Monthly Archives: November 2012

If You Love Her You Will Understand

Posted on November 24, 2012 by dazzlerplus

I’m borrowing the title of a post by Mandy McKeesick on her blog “Rocky Springs Rambles”. Mandy and her husband Brian own a property at Coolatai, north-west of Moree in northern New South Wales. It’s easy enough to think that … Continue reading →

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Our Andy’s Gone With Cattle Now …

Posted on November 23, 2012 by dazzlerplus

… and he’s real pleased with his new three-trailer 62-wheeler road train with a 500-hp Mack up front. He’s got about 170 big brahmans on board. The cab is air-conditioned, and he’s got a whole stack of his favourite music … Continue reading →

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Google Earth & Lasseter’s Reef

Posted on November 19, 2012 by dazzlerplus

About a hundred years ago, Harold Lasseter claimed he and a friend had found a rich, gold-bearing reef in the Petermann Ranges west of Alice Springs near the Western Australian border in 1897. Over the following couple of decades, a … Continue reading →

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The Desert Demands Respect

Posted on November 7, 2012 by dazzlerplus

A 25-year-old worker on Ethabuka Reserve in south-west Queensland has died and another has been found close to death after their vehicle became bogged and they tried to walk for help. Ethabuka Reserve, a 210,000-hectare property owned by Bush Heritage … Continue reading →

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Uluru Golf Course?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by dazzlerplus

My wife Patricia and I first visited Uluru in 1971 on our honeymoon. We drove the 450 kms of rough unsealed road from Alice Springs, pitched out tent about 50 yards from the edge of Uluru, and woke in the … Continue reading →

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