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Created: 26 May 2020 19:10

Station Ruins, May 2020, Southern Flinders Ranges A glimpse of what was thought to be cropping country from c 1870-1920 ..but the rains stopped. It still produces sheep....

Simpson Desert October 2019

Created: 10 Apr 2020 20:33

A trek that went via.. Hawker SA, Marree, Oodnadatta, Dalhousie, French Line, QAA, Birdsville, Walker Crossing, Coongie Lakes, Dig Tree, Innamincka, Balcanoona, Waukeringa, Yunta....

Anne Beadell Highway March 2020

Created: 25 Mar 2020 22:41

Just got it done before the Chinese Disease killed fun... Anne Beadell Highway traverses South and Western Australia and is approx....

Boring

Created: 15 Feb 2020 15:00

A short look at some of the steps of bore sinking. Start 9am finish 3pm 40m and 2550ppm tds [Embedded Video]

4 Graves North of Hawker SA

Created: 09 Feb 2020 05:50

A little meander around the western Flinders Ranges.. [Embedded Video]

ExplorOz Traveller: Message in Playstore - This app may not be optimised for your device

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If you have an Android device and see the message "This app may not be optimsied for your device" you might feel concerned however we have discovered that this message seems to appear occasionally ...

Created: 18 Jan 2020 05:14

Coongie Lake November '19

Created: 10 Jan 2020 13:06

Coongie Lakes. Much publicised by the Leyland brothers back in the day.(who can't remember their jingle hehe) Formerly part of the Kidman Cattle Empire,...

Stirling North SA

Created: 04 Jan 2020 16:47

Stirling North Garden Cemetery SA A wonderfully well kept cemetery, the rose bushes are currently under attack by hungry nocturnal kangaroo's but the rest of the area seems OK given the prolonged ...

Peoppel Corner

Created: 30 Dec 2019 23:35

Poeppel Corner. Augustus Poeppel (1839–1891) was a surveyor and explorer in Australia. He surveyed the borders between Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory....

ExplorOz Traveller: User Manual

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The app includes a User Manual in PDF format, however for your convenience you might like to print it from here. See the latest version of the User Manual updated with all new content relevant to ...

Created: 19 Dec 2019 19:35

Old Dalhousie Station

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:40

Old Dalhousie Station Now annexed as a park, was a cattle property. 'The property was situated approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Oodnadatta and 131 kilometres (81 mi) south east of ...

The Pink Roadhouse SA

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:36

Oodnadtta.... the last southern fuel stop for a West/East Simpson crossing (you can also enter from Mt Dare) is also home to The Pink Roadhouse, who hasn't heard of it?...

Purni Bore October '19

Created: 14 Dec 2019 15:33

A French Petroleum Company first drilled Bore in the Simpson Desert as a strategic well in about 1964. When oil exploration activities ceased in the early 1980's the bore was left to flow to ...

Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone!

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Turn your smartphone into a satellite phone using the Pivotel SatSleeve. The SatSleeve allows for voice calls, SMS, email and app access while you’re off the grid....

Created: 29 Nov 2019 21:53

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Following the Big Wet - 2011 Trip – Part 3: Goobang National Park to Bourke

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We woke to light showers next morning and reports of extensive wind damage over much of the state. Time to head west. We headed for Narromine and stopped at the “I” centre....

Created: 02 Oct 2011 18:02 Views: 21568

Following the Big Wet - 2011 Trip – Part 2: Canberra to Goobang National Park

Member: Member - John and Val

On big trips we plan for an easy first day to allow everything to shake down, and oversights and packing deficiencies to become evident....

Created: 01 Oct 2011 14:37 Views: 20365

DIY Storage Unit

Created: 29 Sep 2011 19:32 Views: 11105

I have become a bit tired of all that gear that seems to be permanently in the back of a 4WD sliding around and looking untidy. It was time to act. I didn’t want a full width unit,...

Following the Big Wet - 2011 Trip – Part 1: Preparation

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Dorothea McKellar summed it up perfectly: I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains....

Created: 29 Sep 2011 16:25 Views: 23780

Rudall River NP - Exploring the northwest edge of the Throssell Ranges - Turtle Rockhole

Created: 12 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 24419

Saturday 12th July, 2008 Yandagooge Creek, Throssell Ranges (Rudall River) WA 22 19 18.8 S, 122 03 5.699 E It was a reasonable early start to the day having a quick breakfast by the fire ...

The Hunt Oil Road - Remote area travel at its best - Track condition and trip report

Created: 28 Oct 2008 17:56 Views: 28373

Track conditions and highlights along on the Hunt Oil Road from our journey in late June, 2008. The links in the text go directly to Exploroz "places" which have been created or updated with ...

The Hunt Oil Road - Spinifex Camp.

Created: 30 Jun 2008 00:00 Views: 25727

Monday 30th June, 2008 Hunt Oil Road:Spinifex country! 25 32 2.23 S, 124 36 50.65 E It was a cold night. I did manage to sleep right up until dawn which is a rare feat,...

South West Queensland - The Dowling Track and Kilcowera Station

Created: 18 Sep 2011 19:30 Views: 17846

We have just returned from 8 days in the south west corner of Queensland. We were picking up on some activities that we missed when rain caused us to abort our planned trip up the Birdsville Track ...

Birdsville Track – What is there to See Along the Way?

Created: 03 Sep 2011 14:40 Views: 47753

One of Australia’s important Stock Routes was to become a legendary track and today nearly 150 years later since it was first opened, is as important now as it was then....

Canning Stock Route - Well 45 towards Helena Spring and some off track exploring.

Created: 12 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 29511

Friday 12th June, 2009 On the track to Helena Spring, Great Sandy Desert 21 22.516 S 126 07.082 E Odometre: 207389 Authors Note:- On this day,...

Kayaking in the Simpson Desert.

Created: 26 Aug 2011 19:57 Views: 34629

High on the list of most four-wheel drivers “to do list” would be a Simpson Desert crossing. Those that do the crossing will either fall into one of two categories and we have come across ...

"Destination Unknown" Day 5 - William Creek, Lake Eyre Flights and north to Duff Creek

Created: 05 Jul 2011 00:00 Views: 27902

Tuesday 5th July, 2011 Duff Creek, Oodnadatta Track The first rays of morning bought a magnificent sunrise with the black horizon shot through with vermillion hues....

"Destination Unknown" Day 4 - The Oodnadatta Track, The Ghan, Lake Eyre and a haunted rail siding!

Created: 04 Jul 2011 00:00 Views: 26819

Monday 4th July, 2011 – Oodnadatta Track We were aiming for an early getaway and as it panned out, we were squared away and on the road by 8:00 a.m....

Our Return to the Cooper - It just gets better August 2011

Created: 21 Aug 2011 00:21 Views: 34033

After our first visit to the Cooper Creek Ferry site in June 2010, it was one Outback destination that we had to return to. Those that have camped there will know why and will have similar ...

"Destination Unknown" - Some background & Day 1 - The Boys trip of 2011 Begins

Created: 01 Jul 2011 06:00 Views: 22625

About 12 months ago, a few of my mates were listening to my most recent tales of adventure from our three month sojourn into the Western Deserts and Kimberley....

The Hunt Oil Road WA

Created: 28 Jun 2008 00:00 Views: 23035

Saturday 28th June, 2008 Hunt Oil Road WA 026 45 34.12 125 31 6.29 We got up good and early as we had made the decision to drop to leaves out of the springs on Scott's trailer ...

Lake Eyre & Birdsville Track by Air & Road - Post 4

Created: 06 Aug 2011 20:03 Views: 8315

Sadly the weather as the southern end of the Birdsville Track was not what we wanted for a trip up the track, so on a rainy morning we turned south from Lyndhurst,...

Please help camper trailer needed due to ours over turning

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Our brand new UEV-490 Conqeror Camper trailer rolled on us at the start of our journey. we were driving at a conservative speed (approx 75km/hr) along useless loop road (speed limit >100km/hr),...

Created: 09 Jul 2011 23:45 Views: 26838

Lake Eyre & the Birdsville Track by Air & Road - Post 2

Created: 09 Jul 2011 15:44 Views: 11096

The trip to Horsham to join the tour was uneventful. We left Brisbane in sunshine but the skies progressively darkened to produce drizzle just past Narrandera and rain at Finlay....

Kangaroo Island - South Australia’s Forgotten Destination

Created: 02 Jul 2011 19:46 Views: 36775

Back in March of this year, Fiona and I spent nine memorable days over on Kangaroo Island and enjoyed our stay that much, that we are heading back for another two weeks in October,...

Farina – The forgotten Town of the Outback

Created: 26 Jun 2011 18:04 Views: 33024

The next time you are passing the old Farina ruins, either heading north or south from Marree, drop in on this little piece of South Australian history and take the time to explore the ...

Lake Ayre & Birdsville Track by Air and Road - Post 1

Created: 26 Jun 2011 19:34 Views: 12828

Hello to all ExploreOz blog readers. This is our first blog on this site. We have been blogging elsewhere as we have been exploring Oz for the last couple of years....

IMPORTANT!! When travelling with pets or kids in WA.

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I am writing this blog in the hope that it prevents at least one fellow traveller suffering the same heart ache that my wife and i have just gone through....

Created: 18 Jun 2011 13:36 Views: 5442

The Kimberley - Down the Kalumburu Road to the Gibb and El Questro