SuggPix Australian Photography Blog

Silverton – Outback NSW – Almost a Ghost Town

07/09/2021 suggpixc 0

Silverton once had a population of just over 3000, (1885), however today less than 40 people live in what remains of this once prosperous town. It was the location for the Mad Max movies from […]

Burra – visit the 19th Century

05/03/2021 suggpixc 0

Burra is an old mining and agriculture town in the Mid North of South Australia. It has become a history and heritage icon, with most of the original commercial buildings and houses still occupied and […]

They Live Underground in a Desert Cave – Coober Pedy

26/12/2020 suggpixc 0

Coober Pedy is a small desert town about halfway between Adelaide and Alice Springs. The extreme summer temperatures have led to many residents living in caves. A standard three-bedroom cave home with lounge, kitchen, and […]

Cobar… Mining, Drought and Resilience

10/12/2020 suggpixc 0

Cobar is a mining town in the Mid-West of New South Wales. The local economy relies on gold and base metals mining. As a consequence, fortunes can fluctuate for the locals (approx. 4000). At its […]

Exciting Finds – Exploring Forgotten Back Roads

28/10/2020 suggpixc 0

There is always a sense of expectation when you turn down a country back road.

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St George, A Queensland River Town With An Interesting History.

29/08/2020 suggpixc 0

St George, a Queensland River Town is the capital of the Balonne Shire. Beardmore Dam, on the Balonne River, which runs through town, provides access to freshwater fishing for Yellowbelly and Murray Cod. The town […]

Surat, a Remote Settlement on the Carnarvon Highway.

24/08/2020 suggpixc 1

Surat is 80 Kms from Roma along the Carnarvon Highway, with St George 120 Kms further South. The town is in the center of the Waroo Shire, a picturesque area in the Western Darling Downs. […]

The Darling Downs – Queensland

24/07/2020 suggpixc 0

The more you search the Southern Downs, the more surprises you find. While the history of the full Darling Downs is a testament to the resilience, perseverance and vision of those early European settlers who […]

Cecil Plains on the Darling Downs

30/06/2020 suggpixc 0

Cecil Plains is a farming town on the Darling Downs, Queensland, with a population of about 410 people. European settlement began in 1842, when Henry Stuart Russell claimed land around the Condamine River to establish […]

Railways in Australia date from the 1831…the Great Northern Line

26/05/2020 suggpixc 0

You can follow most of the “Great Norther Rail Line” by driving the New England Highway from Toowoomba to Wallangarra and further into NSW.

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