Tambo, Queensland

We have had several trips in our caravan to Queensland so I thought I would tell you about some of the towns we have visited and hopefully show some of the interesting features of our Aussie outback towns, as quite often when we chat to other travellers we find that they have just driven straight through or may have only stopped for fuel or spent the night in the caravan park.

TAMBO

We first visited Tambo in 2013 and on this trip we didn't stay long but we had a look around the Museum and the Old Post Office.  Many of the buildings are built of timber.

The Tambo Museum was originally the Post Office built in 1876

We visited Tambo again in 2019 and enjoyed camping on the Barcoo River.

Settlement began in 1863 and is the oldest town in western Queensland and in 1868 the town was named Tambo.

On the road to Tambo

Tambo welcome sign

There is a lovely Teddy Bear Shop too

Driftwood sculpture at the Cafe

Another view of the great driftwood sculpture

One of the lovely old buildings, the Tambo Shire Hall

Some rusty art

 This wool truck art work was created by Timothy Trotter and symbolises the sheep shearing heritage of the area and the community helped by collecting the old parts to create the work of art.

Camping on the Barcoo River, Tambo

After our lunch at the lovely cafe and looking around the shops and old buildings we headed out of town a few kms and camped on the banks of the Barcoo River.  There were quite a few caravans already set up on the banks of the river so we decided to set ourselves up further along which was not as nice a spot as there were not many trees but sometimes the trees can drop limbs and we are always wary of camping under them,

The Barcoo River

Some birds in the trees, might be a hawke?

Sunset

Lovely trees along the river

Barcoo River

Bottle tree near Tambo

The fibrous bark of the Bottle tree can be a source of food for cattle during drought.