Not sure who Old Mate was (no sign) but he pointed the way to Julia Creek. Did I mention we have seen a few black kites…. …and lots of road trains? Julia Creek (locally known as The Creek) is about an hour and half east of Cloncurry on the Flinders Highway. We were up early … More The Big Backyard – Western Queensland 2024 – Day 13 – Flinders Highway
A slower day today with 122km to Mount Isa. Yoda’s favourite bakery in Cloncurry. Cloncurry is a beef and mining town. There are 11 working mines in the area. Original QANTAS hanger at Cloncurry airport On the road out to the airport there were a couple of corellas. At the Cloncurry River, three founders of … More The Big Backyard – Western Queensland 2024 – Day 11 – Cloncurry to Mount Isa
The road to Aramac – Aramac is 68km north of Barcaldine and the district is the birthplace of my great grandmother in 1863 at Aramac Staion which existed before the town of Aramac was founded. On the way into town near the racecourse is Red Crayon the horse sculpture. Reminds me of the nurse who … More The Big Backyard – Western Queensland 2024 – Day 5 – Aramac
After several road trips south and west, we thought we should have a look in our own backyard in Queensland. And what a big backyard it is! Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. With an area of 1,723,030 square kilometres there is a lot to explore over the next couple of weeks. As … More The Big Backyard – Western Queensland 2024 – Days 1 and 2 – The road to Emerald (City)
