You could be forgiven for thinking the Delorean hit 88 mph and landed you back in the 50’s, especially given the authenticity of Bell’s Milk Bar. Bell’s Milk Bar is not themed, it just never changed being one of Broken Hill’s longest running business. We ordered soda spiders, milk shakes in aluminium cups and for […]
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The temperature climbed to 40 degreesC today and with 38 degrees predicted for tomorrow. For now the Gilman wetlands have plenty of surface water with hundreds of waterfowl taking respite from the heat. It will however be interesting to watch this place change over the coming summer months. For now this Gilman cluster of pelicans […]
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The heat’s back and our local beach was jumping this evening. Social distancing seems to work in the open spaces like on the grassy picnic areas or down on the sand. Those in the water even better. I’m not so sure about the beachside bars and restaurants though. With our town just emerging from a […]
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Looking out over the Mundi Mundi plains the allure of the Australian outback is palpable. The vista is breathtakingly expansive, the remoteness liberating. As that fiery orb sets over the Bimbowrie Conservation Park, bringing a relieving coolness to the day, I’m reminded why we call her a sunburned country. #Sunset #outback #vista #landscape #sun #mundimundi […]
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One of the most iconic images of automotive history, the Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy, a symbol of opulence and wealth, carries with it a hint of another a story. A story of forbidden love and of tragedy. Here she sits, no longer being driven, under a carport in outback Broken Hill. Her last steward, […]
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