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Coober Pedy , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Located in a beautiful desert garden is Faye's famous Underground Home.
This original one room home housed the first mail truck driver more than 60 years ago. It was converted by Faye Nayler and two other women, using only picks and shovels, into a kitchen and bedroom. Later five other rooms were added including a win |
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Hawker , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| The Flinders Ranges National is one of South Australia's most popular destinations. This area is world-renowned for its geological history, Aboriginal rock art sites, impressive fossil remains and its ruins of early European settlement.
Aborigines have lived in the Flinders Ranges for tens of thousands of years. For t |
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Richmond , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Fossicking for marine fossils is one of the most popular activities for visitors to Richmond. Stop at the Kronosaurus Korner Visitor Information Centre and pick up a guide to Richmond's public fossicking sites located near town. Visitors are sure to find their own fossil in the Richmond area. The staff at Kronosauru |
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Hawker , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Situated at Hawker Motors is a museum, which Fred Teague built up over the years with relics from early settlers. There is a fine display of gemstones, minerals, fossils, photographs, antique bottles and memorabilia.
For 60 years or so, Fred had been an inveterate collector. It all began with some mineral specimens, w |
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Port Augusta , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Gladstone Square is located in the Port Augusta City Centre, on the corner of Jervois Street and Marryatt Street.
This picturesque square complete with rotunda, two gazebos, a barbecue area that provides a shady landscaped patch suitable for picnic lunches and a playground. All have been donated by the Lions Service C |
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Port Augusta , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Before the Great Western Bridge was built, ferry boats and barges were used to cross the Spencer Gulf. The only other way to get to the other side was by land, around the head of the Gulf, a distance of about 12 kilometres.
The Old Great Western Bridge opened in 1927 and was replaced by the existing bridge in 1972.
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Wilmington , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| A spectacular view of Spencers Gulf and the Port Augusta area can be seen from Hancocks Lookout, located at the top of the historic Horrocks Pass, seven kilometres off the road to Port Augusta (coming from Wilimington).
Large Sugar Gums and drooping Sheoaks give an indication of the former woodland vegetation.
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Port Augusta , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| A two hour Heritage Walk of Port Augusta and a Tourist Drive has been developed. Details of the walk and a map are included in the local Port Augusta Visitor Guide, available at information outlets. The Tourist Drive is also available as a separate publication.
The beginning of the tourist walk is located at the Wadla |
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Wilmington , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Just west of Wilmington on the road to Port Augusta lies Horrocks Pass.
The pass was named after the explorer John Horrocks who descended through the pass in 1840 on his ill-fated journey north.
A lookout at the historic Cairn at the top of the pass gives an excellent view of the pass. |
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Hawker , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Located in the heart of the Flinders Ranges National Park, Ikara - The Meeting Place is an award-winning public art space that shares an important story of the Adnyamathanha people.
This contemporary artwork represents the first attempt within the Flinders Ranges (and South Australia) to acknowledge and interpret the |
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Innamincka , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Innamincka Regional Reserve offers its visitors a taste of two worlds and great Australian history; a lush watery paradise set against a backdrop of the stark arid outback where they can walk in the footsteps of Australia's most famous explorers, Burke and Wills. When visitors tire of walking, gum shaded creeks beckon, |
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Marla Bore , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Iwantja Community is mainly Yankunytjatjara people living on the eastern side of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, eight kilometres from the Stuart Highway in the far north of South Australia, on a dusty rocky ridge called Indulkana.
Indulkana Arts Association started in the seventies. Initially used for secondary stu |
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Jamestown , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| The Jamestown Golf Club is 18 holes, par 70 course with scrapes. It has an Australian Course Rating of 67 and is 5,796 metres long. This challenging and well-designed golf course is set in the scenic Bundaleer Forest Reserve.
Open for competition during the winter months, ladies play on Wednesday and men on Saturday. |
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Jamestown , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Visit the Jamestown Railway Station National Trust Museum to see an interesting and varied collection of historical items which includes a former railway ambulance/accommodation carriage, medical equipment, farm machinery and household items.
The history of the Bundaleer Forest is a feature exhibit, along with displ |
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William Creek , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| If you’re looking for a real Outback adventure, Lake Eyre is the place. Huge and remote, the vast expanse of the shimmering white salt plain is matched in intensity only by the impossibly blue desert sky.
While the lake has only filled three times to capacity in the past 150 years, it receives a significant amount of |
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Pekina , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Taking your vehicle to Magnetic Hill is one of those things that you must do if you want to experience something that is just a little bit different from anything else. Park your car on the side of the hill and watch it role uphill.
Magnetic Hill was formerly known as Bruff's Hill, a name that originated from 35-year- |
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Melrose , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| The Melrose Courthouse Heritage Centre is an adventure into the past. Discover the history of this unique area by visiting the authentic exhibitions and audio visual presentations that tell the story of opening the north of South Australia, with the establishment in 1848 of the police and judicial presence at this site |
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Mambray Creek , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Mount Remarkable National Park, in the Southern Flinders Ranges, offers visitors a true wilderness experience within easy reach of Adelaide. Dramatic mountain scenery and the natural diversity of the park make it a great location for camping, bushwalking and a wide range of recreational activities.
The 16,000 hectare |
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Port Pirie , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| The Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie, is a fully equipped multi-purpose arts centre and can accommodate a diverse range of conferences, performing arts, film screenings, seminars and product launches. Within the Centre are the Keith Michell Theatre, The Ballroom, and meeting rooms (Barbara Welch Room and Council Ro |
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Coober Pedy , Flinders Ranges and Outback |
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| Buy opal where it is found - Coober Pedy is the opal capital of the world. This is an ideal place to buy a memento of Coober Pedy. Opal World has an extensive range of quality opal and opal jewellery.
The opal shop is located at the Desert Cave Hotel complex. Quality rough and cut opal are available, one hundred perc |
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Flinders Ranges and Outback
Tours & Attractions
Derek`s 4WD Tours Australia
Full and half day tours of the Central Flinders Ranges, including the popular Gorges tour. Pick can be arranged from your accommodation
Opal Air Outback scenic flights
Experience the South Australian Outback by air with breathtaking, spectacular landscapes like no other place on the planet.