Thargomindah – early morning river walk beside the Barcoo at Pelican Point

White-browed woodswallow

Little Corella

Thargomindah Post Office.

One of the oldest buildings in Thargo

The bridge over the Bulloo into town at the old Cobb & Co crossing

Fairy martins on the banks of the Bulloo

The road through mulga east of Thargomindah

Lake Bindegolly National Park – the lakes are all dry at present

Lake Bindegolly Circuit— the lake edge and low sandhills.

Crested pigeon

Acacia ammophila – a rare wattle protected in the national park

There was a small body of water below the road bridge.

Is this Australia’s most inland Black swan?

Wildflowers in the park – Bluebells

Any ornithologists out there? – suggestions welcome.

Low range between Lake Bindegolly and Eulo

Native cassia

Leopardwood (Flindersia maculosa) – we have seen this tree from Cobar to Hughenden.

Mulga west of Eulo

Artesian Mud Springs just west of Eulo on the Adventure Way. Water naturally makes its way to the surface here.

In a tree beside the mud sping was a pair of the eastern race of Major Mitchell cockatoos which are now listed as endangered.

Paroo River – at Troy’s Camp

Great egret on the Paroo

White-necked heron

Eulo is the only town between Thargomindah and Cunnamulla.

Eulo is famous for lizard racing site as promoted by this Lizard on an old windmill tower.

The racecourse

I photographed this just for the frill of it.

Bore water for Eulo is pumped here from a depth of 233 metres. It arrives at a temperature of 38 degress C. The bore was sunk in 1966 and still provides the town’s needs.

Eulo Queen Hotel – named after a previous owner who had a love for opal and some unusual business acumen.

Bar stools have beer bottle cap collections under resin. A man waked into the bar here with a slab of asphalt under his arm. He ordered a beer for himself and one for the road.

Kenny the Diprotodon – Kenny’s bones were found north-west of the town. Diprotodons were the largest known marsupial.

Emu mob closer to Cunnamulla

The Cunnamulla Fella – a larger than life character. The concept started life as a song by Slim Dusty. The sculpture is based on a drawing inspired by the song lyrics. The lines from the song that refer to the Cunnamulla Fella are:

“Now I’m a scrubber, runner and a breaker too,
I live on damper and wallaby stew,
I’ve got a big cattle dog with a staghound cross,
I never saw the scrubber we couldn’t toss,
‘Cause I’m the fella from Cunnamulla
Yes I’m the Cunnamulla Fella.”

The big fella seeked a bit perplexed that the grey nomads had nabbed all the best camping sites along the river and he had to camp outside the Civic Centre.

Welll…at least it’s colourful.