We recently stayed at a delightful camping area known as Worlds End near Burra in South Australia. A place with a name like that deserves more investigation. Originally this area would have been named World’s End Reserve, then some years ago the government decided that all apostrophes were to be dropped from place names. A […]
German Place Names on Australian Maps
German Place Names on Central Australian Maps – Baron Ferdinand v. Műller by Dr Raoul F Middelmann. 7th April 2018 In Australia, from 1838 onwards, German place names had spread wherever German-speakers with rural backgrounds had settled. The topic of my talk results from a discussion with David Hewitt. It is based on Ernest Giles’ […]
Ussing Christmas – A challenging road trip
There are many reasons we don’t usually do a road trip anywhere at Christmas; it’s always hot, too much traffic, no one wants to take the chance of Santa not finding them, it’s hard to relax and play with your toys if you are in someone else’s home. Also Bev ‘does’ Christmas. And by that, I mean […]
Traeger’s Pedal Radio
Most Aussie’s are aware of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and many of us have had need of this great service a few times in the bush. From humble beginnings the RFDS now has evolved into the most comprehensive aerial medical service in the world. More than 60 aircraft working from 21 bases care for […]
Lake Eyre – Kati Thanda
Lake Eyre – Don’t Drive on the Lake Bed. Lake Eyre National Park is now formally known as Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park. Since 2012 the management of the park has been a partnership between the Arabana Aboriginal Corporation and the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. We recently travelled the Oodnadatta Track, a […]
Ceduna to Fowlers Bay Travels
Ceduna is an important township situated on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula approx 780 km from Adelaide. It is a busy sea port exporting grain, salt, mineral sand and gypsum. Aquaculture is also a major industry with pacific oyster growing a key activity, along with deep sea and tuna fishing also being important. Ceduna is […]
Things to see and do in Darwin
Things to see and do in Darwin. Graeme and I recently travelled to Darwin for a few days. Two reasons; to attend the commemoration ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin and to experience Darwin in the wet season. We have been to Darwin numerous times and at different times of the […]
Rig Road 2015. Part 3 – Mungerannie to Dalhousie
Today we are finally going to head off on a track neither of us have travelled before – the Rig Road. We had planned to travel this section with another vehicle but they had to cancel at the last minute due to a family emergency. While this is not ideal we are confident that we […]
Rig Road 2015. Part 2. Marree to the Simpson Desert.
In Marree there are a few places that are a ‘must visit’. First is a visit to see Lyle Oldfield for fuel at the Oasis Café. I’m not even sure that the current building is called the Oasis but you won’t miss it. Marree is not that big. There is always a collection of something […]
Rig Road 2015 – Part 1. Hawker to Farina.
Hawker is one of my favourite outback towns and somewhere I could easily imagine living. Because we cross the Victoria/SA border for most trips we leave the fruit and veg shopping until Port Augusta. Now fully stocked we headed northward. As a family we have been wandering around this area for many years. I would always […]