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Created: 26 May 2020 19:10

Station Ruins, May 2020, Southern Flinders Ranges A glimpse of what was thought to be cropping country from c 1870-1920 ..but the rains stopped. It still produces sheep....

Simpson Desert October 2019

Created: 10 Apr 2020 20:33

A trek that went via.. Hawker SA, Marree, Oodnadatta, Dalhousie, French Line, QAA, Birdsville, Walker Crossing, Coongie Lakes, Dig Tree, Innamincka, Balcanoona, Waukeringa, Yunta....

Anne Beadell Highway March 2020

Created: 25 Mar 2020 22:41

Just got it done before the Chinese Disease killed fun... Anne Beadell Highway traverses South and Western Australia and is approx....

Boring

Created: 15 Feb 2020 15:00

A short look at some of the steps of bore sinking. Start 9am finish 3pm 40m and 2550ppm tds [Embedded Video]

4 Graves North of Hawker SA

Created: 09 Feb 2020 05:50

A little meander around the western Flinders Ranges.. [Embedded Video]

ExplorOz Traveller: Message in Playstore - This app may not be optimised for your device

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If you have an Android device and see the message "This app may not be optimsied for your device" you might feel concerned however we have discovered that this message seems to appear occasionally ...

Created: 18 Jan 2020 05:14

Coongie Lake November '19

Created: 10 Jan 2020 13:06

Coongie Lakes. Much publicised by the Leyland brothers back in the day.(who can't remember their jingle hehe) Formerly part of the Kidman Cattle Empire,...

Stirling North SA

Created: 04 Jan 2020 16:47

Stirling North Garden Cemetery SA A wonderfully well kept cemetery, the rose bushes are currently under attack by hungry nocturnal kangaroo's but the rest of the area seems OK given the prolonged ...

Peoppel Corner

Created: 30 Dec 2019 23:35

Poeppel Corner. Augustus Poeppel (1839–1891) was a surveyor and explorer in Australia. He surveyed the borders between Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory....

ExplorOz Traveller: User Manual

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The app includes a User Manual in PDF format, however for your convenience you might like to print it from here. See the latest version of the User Manual updated with all new content relevant to ...

Created: 19 Dec 2019 19:35

Old Dalhousie Station

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:40

Old Dalhousie Station Now annexed as a park, was a cattle property. 'The property was situated approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Oodnadatta and 131 kilometres (81 mi) south east of ...

The Pink Roadhouse SA

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:36

Oodnadtta.... the last southern fuel stop for a West/East Simpson crossing (you can also enter from Mt Dare) is also home to The Pink Roadhouse, who hasn't heard of it?...

Purni Bore October '19

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:33

A French Petroleum Company first drilled Bore in the Simpson Desert as a strategic well in about 1964. When oil exploration activities ceased in the early 1980's the bore was left to flow to ...

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Created: 29 Nov 2019 21:53

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Created: 29 Nov 2019 13:34

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Bradby Trip - 17 to 27 July 2009 Days 27 to 38

Created: 28 Jul 2009 03:41 Views: 2354

16 to 19 July 2009 Days 27 to 30 – Thursday saw us pack up and today we are heading to Karratha to visit a friend of a friend, he is organising new tyres for the Prado,...

Bradby Trip - 28 July to 04 August 2009 Days 39 to 44

Created: 04 Aug 2009 23:37 Views: 2404

28 and 29 July 2009 Days 39 and 40 – On the way to La Djardarr Point we stopped in at Beagle Bay where we fuelled up ($1.64/litre) and visited the Catholic church which has a mother of pearl ...

Bradby Trip - 05 to 07 August 2009 Days 45 to 47 Horizontal Falls Derby

Created: 08 Aug 2009 21:47 Views: 2505

05 to 07 August 2009 Days 45 to 47 – After a leisurely bacon and eggs breakfast we headed off to Derby which is 220 km from Broome on the bitumen to fly out to the Horizontal Falls....

Bradby Trip - 14 to 21 August 2009 Days 57 to 64 – (Kulumburu – McGowan’s Island)

Created: 24 Aug 2009 00:54 Views: 2135

We arrived at Kulumburu at 11 00 am after taking a 2 hour drive on a road that was in much better condition than we expected as the grader had started on the southern end and was working his way ...

Bradby Triop - 21 and 22 August 2009 Days 64 and 65 – (McGowan’s Island to Home Valley to Wyndham to

Created: 24 Aug 2009 01:17 Views: 2290

We were packed up and said our goodbyes to the new friends we had made by 8 00 am and on the road hoping to make it to Happy Valley by mid afternoon....

Bradby Trip - 08 to 13 August 2009 Days 50 to 56

Created: 20 Aug 2009 02:46 Views: 2356

08 to 13 August 2009 Days 50 to 56 – (Western part of Gibb River Road – Mitchell Falls) We arrived at Windjana Gorge Camping Area just before lunch so after setting up and having lunch we ...

Bradby Trip 23 to 30 August 2009 Days 66 to 73 Kununurra to El Questro and the Bungle Bungles

Created: 31 Aug 2009 20:15 Views: 2310

23 and 24 August 2009 Days 66 and 67 – Kununurra. We left Parry’s Lagoon at 8 00 am with the intent of continuing along the Parry’s Creek Road and into Kununarra....

Bradby Trip - 30 August to 3 September 2009 Days 73 and 77 – Kununurra to Mambi Island to Lake Argyl

Created: 10 Sep 2009 01:19 Views: 1846

We arrived into Kununurra around lunch after the drive out of the Bungle Bungles. We set up camp in the Kimberleyland Caravan Park where we secured a camp spot overlooking Lake Kununurra....

Bradby Trip - 4-12 Setember 2009 - Travelling across WA,NT, Qld + Barrier Reef

Created: 12 Sep 2009 20:11 Views: 2341

4 to 7 September 2009 Days 78 and 81 – Travelling Across WA, NT & Qld --Lake Argyle to east of Daly Waters to Leichhardt Falls (east of Burketown) to Greenvale to Airlie Beach....

Bradby Trip - Days 88 to 103 16 to 30 September 2009

Created: 06 Oct 2009 07:19 Views: 2291

15-30 September 2009 Days 89 – 103 – Fraser Island We travelled to Hervey Bay for 2 days R&R at Tina and Glen Jones in Hervey Bay....

Over the years we have travelled various sections of Binns Track, but never done it in its entirety, so with no set time frame, Fiona and I decided to do the full drive and finally get the drive ...

Created: 28 Feb 2023 11:52 Views: 2937

Hike to the Summit of Mt Zeil

Created: 11 Jan 2023 16:10 Views: 1773

Mt Zeil is the tallest mountain in the Northern Territory at 1531m and is also the highest peak west of the Great Dividing Range. This puts it in the State 8 - top 8 peaks in Australia (one for ...

Gary Junction Rd (West to East)

Created: 30 Dec 2022 06:01 Views: 3350

We were using the Gary Junction Rd as an arterial link to reach the West McDonnell Ranges but also just to familiarise ourselves with it as we had actually never followed this track....

Mapping & POI Update Expedition WA/NT 2022 - Overview

Created: 06 Oct 2022 06:36 Views: 2139

What an epic research expedition it's been working on-the-road! But, of course it has been good to get back home to the convenience of a normal office and reliable internet. In truth,...

Wiluna to Telfer via Gibson Desert (Photos + Route)

Created: 10 Jul 2010 15:09 Views: 24606

Left Wiluna at 10.15am heading east. Stopped for lunch @ 1ish until 2.30pm at Wongawol Creek. There is a great campsite here on the north side of the c

Kidson Track (80 Mile to Well 33)

Created: 16 Dec 2022 18:33 Views: 2646

If you've been following our previous trip blogs you'll know that heading out on the Kidson Track was almost a spur of the moment change in our trip plan....

East Pilbara to NW Coast

Created: 02 Nov 2022 06:05 Views: 2739

After leaving Newman and the wonderful waterholes and 4WD tracks behind us (see previous blogs) we were now 15 days into our trip and only 1000 km from home and it was time to get moving further ...

Mid West (Perth to Newman)

Created: 20 Oct 2022 05:07 Views: 2676

Newman is the largest town in the East Pilbara and is a little over 1100km north of Perth, travelling via the Great Northern Highway through the Mid West region. For some people,...

Gawler Ranges Grandeur Sept 2012

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Kicking off in Kingoonya we head south between Lakes Harris and Gairdner on an excellent 2WD dirt road. 10 mins out of town is Kingoonya Hill with its trig point and views of the lakes....

Created: 23 Oct 2012 06:55 Views: 6427

Hickman Crater & Punda Petroglyphs & Punda Rockhole

Created: 19 Oct 2022 21:09 Views: 1938

The Hickman Crater is considered a relatively "new" find. It's a meteorite impact crater, 16 kilometres northeast of the Hope Downs 4 Mine,...

Eagle Rock and Kalgan Creek 4WD Circuit (Newman)

Created: 16 Oct 2022 05:06 Views: 3263

Possibly the biggest highlight of our recent winter trip throughout WA and NT was the Eagle Rock and Kalgan Creek 4WD Circuit. Located within the lower Pilbara region of Western Australia,...

Fogg Dam - Natures Paradise

Member: Stephen L (Clare) SA

Located around 70 kilometres from Darwin, the bitumen road gives year round access and for Fiona and I it was special as well, as the water lilies were in flower and it was a sight to see....

Created: 25 Sep 2022 18:39 Views: 3369

Steep Point & Dirk Hartog Island