Bill Binns – the man and the Track. Bill Binns has spent most of his life in the Australian bush. His 32-year career with the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service from the 1960s to 1990s shows his passion for wildlife and conservation. The 2,200 kilometre track from Mt Dare to Timber Creek is the […]
What happened to Ludwig Leichhardt?
Ludwig Leichhardt was last seen on April 3, 1848. Ludwig Leichhardt, the enigmatic Prussian scientist vanished along with seven men, 20 mules, 50 bullocks, seven horses and masses of gear. Despite extensive searches and the efforts of some of the best indigenous trackers in the world, the entire expedition team vanished without trace. The Overland […]
Kimberley Dinosaurs
Australia’s Kimberley Dinosaurs have the world’s largest known footprints. News of the world’s largest dinosaur footprints, located in the Kimberley became public on this day -March 28, 2017. The gigantic sauropod footprints measuring up to 1.7 metres top the previous record of 1.06 metres found in Mongolia. Planning a trip to the Kimberley? We can […]
Australian Drovers – Pioneers of the best Stock Routes
Australian Drover – Definition: A drover is an experienced stockman who walks livestock, usually cattle or sheep but sometimes horses over long distances. Many 4WD tracks were originally stock routes. The four wheel drive tracks so many of us enjoy were first pioneered by drovers on horseback. The most well-known Australian stock routes include the […]
Disaster for the Gunbarrel Highway Construction Party
Q. What could be worse than travelling 800 kilometres at an average speed of 3 kilometres per hour? A. Having to stop every two hours to grease all the rollers on the bulldozer tow vehicle. Q. What could be even worse on the trip above? A. Losing the ration truck and everything on board. What […]
Bushrangers and criminals and the Gold Escort Route
A safe haven for bushrangers The unmarked border area between the colonies of NSW and South Australia and later Victoria was a lawless area and safe haven for bushrangers and criminals. A Gold Escort passing through the disputed country made the area even more appealing. The border looked good on paper The South Australian border […]
Gold Escort Route
The Adelaide to Melbourne Road surveyed for the Gold Escort Route Historic Tracks – Gold Escort Route This is the story of the Gold Escort Route, a little-known track which helped to spread the wealth and prosperity of Victoria’s gold rush, into the almost bankrupt colony of South Australia. Today the Gold Escort Route is […]
Travel Maps
A few weeks ago Jo asked people to send in pictures of their travel maps with their favourite trips marked with highlighter or texta. The response we received was overwhelming and way too many to publish them all in our weekly newsletter. We have decided to put them all up here for others to see how adventurous some people have […]
Hiking The Holland Track for Brain Cancer. Pt.5
Day 24 We are now back on the original Holland Track. The walking is okay but the corrugations are as hard to negotiate walking as they are driving. The vegetation changes every day. We are now back in the woodlands, with hills and rocky outcrops. We didn’t walk as far in the afternoon. I think […]
Hiking The Holland Track for Brain Cancer. Pt.4
The hike continues……Day 18 The camp was cold but no rain! We were on the road by 8am and walking well. The day was cool and overcast but no rain all day. The buckshot gravel has dried out and the traffic looks much safer today. Today is also Dad’s birthday. Not much fuss but we did […]