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🌟Travelling Australia and beyond
🔥Catching up with like minded travellers
🏕️Enjoying 4WD'ing, and offgrid camping in our Retreat Fraser 226R caravan
📍Sharing our journey and experiences to help others

17/08/2025

Travel tip: when it feels like the wheels fall off, just call it an unscheduled stop on the adventure tour.

09/08/2025

Living history - Dunlop Station, near Louth NSW,

The bustling sheep property was home to the world’s first fully mechanised shearing shed in 1888 —with 184,000 sheep shorn under one roof at its 45-stand woolshed. Dunlop station once spanned a staggering ~1,000,000 acres—a vast pastoral empire.

Fast forward to now, and the property is a fraction of that size—about 880 ha— lovingly preserved by the Chandler family, who continue to transform it into a living museum of the life of Sir Samuel McCaughy and his immense pastoral empire.

The homestead, Store and Woolshed tour is a stroll through yesteryear—from the elegant sandstone homestead with high pressed-metal ceilings, timeless carpets, and open fireplaces, to the authentic store, and the atmospheric shearing shed where history still lingers.

We loved the stations unpowered campsites along the Darling River nestled among river gums and coolabahs. In the still of night you can feel the echoes of paddle steamers that once docked at the wharf, the clang of shears, and to stand where pastoral giants made history. It’s not just a tour. It’s a conversation with heritage, held over a cuppa and framed by fading remnants of Outback life.

📍 Visit Dunlop Station, Louth NSW

03/08/2025

🍺🌅 Tilpa Pub & Camp area

Rolling through the Darling River Run into Tilpa? Don’t miss the legendary Pub – a classic outback stop with cold beers, cheeky graffiti-covered walls, and good yarns with locals. Just a short stroll away, the Tilpa pub offers a peaceful spot by the Darling River to unwind under the stars.

🪵 Campfires
🚿 Hot showers
🌄 Big sky sunsets

Food was good and reasonable prices too.

19/07/2025

The Tenterfield area is known for Peter Allen and his tribute song wriiten about his grandfather George Woolnough who worked as a saddler in town for 50 years.

But its also the location where Sir Henry Parkes delivered his famous Tenterfield Oration. A speech calling for the colonies to unite under one federal government, a bold vision that would eventually lead to the Federation of Australia in 1901. 🗣️✨.

It was also the home of Lieutenant Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant and Major JF Thomas who defended Morant as portrayed by Jack Thompson in the 1980 film Breaker Morant.

But did you also know Banjo Paterson who spent a lot of time in the granit belt proposed to his beloved Alice at the breathtaking Boonoo Boonoo Falls in the wild of the New England ranges.

Nearby, Glenrock Station, Alice’s family property, was where the romance blossomed — a slice of Australian history nestled in rolling hills and timeless country charm. The Glenrock homestead gardens remain open for visitors to admire today. Truly linked in the regions rich history

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05/07/2025

It was with a sad heart that we said our final farewell to Deb’s dad ‘Clyde’ this week just before completing his 86th lap around the sun

As one of the original grey nomads he taught us a lot about life on the road. He always had a yarn or a word of advice as we planned our trips. But his strongest advice was to just get out there and don’t wait.

We would like to share a poem penned by his granddaughter, Kaila in tribute.

The Road Pop Left Behind

Pop didn’t go in silence,
Nor vanish from the day,
He left us in the rearview
With love to light the way.

His hands once turned the spanner,
Knew every engine’s song,
And mapped the roads of wonder
Where all our hearts belong.

He loved the open highway,
The caravan, the stars,
Each journey was a story
Told in dust and vintage cars.

We still can hear his laughter
When wheels begin to roll—
He didn’t just drive roads, you see,
He navigated soul.

He showed us how to wander,
But also how to stay—
To treasure home, and family,
And never lose our way.

Though now the seat beside us
Feels empty, still and wide,
Pop rides with every sunset
That warms the countryside.

So let us keep him close in smiles,
In stories that we share—
For love like his keeps traveling
On every breath of air.

25/06/2025

Great sites on the river at the renovated Wilcannia park. Power and water with new amenities. No office on site so you will need to book online through the council website. Short walk to town.

21/06/2025

🚓 Silverton - More than Mad Max and the Pub🕰️

We were amazed by the historic Silverton Police Station and Gaol run by local volunteers, it was built in 1889 and it is jam packed with artifacts and interesting stories of the past! Some of the crimes committed and sentences in the court journal made us chuckle. This sandstone outpost once kept law and order during Silverton’s wild mining boom days. ⚒️ From rowdy miners to bushrangers, its cells have seen it all. Today, it stands as a museum – a gritty glimpse into outback justice. 👮‍♂️🔐

📍 A must-visit when exploring Silverton’s rich past or heading out to Mundi Mundi!

16/06/2025

🎨✨ Step into the colourful, whimsical and inventive world of Pro Hart! ✨🎨
This stop was just one highlight of our time in Broken Hill NSW. Tucked away in suburbia, the Pro Hart Gallery is an explosion of colour, creativity, and pure Aussie spirit. 🇦🇺🖼️ From outback landscapes to surreal dreamscapes, every brushstroke tells a story — bold, cheeky, and unmistakably Pro Hart. 💥 And only$5 entry or $3 concession.

See his paint-splattered Rolls Royce, wander past his private studio, and get up close with some of Australia’s most iconic modern art. 🚗🎨👀, recall the carpet ads where Pro recreated his famous works using food, emphasising the any media and any tool styles that inspired a new generation of modern artists. https://davidhart.com.au/a-masterpiece-thats-captivated-harts-for-30-years

This isn’t just a gallery — it’s a canvas celebrating artistic imagination, and the larrikin genius who made the bush beautiful in ways the world had never seen. 🌾🔥👨‍🎨
📍 Don't miss it when you're in Broken Hill!
💡 Tip: Take a look at his Bio before going -> https://www.prohart.com.au/biography 😄

11/06/2025

🌄🐑 Mount Little Station Stay 🏕️✨
On our way back down the Outback Hwy we could not pass up another station stay, this time on the western side of the ranges. Waking up to rugged views, starlit skies, and the sounds of nature all around 🌌🦘. Mount Little Station in the Central Flinders is the perfect off-grid outback escape — campfires, history, and wide-open spaces to explore. The Owners have opened the property for some challenging 4x4 driving and some nice hiking tracks! 🔥🚙🌾 . We had campsite 12 and did not see a neighbour from our camp.

06/06/2025

Hope everyone is keeping warm this long weekend!

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Port Stephens, NSW
2295

Telephone

+61417406072

Website

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/4winds.ozwanderers

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