17/07/12
Today we travelled to Ilfracombe stopping at Blackall Memorial Park for morning tea. Their memorials to the fallen soldiers of all wars was very impressive. There was a statue of Lieutenant E T Towner VC MC "Towner, Call" he was a local grazier.

We arrived at the Ilfracombe caravan park settled in and went on a tour of the Langenbaker House.This little heritage house (110 years old) presents a rare insight into the hardships, the 'make do' approach to life and the simple pleasures experienced by the pioneers who opened up the Central West

18/07/12

We cruised along the river on a beautiful Paddlewheeler, watched the beautiful sunset and enjoyed a drover's dinner

and entertainment provided by Scottie ( Bare Foot), while sitting around the camp fire. 

. They also showed us their next entrant in the Melbourne cup "White Caviar"

19/07/12

Back into Longreach to see the QANTAS Founders Museum, we were given a talk on the workings of the 707 "the Spirit of Canberra", the first 707 in the Qantas fleet & the 747 "City of Bunbury"

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