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20250529 We left for Bingara to camp at Gary’s cousins house Robin, for a couple of days and checking out Bingara on the way. We noticed the many orange trees along Finch Street that are over flowing with oranges ready for the upcoming festival. Bingara’s orange trees were planted in the 1950’s to commemorate the town’s fallen soldiers from World War I and II, but it was in 1998 the town decided to hold an annual festival to emphasise the importance of the trees entrusting the local children with their care and maintenance. John and Robin took us on a bit of an adventure stopping first at one of John’s homes to check out his 1919 truck and what a weapon it was. We then all pile into the cars for a drive around John’s property and rounded up some lost cattle and check out the Longhorns hiding just over the hill. Made by the FEDERAL MOTOR TRUCK CO.. DETROIT, MICHIGAN,U.S.A. John’s dad brought this 1919 Federal two-ton truck from brand-new and has since been handed down to John. We all kn...

20250525 Camp oven  stew for dinner tonight but first we need a larger camp oven so off we go following Terry into his shed full of stuff, I don’t know how he did it but he walked right up to a camp oven and pulled it off the seat of a tractor, I’m not cooking in that I said but after a good scrub and a boil up on the fire it was good to go. Karen and I cut up the veggies while Terry and Gary had another go at shooting pig. Once again the boys returned up empty handed, just as well the woman has the dinner under control. Here they stand at Cranky Rock where Gary’s father use to hang out as a youth. The old girls walking across the swinging bridge at Cranky Rock. Gails gift and cloths shop in Warialda. I was surprised at the size of Gails shop not to mention the lovely gifts and clothes she supplies the people in town, well done Gail. Terry’s getting ready to show us what’s behind the door and inside this shed but first we have to lift the door up with this crowbar. We step inside t...

20250514/20 After stocking up un supplies we then left for Karara where we stayed many times, its a nice ground beside a creek with very little water and a pub up the road. The rain came in so we settled in to see it out before heading to Yelarbon with the beautiful mural as you enter the town. Down the back of the town is a great camp across from the river, for 20 bucks a night you get power, showers and amenities. Yalarbon, lo cated halfway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood 20250520 Got supplies at Goondiwindi and left passing the wobbly boots hotel on our way to Coolatai to camp for a few days while we wait for Karan and Gary.  Travelling along the Bruxner Way and there are certainly some rough patches at the moment, I’m thinking more bad than good but we made it in one piece, now to set up and wait the days out. Once a great Australian Pub, “The Wobbly Boot Hotel” is located in the town of Boggabilla not far from the QLD and NSW boarder. The current concrete building was constr...