Monthly Archives: March 2012

Canning Stock Route

Posted on March 31, 2012 by dazzlerplus

Constructed in the first decade of the 20th century, the Canning Stock Route runs for a distance of 1850 km from Hall’s Creek to Wiluna, in the top half of Western Australia. These days, it’s regarded as one of Australia’s … Continue reading →

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Total Eclipse of the Sun

Posted on March 23, 2012 by dazzlerplus

In December 2002, an intrepid group of Bobby Dazzler people travelled to Lyndhurst at the southern end of the Strzelecki Track in South Australia to view a total eclipse of the sun. Lyndhurst’s normal population of something less than 20 increased … Continue reading →

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Standing in front of the Pink Roadhouse

Posted on March 18, 2012 by dazzlerplus

The February issue of the Newsletter contained an article about Oodnadatta. One of the features of the town you can’t miss is the Pink Roadhouse. If you stand out in front of the Roadhouse and slowly turn around, you get … Continue reading →

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Remarkable footage

Posted on March 5, 2012 by dazzlerplus

My friend and Newsletter reader Anne has drawn my attention to this remarkable video of the current floods in the vicinity of Bourke in far north-west New South Wales: http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2204517753/Deluge-leaves-Bourke-in-full-bloom It’s only two and a half minutes long, and well … Continue reading →

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