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Birdsville Outback ANZAC weekend 25 April 2005   RSS GeoLocation
Lofty Harris drives the little 4x2 1-ton Mitsubishi the 1160 klms to Birdvville to meet old army/skydiving mates for annual ANZAC day parade and service.
Makes somenew friends along the way
       
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I leave the blacktop.Many hundreds ks of dirt,rocks
  • 1I leave the blacktop.Many hundre…
Ezy 120km road here..For a while,then rocks,90max
  • 2Ezy 120km road here..For a while…
Yaraka..End of the railway line.Quaint little hamlet !
  • 3Yaraka..End of the railway line.…
Early part of my outback adventure..I came prepared
  • 4Early part of my outback adventu…
Thank you! 'tis a pleasure to be here after a long day
  • 5Thank you! 'tis a pleasure to be…
Sign in Windorah and old timer outside hut
  • 6Sign in Windorah and old timer o…
Mayday! Mayday!..Need a clear place to land
  • 7Mayday! Mayday!..Need a clear pl…
One of WEBB choppers.Possibly from Emerald.Qld
  • 8One of WEBB choppers.Possibly fr…
383 kms to next fuel..Maybe two houses to see....
  • 9383 kms to next fuel..Maybe two …
Sand-hill..First one I have experienced in years
  • 10Sand-hill..First one I have expe…
Glad I climbed up here.Puff !  Puff ! Air is thin ? View
  • 11Glad I climbed up here.Puff ! P…
Made for my Kodak™ DCS Pro SLR/n & Nikkor™ lens
  • 12Made for my Kodak™ DCS Pro SLR/n & Nikkor™ lens
Man would need huge machines..Nature.A wisp of wind
  • 13Man would need huge machines..Na…
The shifting sand of time !
  • 14The shifting sand of time !
So green.Healthy.Yet,grows in desert. 45c+ degrees
  • 15So green.Healthy.Yet,grows in de…
Maybe it means 25 miles from Windorah going west
  • 16Maybe it means 25 miles from Win…
Mt Henderson..Going south on Birdsville track
  • 17Mt Henderson..Going south on Bir…
"One day I'll climb that mountain"  Heard that before
  • 18"One day I'll climb that mountai…
Watching the traffic go by..There goes another one !
  • 19Watching the traffic go by..Ther…
Nope! Grass is not greener on other side of the fence
  • 20Nope! Grass is not greener on ot…
Both "stations" on edge of mighty Cooper Channels
  • 21Both "stations" on edge of might…
Tricked you..J C apparently means John Costello
  • 22Tricked you..J C apparently mean…
Even had to haul in all the posts.No trees to cut here
  • 23Even had to haul in all the post…
75kms to Windorah.How long for horse/bullock team
  • 2475kms to Windorah.How long for h…
A little Oasis way back then..Pioneering history now
  • 25A little Oasis way back then..Pi…
Roof of the "Cool Room"..No refrigeration back then
  • 26Roof of the "Cool Room"..No refr…
Inland Oil Fields production site.Take care Read sign
  • 27Inland Oil Fields production sit…
UHF 2-way radio is a "must have" out here for safety
  • 28UHF 2-way radio is a "must have"…
Hey! There's a bend in the road.At last! Exciting stuff
  • 29Hey! There's a bend in the road.…
Looks like "wild west"country..Black-top soon ends
  • 30Looks like "wild west"country..B…
Almost to Birdsville..Just 169kms of dirt/gravel road
  • 31Almost to Birdsville..Just 169km…
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Betoota,South/West Queensland..Population Zero
  • 33Betoota,South/West Queensland..P…
Yet another VW Kombi burnt out..Why? Read on
  • 34Yet another VW Kombi burnt out..…
"Peace be with you my son" Not many Hippies here.
  • 35"Peace be with you my son" Not m…
Shire of Diamantina covers a huge area.Few people.
  • 36Shire of Diamantina covers a hug…