http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Queensland , Barcaldine en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:59:06 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:59:06 +0000 Weve traveled almost due north for a while now and we have been on the middle of the line defining low rainfall to occasional rainfall. This has marked a return to the best part of our Australian odyssey a return to the songs and poetry of the Australian Outback. We are about level with Rockhampton on the Capricorn Coast but 650km inland about halfway to the Northern Territory border. From http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/blog-729929.html Monday 26th September today is the birthday of young Charlie Brown who lives in Tewkesbury. We hope you had a great birthday Charlie. With this blog we have reached the milestone of 200 blogs for those who have read every one good on you Thanks very much for staying with us on our journey around Aus. We are still remarkably enthusiastic mainly because we are always coming acros http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/blog-654538.html In November 2009 Dad and I went to Barcaldine for a couple of days. He had organised a 50year school reunion for those that had finished Grade 10 in 1959. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/blog-502391.html Firstly I would like to share with you my experience of outback entertainment that I was exposed to last night ... It is a long standing tradition at Nardoo Station to have a sing song round the very large camp fire ... it is something that you cant get out of I promise you Now first the pleasant experience Jeff the brother of the station owners is a beaut singer songwriter of outback yarn http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/blog-416670.html I have just traveled out west for my work and could not resist taking some pictures along the way.This year there has been quite a bit of rain in some parts of the country and this has allowed the wild flowers to bloom in some spots for the first time in 8 yearsThese flowers are all by the side of the road in a 20 kilometre stretch between Jericho and Barcaldine. These towns are in Central Queen http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/blog-202090.html Fine and sunny again after heavy rain. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/blog-199547.html One of the 26 murals on public buildings in Alpha started to brighten up the town after flooding in 1990. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/blog-199205.html Hi allJust wanted to update you with news from the Outback. A few moments ago I sent you all links to my Yahoo Photo Album so you can see what I've been up to out there.I was working on a cattle and sheep station out in central Queensland near a town called Barcaldine 600km inland from Rockhampton. John and Joss Chandler kindly had me to stay on their farm Kyneton. Barcaldine is like something http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Barcaldine/blog-48263.html