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20200914 We arrived at Sue's and usual were greeted with open arm's before we grab a beer and settle in for the night then Richard turns up and we walk his garden when I recognised that same plant I saw in Wandoan, lucky me now I can pinch one for free.  Sue cooked a lovely roast as she does then we sat and chatted the night away over a few ales before retiring to bed.  15-09-2020 Before leaving Richard take us to town to check out the new Myall Creek Parkland, a $1.2 million upgrade in Dalby so why Des stocks up his beer supplies Richard and I take a stroll around the new and improved park. The walkway is part of the upgrade with picnic tables scatted along the way. And some funky drinking fountains to quench your thirst along the way. Myall Creek, which runs through the heart of Dalby, the well-sealed track follows the creek bank through beautiful parkland to the CBD. These fellows line the banks but scamper off a the sound of your approach. This Diver enjoys the sun while p...

20201009 Wendy told us about this great camp spot at Condamine so off we go to check it out only as soon as we arrived at Caliguel Lagoon we instantly realised we've been here before, arr well we might as well stay.  There's camps all along the river so we found a spot in the shrub all to our selves and settled in for a few days.  We go in search of wood and then settled in for a night sitting around the fire while I cook a roast dinner in the coals with a nice cold ale to wash it down while blasting out the wild life with my music. In the distance we noticed lighting so Des get out his phone to check the weather, that doesn't look good and you don't want to get stuck here if it rains as this dirt turns to mud in an instance so we began to pack up just in case. 11-09-2020 It was about 1:30am when Des woke me saying we need to get out of here so I was up and packing up as Des puts the van into gear and attempts to drive out and after some slipping and sliding we eventual...

20200908 We were last here in 2014 were we camped behind the silo's in the town center and it sure hasn't changed in six years but I guess that's to be expected in these small towns. Ludwig Leichhardt first explored Wandoan in 1844 and the fist pastoral station was Juandah in 1853, the name 'Juandah' passed on to the town, but because of its similarity to Jundah (a town in the Barcoo Shire), it was changed to Wandoan in 1926.                               Happy 21st Birthday to my first born grandson you have gone from this cute little boy to an exceptional young man.💚💙 We camped at the original historical site of the Juandah Head Station established in the late 1840’s, and the heart of a settlement which later became known as Wandoan. At full running capacity, Juandah Station employed up to 80 stockmen to run up to 50,000 head of cattle. The old butcher shop still stands and is in relatively good condition. Th...

20200905  Taroom's a quiet town servicing the surrounding rural properties, the name  T aroom is probably a corruption of a Yeeman, Aboriginal word 'tarum' meaning 'pomegranite' or 'native lime' a thorny tree with orange blossom odour and small fruits that can be used for jam or drinks.  Originally the settlement was known as Bonners Knob but in 1856, when a post office was built, the official name became Taroom. Steel Wings Windmill on edge of the town stands this rare windmill, manufactured some time between 1895 and 1910. The windmill, which supplied water from Kinnoul Creek to the homestead and garden, stood at 'Kinnoul' prior to the station's purchase in 1912, it remained in service until the late 1950s when its timber foundations were destroyed by fire causing it to collapse. Taroom and Jerilderie have the only two known working examples. Taroom's Town Center, a town with a colored past and some interesting history story. I love that t...