Thursday, 2 August 2012

As we left Broken Hill John and I decided it is a bit of a gem with some great things to see. We have been there twice now for several days and have found new treasures each time.
My favourite this trip was the Migrant Museum at the Railway Museum. While John wandered around the trains and machinery I read walls full of the actual words from conversations with the very early migrants.
I loved little things like the Italian child who could not quite believe boxed Craft Cheddar Cheese and white bread that aussie kids thought was the real deal! As an elderly person he said, "Thank God we taught them about food and how to cook." I so agree.

This bit is a John blog:- when we pulled up for a coffee half way between BH and Mendindee John looked up to find some amazing electrical attachments grown into the gum tree we parked under. Could only happen to John!!

After a walk around we found the remains of a building that had been bulldozed further back. As it was on a creek bed perhaps at some point there was a pub here. It reminded us of the street sign hung on the tree in the main street of Tibooburra. Use what you have in the outback.

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