Saturday, 21 April 2012

Sunday 27th Nov. Enjoying a day off!

A very nice lunch of fish'n'chips was enjoyable on the Murray River Queen
at Waikerie.

Cliffs along side river bank on our way to Morgan from
the car ferry across the river.

Lock 1 on the Murray River at Blanchetown.

Flood level indicator showing 1956 flood height.
Amazing!


Mr Sleepy our pet lizard visiting at Billaweena.
Trying to come inside through the screen door!
 Enjoying his piece of apple. Happy enough munching away!

Thursday, 24 November 2011

Mural on Water Tank at Moree N.S.W
Herd of about 1000 head of cattle, 8 horses & 2 donkeys
being driven along beside the highway west of Moree.
Had lunch at Walgett, Fiona recovering from her first drive
with the van following behind!






                            Cobar, mining town.                       
                        Description of the mining town of Cobar.                       





Emus grazing by the highway between Broken Hill
& Mildura.

Looking up the river at Plush's Bend near Renmark, S.A
View across the Murray at Plush's Bend showing
the exposed roots from the flood waters.
                                                       

                        Rose gardens at Loxton.





Tree of Knowledge at Loxton
                                           showing where the flood water
                                                         levels were over the years.
                           


View left from the lookout at Akuna Station on the Murray
                       View right from the lookout.                        
                                  


                       Looking upstream at the cliffs from the wharf.                      

     Looking down the river from the wharf.

                               Looking across from the wharf.                                    

        The gardens near the wharf.               

In the park at Renmark.

                                  Plaques along the board walk at Renmark                                   



                  The Hotel as it stands now.                         





                    PS. Industry                                                





                                 



First New Holland CR9070 Harvest that I drove,
harvesting Canola.
First John Deere with 22T Chaser Bin.

Second John Deere
(9430T)
  with 38T Chaser Bin

How big is it!
300 thousand + chaser bin 120 thousand.

What is it all worth? Two harvesters 1.4 Mill.


                                       Park at Strathalbyne.                                    

Old Church at Strathalbyne.

Billaweena homestead.

Sunset at Billaweena

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Fraser Island 12th October

Lake Mc Kenzie




Hoop Pine with Elk horn/Stag horn.

Stag horn placed by the timber loggers near Central Station.

King Fern (Fossil)






At the foot of the Pinnacles, 72 colours 32 shades of red.

Maheno ship wrecked in 1935.

Water is cold in Eli Creek!

Sun Set over Mary River Head.