Winton Archives - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Plesiosaur at the Stone House Museum, Boulia

Aussie ABC – F is for Fossils!

October 10, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Aussie ABC, Boulia, Dinosaur, Eromanga, Fossils, Hughenden, Isisford, Mt Isa, Muttaburra, Outback, Queensland, Richmond, Winton

The ancient landscape of OZ, eroded by time, long disappeared sea beds and a harsh climate has given rise to weirdly unique and bizarre creatures. Well … their remains, anyway! I knew this. But I DIDN’T know the present day Outback fossil fields near northwest Queensland’s Richmond, would engender a creature more fantastic than any of them. And I was[…]

View from Cawnpore Lookout, via Middleton, Queensland

OZ Top Spot #10 – Cawnpore Lookout, Middleton, Queensland

August 21, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Cawnpore Lookout, Lilleyvale Hills, Outback, Queensland, Winton

Watching people do things you just KNOW they’re going to regret is one of life’s guilty pleasures. Even more so when there’s a cruel laugh to be had at their expense – without their knowing! So the staggering 360° view from the top level of western Queensland’s Cawnpore Lookout didn’t completely distract us from the horrifying sight of a pair of Grey[…]

Only in OZ #15 – Musical Fence, Winton, Queensland

June 29, 2011 Red Nomad OZ Musical Fence, Outback, Queensland, Things to do, Travel, Winton

The Musical Fence, Winton, Queensland Here we are in sunny Winton. Well … it was sunny on our previous visit in June 2009 – and it was sunny the day we first arrived earlier in June 2011, but a couple of days down the track and unseasonal rain has forced us indoors and off the roads, which are blocked in several directions. Looks[…]

Only in OZ #3 – The World’s Largest Deckchair, Winton, Queensland

September 7, 2010 Red Nomad OZ Big Deck Chair, Big Things, Outback, Queensland, Things to do, Travel, Winton

World’s Biggest Deckchair, Winton Outdoor Cinema, Queensland You don’t visit outback Queensland expecting to see the world’s largest deckchair do you? Of course you don’t! BUT whether you expect it or not, Winton, smack bang in the middle of Queensland is home to this record breaking construction! Yes, it really IS the world’s largest deckchair – apparently authenticated in the Guiness[…]