South Australia | Murray Foote

Inneston, South Australia to Robinvale, New South Wales, 17 to 18 July 2024.

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This is a trip over two days, heading back from Inneston at the end of Yorke Peninsula to Robinvale in New South Wales. Also shown on the map is Lake Mungo and part of the journey out through Balranald, which is covered in following posts .

Emus at the side of the road near where we were staying at Inneston.

It’s the father emu that takes care of the chicks. There are two adult emus here and while we were watching there was a confrontation and one was driven away. I did take photographs but they are not sharp enough.

Kangaroo at side of road near Marion Bay.

Bute Silo Art.

Lake Bumbunga.

This is a salt lake that has a pink colour due to algae. We are in winter and the colour may be more intense in spring. No spring colour in summer though. That is because the lake is likely to be dry then.

The monster in the lake.

It may be closely related to the one in Loch Ness but this is not certain. Taken from a lookout, as for the previous image, but with a long telephoto lens.

The lake and the monster, we are closer now.

The monster and the lake.

It’s winter and maybe a bit too cold because it doesn’t seem to move much.

Farrell Flat Silo Art.

It shows the steam engine RX55, used in the last passenger service here in 1986. The last freight service was in 1999.

The old Railway Station, Farrell Flat.

The line from Adelaide to Burra opened in 1870. The original wooden railway station was replaced by this one in 1898-99.

Midnight Oil House, near Burra.

Midnight Oil house.

Midnight Oil were around for a long time. This was on the cover of the album Diesel and Dust from 1897.

No, hold on a sec, that was 1987.

You really wouldn’t think they all lived in this remote house, just as we see it, and recorded their albums there.

Burra Mine.

Copper ore was discovered her in 1845 and by 1850 this was the largest metal mine in Australia, employing 1,000 men and boys.

Crusher chimney 1874.

Diffused rainbow, near the mine.

Farmhouse.

On the side of the road between Burra and Morgan. Particularity suited to someone who likes fresh air, and to lie in bed at night watching the stars.

Pylons into the distance. Probably other side of the road from the farmhouse.

Ducks and other birds.

This is now the next day and we are at Waikere. We had be intending to stay overnight at Morgan but when we got to the caravan park they had no booking and no available cabin.

Waikere Ferry.

Pelicans.

New Holland Honeyeater.

Waikere Silo Art.

Waikere Silo Art (from other side).

Waikere Silo Art.

The person sitting at the bench there seemed particularly taciturn.

Holder Bend, near Waikere.

Pelicans.

Murray River, near Waikere.

The Scar Tree, a river red gum.

We are now in New South Wales, at the Lake Hattah Campground in Hattah-Kulkjyne National Park..

I presume most people in Australia have seen such trees on multiple occasions but they are becoming rarer. They show where Aboriginal people removed bark, probably in the nineteenth century or earlier, for purposes including making canoes, containers, shields, or to build temporary shelters.

A very gnarled river red gum.

This is Little Lake Hattah, at this time without water.

So these are views of the area round Lake Hattah, in a remote part of New South Wales. Familiar enough to Australian eyes, maybe quite different to others. I was a little disappointed here though. I had hoped to find interesting bird life but the most we saw was some green parrots flying by in front of the car.