Month: November 2022

St George Balonne River Our detour from Roma, QLD took us to St George QLD for two nights for no reason other than it was: in the general direction that we needed to go (south) somewhat clear of flooding and  a reasonable distance to travel.   As it turned out, while we got some rain, the …

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The Real Black Stump, Blackall There actually is a Black Stump!   A small town called Blackall, about 200 km southeast of Longreach, QLD, has a monument to what I thought was a bit of legendary folklore.   The Black Stump was an actual marker for surveying purposes whereby the surveyors used it as a base to …

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