the blacksmith cafe was booked out (it looked ... read more

Mount Remarkable in back ground Melrose IMG 6614

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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