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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]

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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....

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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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Day 19 to 21 of our Big Trip of the Simpson and now the Flinders Ranges

Created: 14 Jul 2015 09:25 Views: 4967

Well here we are in Broken Hill. Raining and windy and very cold, but not quite as cold in Blackheath. We spent Sunday walking around the town taking photos of all the old buildings,...

Aussie Adventures 2015-Discovering The Pilbra

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Packed up and checked out of Barn Hill Station, very quiet this morning I think maybe the disco dancers were a bit sore from the antics last night!...

Created: 13 Jul 2015 18:45 Views: 6147

Man vs Wild @ Ningaloo - Part 4

Created: 12 Jul 2015 10:00 Views: 4376

Sunday - 12th - It rained. Cold and blustery. Never been so cold. Put on all our layers. 4 tops (2 of which were thermals) plus windstopper jacket 2 beanies a scarf and long ugh boots....

Man vs Wild @ Ningaloo - Part 3

Created: 10 Jul 2015 10:00 Views: 4160

Fri 10th - seemed a little less windy and David wanted to morning fish so 9am headed out with Leah. Winds still offshore and building I think......

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Back to Sydney via Goobang National Park

Created: 07 Jul 2015 21:00 Views: 4412

Yesterday was just a big and boring drive day from Louth to somewhere near Parkes. We stayed overnight in the Goobang National Park at Wanda Wondong camping area....

Days 9 to 14 of our Big Trip of the Simpson and now the Flinders Ranges

Created: 07 Jul 2015 19:50 Views: 5529

Day 9 We were having a late getaway from Alice Springs to allow us time to replenish our stocks for the desert trip.. WE did a quick trip to Coles after we had packed up the truck and got some ...

Days 15 to 18 of our Big Trip of the Simpson and now the Flinders Ranges

Created: 07 Jul 2015 19:50 Views: 4822

Day 15 Well to start the day I need to mention a few things that I had forgotten when getting the previous blog done. At the debriefing after getting to Birdsville Leader John mentioned that ...

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Rest day at Trilby station, Louth

Created: 06 Jul 2015 03:00 Views: 3354

Not much happening today at Trilby station. Bacon for breakfast, 2 cups of coffee, teach the kids to fish, cut wood, Stoke the fire, play go fish with the kids, read a 4wd magazine,...

2015 Blog 3 Alice-Well 33 on CSR

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1st June – 8th June Our intentions were to go to the Finke Desert Races but we decided a week’s wait for the event was a little too much....

Created: 05 Jul 2015 14:28 Views: 7135

Man vs Wild @ Ningaloo - Part 2

Created: 05 Jul 2015 10:00 Views: 5260

Sun 5th - more setup today and general resting. David is in no rush to launch the boat just yet. We enjoyed watching as 3 young boys went kite surfing in front of our camp - never seen that here ...

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Wanaaring to Louth

Created: 05 Jul 2015 03:00 Views: 3636

This morning when packing up Katie found a gecko hiding in her seat. The sheep came past our campsite munching on the new green growth. Nice big merino sheep....

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Merty Merty to Tibooburra

Created: 04 Jul 2015 03:00 Views: 3748

This morning at about 4am we heard dingos about 2 dunes away. At about sunrise I got up and walked through the dunes. There's quite a lot of wildflowers blooming....

Man vs Wild @ Ningaloo - Part 1

Created: 03 Jul 2015 10:00 Views: 4482

Fri 3rd - left home (Perth) @6:45 am. Had hoped to leave at 3am but was still packing at 2am so that wasn't going to happen. David went to bed at midnight and I don't drive towing this enormous ...

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Innamincka to Merty Merty

Created: 03 Jul 2015 03:00 Views: 4853

Today we're leaving Innamincka. Before we go though, we visit burkes gravesite. He died of starvation next to a superb waterhole, which was full of fish, with bush tucker plants all around....

2015 Rudall River Trip - Caboolture Qld west to Alice Springs

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Our long wait for a new Michelin spare tyre and our spare from Sydney finally ended but not before we experienced the incredible ‘rain event’ in Caboolture. Believe it or not,...

Created: 02 Jul 2015 14:06 Views: 7248

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Innamincka

Created: 02 Jul 2015 03:00 Views: 3629

We're camped on a permanent billabong, Cullyamurra Waterhole, on the Cooper Creek. It's 28m deep so it doesn't dry out in summer even though there is no water flowing through the river,...

Day 7 & 8 of Our Big Trip, the Simpson and south west Queensland

Created: 01 Jul 2015 20:48 Views: 4956

The day started early at Oodnadatta. Up at 6am, breaky, pack up and then on our way to Mt Dare. Again Louise took the morning shift driving with me as navigator....

A rough summary of Burke & Wills

Created: 30 Jun 2015 10:00 Views: 5578

Burke was an explorer in the early days of Australia. He tried to cross the continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpenteria, and back again in 1860. He died on the return journey....

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Birdsville to Innamincka

Created: 30 Jun 2015 04:00 Views: 3549

A longer day than expected. Got away at 10, and headed east from Birdsville then down Cordello Downs rd. Some muddy bits but there were established drive arounds....

Day 5 & 6 of the big trip.

Created: 29 Jun 2015 19:11 Views: 3705

Well we have joined up our tag along tour and have just. Left Marree with Louise at the wheel. We have just encounte red light rain,...

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Eyre creek to Birdsville

Created: 29 Jun 2015 01:00 Views: 3318

We camped relatively close to Big Red last night with the aim of being in Birdsville by Lunchtime, as we needed to do some washing. So we get away at a leisurely 9:30,...

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Poeppel corner to Eyre creek

Created: 28 Jun 2015 03:00 Views: 3349

Today's driving from Poeppel Corner to Eyre creek along the QAA line has been good and bad. The good side has been that the big groups are far ahead of us,...

Day 4 of Our Big Trip, the Simpson and south west Queensland

Created: 27 Jun 2015 18:24 Views: 3331

ell today it was a real start. After picking up Louise last night we had a very nice pizza at a pasta place next door to the hotel. Up early we went to the Adelaide Central Markets for breakfast ...

Fussell Family Simpson Adventure - Knolls track to Poepple corner

Created: 27 Jun 2015 03:00 Views: 3254

Some of the sand dunes have little hollows between them where water pools if it rains. They are usually dry but have lots of green shrubs growing there, and birds living in them....

Day 3 of Our Big Trip, the Simpson and south west Queensland