2012 BC
(Before Coronavirus) 
Enjoy these "before" photos!
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| Riverboats at Mildura |
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| Paddle Steamer Melbourne |
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| PS Melbourne and PS Marion |
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| Paddle Boat Mundoo |
In 2012 we did a trip to Mildura for the Riverboat Festival. It was a great weekend and there were dozens of Riverboats of all shapes and sizes going up and down the river. On one of the days we were able to go for a ride on the boats and it was a lot of fun.
Broken Hill
After our weekend at Mildura we headed off to Mungo National Park which is part of the Willandra Region World Heritage Site. There are ancient aboriginal cultural and archaeological treasures which can be viewed either by foot or by a guided tour. It is a huge area of about 1,000 square kilometres.
We walked around the Walls of China believed to be over 36,000 years old. It was amazing to see and to imagine what it would have been like back then!
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| Walls of China from Red Tank Lookout |
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| Walls of China, Mungo NP |
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| Walls of China, Mungo NP |
The Mungo Woolshed was built in 1869 as part of Gol Gol Station.
There is something beautiful about old shearing sheds and we love them.
Next stop was Broken Hill and a trip out to the old town of Silverton, an old silver mining town about 26 km from Broken Hill
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| Town Hall in Broken Hill |
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| Silverton, New South Wales |
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| Some wildlife along the roadside |
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What wonderful pictures and memories! I'd love to be on one of those riverboats!
ReplyDeleteThe riverboats are beautiful and they take you back to a different era. We enjoy trips on them whenever we can.
DeleteAs always I adore your photos which show me some areas of our big country that I have seen, and others that fill me with wander lust.
ReplyDeleteOne of my brothers enjoyed a two week holiday on a paddle steamer and it sounded like a HEAP of fun.
I am glad you are enjoying my photos. It is good to go back a few years and enjoy the memories.
DeleteThat was a great trip you did. Love the riverboats. Favourite holidays are on riverboats out of Mannum. I agree Broken Hill is an interesting town with some wonderful old buildings and Silverton is a gem. Nice memories.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great trip and I hadn't looked at my photos for a while so it brought back memories. Hopefully we might get to do that trip again when we can cross the borders!
DeleteBeautiful photos. Stay safe.
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Thanks and hope you are safe in these C times.
DeleteHow very lovely!
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DeleteLovely photos Rosie.
ReplyDeleteGreat place is Mildura. Shearing sheds, well that's another story you have to stand in one, smell it and imagine what went on or what goes on.
I was chatted up in Broken Hill several years ago whilst waiting for my husband..lol, interesting.
Silverton is just something else, great pub. Heard it was for sale, maybe someone bought it by now.
Broken Hill is a bit like the "wild west", but a great place with so many interesting buildings and art. We love it there. Have you been to Bells Cafe, it's just like the 50's style Milk Bar and they have the best Milkshakes too.
DeleteSo many amazing photos that I so liked
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