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fiddlestix


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Hi all im travelling from Brisbane to Lightning Ridge via Tenterfield Inverall Moree and Lightning Ridge back via Ninidigully pub.

Just wanna get any one elses ideas and tips of what to do and see for this trip.

Heading out that way late March for 3 weeks.

 

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Did Lightning Ridge April last year.We came from Gulargambone to Lightning Ridge then from lightning Ridge to Diranbandi to Thallon onto Ninidigully pub , All good roads .

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Put a couple of days in at Burrum Junction

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NeilandRaine wrote:

Put a couple of days in at Burrum Junction

 As we are heading for Lightning Ridge in about three weeks and then on to Cairns I was certainly interested in this subject.

However while I can find Burrum Town, Burrum Heads, and the Burrum River but alas no Burrum Junction.



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Change the spelling to Burren Junction.
Cheers
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Hi Fiddlestix, was there last year great place,very lay-back. You'll nead a bit of time to do the place justice, do the "black hand mine" and all "the door tours self drive ". If staying in CP would recommend Opal Caravan Park. I believe there's good free camping out of town . We'll be back there in April, leaving central Victoria easter heading up NSW coast to Byron Bay. Turn left for a while the back home through Lightning Ridge.
Cheers have a great time. Owen.

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Roving-Dutchy wrote:

Change the spelling to Burren Junction.
Cheers
David

 Thanks ........ All good and sorted.



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Another vote for the Opal CP.
We had a couple of weeks there last May and liked it so much we went back in July for the annual Opal Fest, and stayed another 3 weeks.
As well as the tours mentioned above, you can do a day trip out to the fields at the Grawin and visit the Club in the Scrub, Sheepyard Inn and Glengarry Hilton - pub crawl with a difference! Can also noodle on the huge dump out there.

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My bad, spelling is not my strong point. Should of checked. At least now you know



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PA230323.JPGWe will be in L/ridge in late march in our 1933 ford and caravan for a few days,
Lawrie



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Cupie


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What a great set up ...

Is that an old Ford V8 Pilot.



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no ,pilots were UK made and after the war,this is New Zealand made in 1933,same as USA made but R/h drive
Lawrie

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Excellent free camp at Cumborah - on the way to the Pubs in the scrub. Very good sealed road out to there and then down to Walgett. Pubs road is not sealed but ok!

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Burren Junction is what you're looking for.

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We are heading to Lightning Ridge this Saturday for 7 days from Newcastle stopping overnight at Mendooran on the way.

Then after there we are heading to Cairns on unplanned stops or places to get there staying 8 days before making our way home

Have 6 weeks off to do it all and looking forward to it

On the road it's Vince & Colleen if ya see us say hello.


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