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Jul 22, 2012 - The Joy of Free Camping

Hi, We were the last to leave the camping area at Dajarra and after paying our $10 fee to the shire office we ambled down the road towards Boulia. We collected some firewood along the way as we were pretty sure we would be free camping by the river. Only a relatively short trip so we arrived in the town early afternoon. We had lunch at the information centre and then looked at the caravan park and went and found the place that we really wanted to be. We are at the Boulia Racetrack, where the camel races were held last weekend. We picked the...

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May 13, 2012 - Boulia to Jervois

13th May 2012 Day 6: Michael seen paw prints this morning on his way to the bin that was provided that he reckons were from a lion or the like so we decided that it was time to head off pronto. We left at 8am for a big trip into the Northern Territory for the first time in our caravan travels. The Donohue Highway proved to be better than we expected. It was approx. 260km from Boulia to the NT border. This is still 200km short of Jervois Station which is the first fuel stop. Once we crossed into NT the road deteriorated from a dirt highway...

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Aug 13, 2006 - Hughenden to Boulia

Day 2 of my trip to the center began on a bit of a sour note. The previous night we had been given the option as a group to leave promptly after breakfast and then drive out to see the sunrise in the outback. Swift movement can be difficult in the morning especially when 39 people have almost no bathroom space. We ended up getting out to a decent spot, but didn't get to "the best spot". Our next destination was Winton. A small outback town which was where Banjo Patterson was when he composed the poem that became "Waltzing Matilda". We...

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