November 2013 – Sunrise Today…

Quilpie Queensland Australia

I landed at Quilpie on the Skytrans flight..cost $112…and took the train coach from here to Charleville….2 hours, and then the Westlander to Brisbane. Quilpie is a town situated in the Channel Country of South West Queensland, Australia. The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. At the 2006 census,Continue reading “Quilpie Queensland Australia”

Windorah to Quilpie by Air..Skytrans flight

Museum at Windorah Queensland..Whitula Gate Museum

The Information Centre at Windorah also had a Museum which was built around a Boundary Riders Mud cottage which was carefully transported from out of Windorah to the current location. Here it sits in glorious splendour lovingly cared for by the Community and volunteers, surrounded with memorabilia from the past. http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/things-to-see-and-do/whitula-gate-museum/index.cfm The Whitula Gate MuseumContinue reading “Museum at Windorah Queensland..Whitula Gate Museum”

Windorah Queensland

The Hotel was a welcome Oasis in the desert http://www.westernstarhotel.com.au/ You can buy the Wrapped Canvas from Zazzle http://www.zazzle.com/outback_australian_pubs-192954062655482238 There are 6 hotel rooms, 4 with 3 single beds and 2 rooms with double bed only. Each room has TV, air con and tea/coffee facilities, refrigerator and are serviced daily. The hotel rooms are inContinue reading “Windorah Queensland”

Drive to Windorah from Bedourie

I left at midday with George, who was driving machinery at the new subdivion at Bedourie, to overnight at Windorah and experience the trip overland. It was all desert..sand, scrub, the occasional rock..flat, dusty and dry. Colors changed to reds and the occasional mound of sand Sometimes there was a tree…..it is very dry andContinue reading “Drive to Windorah from Bedourie”

Windorah Queensland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windorah 25°25′14″S 142°39′17″ECoordinates: 25°25′14″S 142°39′17″E Population 158 (2006 Census 158 (2006 Census)[1] Established 1880 1880 Postcode(s) 4481 4481 Elevation 126.3 m (414 ft) 126.3 m (414 ft) Location 1,196 km (743 mi) from Brisbane 310 km (193 mi) from Longreach 1,196 km (743 mi) from Brisbane The town was founded on a stock route and proclaimed in 1880. Windorah is known as “The HeartContinue reading “Windorah Queensland”