Silverton-old silver mining town near Broken Hill

We had a day out in Silverton. Hot and dusty but with a good cream tea and lots of old cars.

Mundi mundi lookout 41 degrees. Dave melting in the sun

One of the art beetles in Silverton

Rain in the desert

Mad Max was filmed in Silverton

Old cars in Silverton but don't drive well

Penrose Park in Silverton. Picnic trains from Broken Hill ran to here

Rain in the morning 41.5 in the arvo

Mundi Mundi lookout 4kms past Silverton. See the curvature of the earth

Recent crash near Silverton

Dave met a donkey at the pub

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Our mates Keith and Lorraine who we first met at Broome

After Silverton we visited Pro Harts gallery, the rock museum, picnic train attack place and one evening after a big storm we went to the sculpture park

Ice cream cart replica from the 1915 Picnic Train attack

One of Pro Harts rolls royces.

Broken Hill street 

Palace Hotel famous from Priscilla

Silver Tree

Sculpture park

Broken Hill

Thunder and lighting on the day of the 43 degree forecast (it reached 41.5)

Cafe in old cinema Peterborough

Same cafe

Broken Hill art in main gallery

Main street and post office

Town Hall?

1st world war memorial

Palace hotel in front of mine (Priscilla Queen of Desert fame)

Trades Hall

Jack our 87 year old tour guide with lumps of lead and silver ore

It started to rain as we bought Coles Express coffee

There are no drains so when it occasionally rains the streets fill

Flying doctor Broken Hill HQ

Xmas present of RFDS shirt ( not the plane)

Lake View campground as it gets hotter 35degs.

Dave and HG

Four sunny wonderful days in the Flinders Ranges. On top of Mt Ohsen Bagge we were chatting to a couple and Dave thinks this is HG from Roy and HG on the telly. It was indeed HG and Dave was able to ask how they once made programs in Norwich which Dave had seen there. Swimming in the Manchester Ship Canal at the Commonwealth games was also discussed.

HG, Kate and us on Mt Ohsen Bagge

Jan, Lennie and friends near Wilpena

A couple we met in Quorn reappeared at Rawnsley. We met them and their friends walking near Wilpena. Sunny but only about 28degs. Perfect for a climb up St Marys Peak.

This is the peak where we once chatted to Tom and Matthias for over one hour while they happily grilled.Amazing landscape all around. Mountain chains, desert and salt lakes

The Moving Toes on St Marys Peak. Serpent track in the distance

Wilpena Pound from St Marys Peak

Youngmi shows the bum tree

Rawnsley Bluff

Emu pose with Wilpena in the background

Car from Rawnsley Bluff through 80 times zoom

Emu and family strolling around on the mountain top. Where do they get water?

Keith and Lorraine who we first met in Broome were on the campground in Peterborough. They have been catching fising all around Oz. We also met them in Busselton.