Day 8 of our Broken Hill adventure is our last day in this fascinating outback city. We have finished the organised tours, so once again it is a leisurely stroll into town and a day left to our own devices. In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned a plaque dedicated to Lieutenant Vivian Bullwinkel. This is one … Continue reading Bumming Around in Broken Hill
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Wonderfully Wacky White Cliffs
Day 6 of our Broken Hill adventure (lunch and after) Whoever said you should "never judge a book by its cover" might have been thinking of White Cliffs, home of Australia's first commercial opal fields. On the surface, despite the pretty blue of the sky, the landscape seems a wasteland, a moonscape dotted with craters: Below the … Continue reading Wonderfully Wacky White Cliffs
The Road to White Cliffs takes us via Wilcannia
Day 6 of our Broken Hill adventure (before lunch) It is not often that one goes on holiday and wishes for rain, but the people of Broken Hill and surrounds are parched. It has been five years since a big wet, and seven weeks since a rainy day. If we need to drink tap water we boil it, … Continue reading The Road to White Cliffs takes us via Wilcannia
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 