Dietrich goes to Broken Hill - Again.

Earlier this month we spent a week in Broken Hill form the 8th to 15th April 2008. We had spent a week there two years earlier, and having enjoyed the City so much, decided to return (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2651146).

Thia is an epic journey which will take a bit of time to post, so pop in every now & then and have a look.

The Map.

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Day1.

Dietrich, the Green T4 attached to the trailer.

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Not far from home, but we're on the way and heading north.

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First stop was for "Brunch" at Burra, a pasty. Julia returning from the Bakery.

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A quick stop at Hallett. I couldn't resist the Kelpie minding the 2 sheep.

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We stopped at Terowie and I took this pic outside the old Imperial Hotel. We stayed there many times in the early 80s, as we were friendly with the owners. Alas, it is now closed.

The changes to Dietrich and the trailer are evident in this pic.

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Terowie main street.

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Terowie Railway Station.

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Some of the Terowie Railway info stands.

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Steam Train water tower at Oodla Wirra. Fruit Inspection Station is located here.

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On the road to Yunta.

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Going though Yunta. Not much here, but it does have a Hotel.

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This is Mannahill. Still has its impressive Railway Station.

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Only 155kms to go.

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Flashing red & blue lights coming fast....what's going on? It was a Mitsubishi Magna.

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Then another, on the wrong side of the road to make sure I pulled over.

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The w-i-d-e load is the cause...

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good photos looks like a good trip, ill be doing one similar in my uni break in a month.
cheers brenton

Thanks Brenton, it was a good trip. It's great country to drive though, plenty of nice scenery.

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20kms to Olary.

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This is the cost effective way to travel.

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Olary. Once again not much there, but the obliquitory Pub.

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All that's left of the Rail Yard.

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Onwards to Cockburn, on the SA/NSW border. Note the Indian/Pacific rail line on the right.

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Mmmm, an old water tower.

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Cockburn!

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Cockburn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn,_South_Australia

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http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8...ockburnbl3.jpg This looks like an old railway building.
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Cockburn Hotel is spelt Coburn.

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Yep, another one. The Railway once used to run though the middle of town.

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The Border.

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sounds like an epic but nice road trip thanks for posting the pics. you can actually post 10 pictures per post now just thought id tell you to save you a bit of time :P

On the road again, 49kms to go.

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The Pinnacles.

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Are we there yet? YES we are.

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Still on the main road going into the city, and a T4 Camper going the other way. I never saw this vehicle again.

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Originally Posted by Mischa

sounds like an epic but nice road trip thanks for posting the pics. you can actually post 10 pictures per post now just thought id tell you to save you a bit of time :P

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No, I didn't know that, thanks.

Maris

Enterance the our home for the next week.

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The tent is up, and a glass of bier is waiting! Does life get any better than this?

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Our "Motel" is parked and the bed is calling...

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Day 2, 9/4/2008.

Looking äcross the road". This is a pleasant Park, although the lasck of consist rain has an uneven site with much brown sand.

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Our site.

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Most mornings we headed off the the Info Centre on the other side of town, which also incorporated a Cafe. I spent a little time on the internet and Julia & I enjoyed a Cappucnino.

On the way though town.

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Today we decided to go on the road to Tibooburra. Prior to leaving Adelaide, I found an internet site (and I have been unable to find it again) with pics of a disused Railway line that went somewhere west of Tiboorburra. The line opened in about 1895 and was finally closed in about 1931 and was there to carry ore from new discoveries. Since we didn't use this road 2 years ago, we thought we'd do it.

The Map.

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On the way though, I "found" this T5 Ambulance. These are already becoming available in the Sydney auctions.

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On the Tibooburra Rd (Silver City Hwy).

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Where the Railway Line ran. I was surprised to find it still so prominent after all these years.

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The line continued on the LHS of the hill, and a dirt road veered off towards it. I thought I might try that road a little.

The sign at the start.

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The road.

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The line continued, we didn't.

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Dietrich was, by now, carrying a bit of road dust.

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We returned to the main road and continued north. The Broken Hill area received alot of rain at one time in January. Here the road shows the signs of the heavy downpour with the wash away.

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Luch was taken at Salthole Creek. While Julia prepared luch, I walked over to the bridge for pictures. When I returned I was greeted by an angry Kelpie!

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After our lunch we headed back to Broken Hill. We had driven 53kms out.

This was infront of a Gallery.

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As we came into the northern part of BH, we noticed a very unusual structure, so I took the next road around to find out what it was. Air Navigation Facility.

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Which was next to the old Drive-In.

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Time to go to the shopping centre for supplies. It now has sails provided in a part of the carpark for vehicle shade. This was the very carpark where Dietrich was mortally wounded 2 years ago.

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THE POLE! It is still bent, and still has green paint on it.

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The damage the pole caused.

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Sunset in the Park.

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Originally Posted by Green T4

On the way though, I "found" this T5 Ambulance. These are already becoming available in the Sydney auctions.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/
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Did you note who manufactured the bull bar?

This looks different to the Qld Bullbars products - the popular nudge bar (I have seen heaps of these fitted to T5s) and the hideous hybrid front bar supplement (only ever seen it in their flyer).

Cheers, MM

WOW...:D

This trip looks the business!!

The pictures you take are very good.

At last we see a picture of your van and its not sparkling.:rolleyes:

I want one of those T5ambulances...What sort of money do they fetch?

Could be worth getting one when i get out there to convert to a camper.

Rob

While in BH, Cory rang to say three Ex Ambos went between $21 and $24. These were mid roof, LWB 4-Motion.

The Ambulance interior was stripped (refitted to a new one) so they looked just like the Transporters at your Dealership.

Maris

Day 3, 10/4/2008. Today we will spend the sunset at the Mundi Mundi Plain lookout, so we plan only short trips.

Today's map.

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First to the Information Centre Cafe, for 15" internet and cappaccino, when an LT turned ahead.

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Visitor Centre & Miner's Memorial from the main street.

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Decided to drive east and look for a nice place to had lunch.

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White Cliffs looks an interesting place to go (next time).

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Saw the sign "Stephan's Creek Reservior". Sounds OK.

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After a pleasant lunch we returned to BHill, but decided to continue to BHill South. We saw an advert for an old style Milk Bar, so this was a good time to try it.

Close to BHill.

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Broken Hill South.

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Bells Milk Bar. I had a great Jaffa Milk Shake that just tasted like the real thing. They make their own flavours on the premises.
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http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel...bells-milk-bar

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After finishing off at Bells, we headed back to the Park taking a slightly different route. Not far from the park is a huge drain. They certainly do get alot in a short time.

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As we approached the park, I saw this KEA? Camper parked amoung the onsite accomodation.

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We were hanging around waiting for the designated time for us to go to the lookout, but I got bored very quickly. So we left a bit earlier, and I was thinking that it may get a bit busy up there. Surely I wouldn't be the only one with this idea.

On the road again.

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Looking towards the Silverton Hotel (south I think).

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Looking the opposite direction (north I think).

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From Silverton to the lookout.

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We are here! As the road go down to the plain below, this is also known as Mad Max Hwy. This triogly of movies put Mel Gibson on the map. Took many pics here.

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Let the fun begin. Holstein Bier with maching Holstein top.

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Excellent write-up, Maris ... and great pics as well. Looks as thought it was a great trek ... now you've got my wife interested in doing something similar from Brissie. :)

Dave

Yeh, do it Dave.

I love it. Sausages, scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, tea or coffee BEAUTIFUL!! And that's just breakfast!!

We get to meet some great people and see some great places.

Get into him Mrs Dave!

Maris

Day 4, 11/4/08.

Today we're off to Menindee. Although we had been there 2 years ago, we didn't go to the Burke & Wills site, from memory, 13kms dirt road.

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The view out of our tent in the morning.

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One of the mines, on the way out of Broken Hill to Menindee.

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On the road.

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Stopped at Stephans Creek for some pics. There was some kind of building there, but no idea what. Note the street light coming fom the tree. Yes, it was actually bolted to the tree and still had some wires hanging from it.

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On to "Lake Menindee". No lake anymore. There were many Seagulls at the bottom of the weir. They were distracted by our presence, and flow of water sometimes would slide them down the slope. HaHaHa, well, that was the most fun I had so far.

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I decided we'd have lunch at the Maidens Hotel. This is not the original, as it burnt down. However, it was a friendly pub, with a generous serve. So after a couple of Carlton Draught (no German Bier this far north) we had a look at the Darling River to see how the river level had fared after the floods in south Queensland. The level seemed to be higher.

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I was looking forward to seeing the Burke & Wills site, but I didn't notice the sign post on the way in. We must have been busy when we passed it.

On the way out of town we had a look at the Menindee Railway Station. I wondered how late the 4:15 was? A humerous tale of the Rail System in Menindee.

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Albemarle Hotel. Not the original, as it burnt down. Mmmmm, 2 pubs in town, both of the originals burnt to a crisp. I'm glad I wasn't the Insurance Company.

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The grave of Dost Mahomet, with Dietrich the Green T4 in the background.

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Next we had a look at Sunset Strip. A holiday "resort" that had the plud literally pulled out of it. From lake to desert, from water views to sand hills. While some of the dwellings were "shacks" (although top quality shacks) most were ordinary homes.

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We missed the sign post to the Burke & Wills historical site, as the sign post is now gone! However, we were treated with a flock (gaggle, herd, group??) of Emus.

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20 mins later more Emus appear.

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Approching Broken Hill.

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Straight to the shopping centre and saw this.

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On the way to the Park through town.

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As we arrived at the Park, a Caravelle appeared.

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The scene from our tent has changed a little. An LT is now in view.
(Geez, I'm having trouble with this stupid, useless imageshack).

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Day 5 - 12/4/2008.

We heard there is a tour available at the Day Dream Mine. So, while I'm not a great miner, we thought we'd see what it was all about. While the road was dirt, the scenery was very good.

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Note the reflection of the yellow fly swatter. Unfortunately it didn't come instructions.

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The first gate.

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