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Gday... 1810 - Governor Macquarie opens Australia's first post office. In 1809, Lieutenant Colonel Lachlan Macquarie arrived in Sydney to take up the position of Governor of the New South Wales colony, which he held from 1810 to 1821. With his military training and vision for organisation an...

Hi all we have a 12 volt ONLY (no gas) 2 door Vitrifigo DP150 fridge in the van, 7 years old, has always runs in relatively short bursts, ie cycles on for say 3-5 mins and stops. Has worked well, but last year in QLD it seemed to be cycling more (I say more as we have been in 42 deg days and 30 deg days with high hu...

Just planning my next trip home to the Philippines in September and came across this photo. Nine people on this bike !!! Note the baby in a bucket !!!

My travelling plan broadly is to continue north as far as Cairns then up to the Atherton Tablelands then down and across the Savannah Way to Normanton retracing my trip around Australia. Down to Cloncurry and across to Tennant Creek for a trip down the middle.From Pt Augusta down the York Peninsular a...

A disgrace to Queensland. Very rough and considering the number of trucks using it I would expect it to be better looked after

Gday... 1930 - Aviator Charles Lindbergh's young son, who is later kidnapped and murdered, is born. Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr was born on 22 June 1930. His father was Charles Lindbergh, most famous for being the first pilot to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Because his f...

The camp near the railway that was free is no longer, moved from the upper level now to down beside the railway line & is now $10 unpowered & $15 powered. It had been very wet & muddy, just starting to dry out & didn't look inviting so we moved on to Archer Creek; 10kl down the road with larg...

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[spoiler] G'day, it's me back again. Over recent months my wife and I (ammerchewer caravanners) have read, listened to, and looked at a myriad of information and samples of Stone Guards. Some with "mud flaps" & some without. We have questioned each oth...

Came for just 2 or 3 days but stayed for 7. Caravan Park is one of the most friendly and at the same time professionally run parks we have stayed at ..... amenities are spotless, stacks of room, generators OK provided you consider other campers, home to a bowerbird and his bower and several pademelons w...

True or false?? It has me beat ! A hot aluminium radiator retains a static voltage when hot. Even with ignition off. Test for yourself. Mine did on a Toyota REV 4. I replaced the radiator,the core just fell out into pieces like " brittle" it's about eight years old. The right Toyota long life c...

Travelled the Kidman way from Goolgowi to Bourke. A great road, good surface. My only gripe is the lack of rest areas along the way.

Cannot believe a city the size of Ballarat does not have a public dump point. $5 to use the one a the Eureka van park.

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Hi all, Yep we have hit the road again, and after 4 days of l-o-n-g travelling we have arrived in Thargomindah, with the intention of heading out to Innamincka and Cameron Corner. Been quite an experience so far - have not used the camper trailer for some six years so, yes, as I say interesting!!! Hope to...

Today we started on our short journey. We left Melbourne and drove through some showers which developed into rain. We arrived in Echuca and set up in fine conditions. We stopped in Kilmore for a bite to eat, Burgers with the lot to die for at the Top of the Town Charcoal Chicken shop. Very friendly staff...

Had our first trial run to Halls Gap. 145kms from home. All went well. Things we learned was, 1. Set your van up well before you start and it will tow well. 2.Towing is easier than first expected. 3.Have seperate sullage hoses for shower and kitchen(water backflowed into shower) 4.Only one person i...

I was sitting with the computer the other day drafting my will and I called out to my wife, "WHEN I DIE I'M GOING TO LEAVE EVERYTHING TO YOU, LOVE!" SHE SHOUTED BACK "YOU ALREADY DO, YOU LAZY BASTARD!!

Here we go again........... Home | Alerts | 2014 | June | Take action with the start of bad weather between Jurien Bay and Bremer BayBackTake action with the start of bad weather between Jurien Bay and Bremer BaySaturday 21 June 2014 - 12:20 PMIf you live between Jurien Bay and Bremer Bay you...

Yes, sealed but extremely rough