Boom or Bust, Water or Dust, as isolated as it is dusty, at times you can be cut off at the Diamantina by overflowing clay pans or flood waters spilling from the multiple river channels. Seems a great advertising for the park as found in one of the brochures. Sounds very inviting. Our experience was … Continue reading Diamantina National Park
Bedourie, an Oasis in the Desert
Bedourie means "dust storm" population 120. Is perched on a sand dune and surrounded by Eyre Creek. In the 1880's Bedourie was a major watering and rest stop for drivers moving cattle from NT and NW Qld to Birdsville. Bedourie is home to the Bedourie Camp Oven. In 1920's a tin smith constructed the camp oven … Continue reading Bedourie, an Oasis in the Desert