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Reply #30 - Aug 11^th, 2026 at 10:09am

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Who can forget the Thora Port. Photo taken in 2012.

We had a couple of COG’s at Roses Park beside the Thora General Store that sold the port. They also had a keg of the stuff where you could get your own bottles filled however it is no longer available.

It was a bit of a rough drink but not the worst I have tried over the years. Grin

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Reply #31 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 10:30am

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Pulled into the rest area at Hickey Falls just south of Coonabarrabran for the night - 2014

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Reply #32 - Aug 13^th, 2026 at 10:29am

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What was, back then, a small rest area at Edgeroi south of Moree on the Newell Highway. All gone now. I recall we had fish and chips at the little shop, also now gone. We are the caravan and red Ute on the left - 2013.

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Reply #33 - Aug 14^th, 2026 at 9:03am

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Camping at Gum Bend Lake near Condobolin when we had the big Jayco Silverline - 2014.

This was our first visit here and the place is now one of our favourite places.

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Reply #34 - Aug 14^th, 2026 at 3:19pm

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Good camping spot cheers

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Reply #35 - Aug 14^th, 2026 at 4:22pm

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Everyone welcome to jump in on here.

Find a photo taken on the current day in the past.

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Reply #36 - Aug 15^th, 2026 at 6:25pm

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The late Pro Hart’s little collection of Rolls Royces at Broken Hill. He got into trouble with Rolls Royce as they were not to impressed with his painting one. Grin

We visited the gallery in 2017

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This was our first effort at free camping at Woolomin in the Peel Valley below Tamworth in 2013.

No facilities and we stayed there for just on two weeks.

Water in buckets from the creek for washing clothes by hand and a couple of trips to Tamworth to fill up drums for drinking water. A very primitive battery and solar system on the caravan that actually worked well.

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Reply #38 - Aug 16^th, 2026 at 10:10am

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These photos are pre-COCIA, around 2004.

I am using an old Sunbeam frying pan and a Bedourie Camp Oven on a glass top table on the patio of a unit I had at Ashgrove in Queensland.

This was the beginning of the creation of the Heatbead Charts and back when I realised you can cook anything in a camp oven.

The recipe was chocolate rum and raisin muffins.

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Reply #39 - Aug 17^th, 2026 at 9:57am

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Chaffey Dam in the Peel Vally south of Tamworth - 2015.

Not all that long after this the lifted the dam wall and the next time we went back this site not far from the waters edge was under water.

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