The Boab Prison Tree… And Our Forgotten Shame
We bust the myth of Derby’s boab prison tree and uncover a shameful chapter of Australian history – inhuman treatment of our fellow man.
Road Trips
Mutawintji National Park – Ancient Landscape, Ancient Human History
Mutawintji National Park is NE of Broken Hill, NSW. Bynguano Range provides an oasis in arid country, used by people for thousands of years.
Louth NSW – Paddle Steamers And Wool
Louth NSW is a small settlement clinging to the banks of the Darling River. Steeped in rural history, interwoven with the paddle steamer era.
Your Complete Nullarbor Guide – Part 7. Other Unusual Travel Destinations
What else can you see along the Nullarbor Plain? There’s a few unusual travel destinations along this road trip. How about a game of golf across the plain?!
Your Complete Nullarbor Guide – Part 6. 90 Mile Straight to Norseman
Camping on 90 Mile Straight, Balladonia, driving through the ancient Fraser Range, then through the Great Western Woodlands to Norseman.
Your Complete Nullarbor Guide – Part 5. Eucla to Caiguna
Eucla and the Old Telegraph Station, Madura’s link to the Boer War, the incredible Cocklebiddy Cave, plus more time zone confusion at Caiguna.
Your Complete Nullarbor Guide – Part 4. Koonalda Cave to Border Village
Driving along the Old Eyre Highway to Border Village. Wild oceans, camels and a border crossing into Western Australia.
Your Complete Nullarbor Guide – Part 3. Koonalda Cave
Koonalda Cave on the Nullarbor Plain is a huge limestone cave, a time capsule of Aboriginal history dating back at least 22,000 years.
Your Complete Nullarbor Guide – Part 2. Bunda Cliffs And Koonalda Station
The Nullarbor Plain. Rugged coastlines of Bunda Cliffs, the wild Southern Ocean, and Koonalda Station – a time capsule from the recent past.
Burke Developmental Road – Normanton To Mareeba, QLD
Burke Developmental Road is a little-known route between Normanton and Mareeba in QLD. What’s it like? Remote, peaceful… and some beautiful scenery.