Camel Team, Birdsville 1930
In the 1860’s the first Afghan cameleers arrived in Maree. Their camel teams were the perfect solution to move goods through the central Australian deserts. Prior to the advent of…
Judge’s Box & finish of the race, Birdsville Jan 1927
Way back in the Spring of 1882, a group of 150 owners, managers and stockmen came together on the South Australian and Queensland border for the first – and unofficial…
The Toko Range Expedition
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this photo contains the image of Mick, an aboriginal man who has died. The notes to this image read: The Toko…
Mr Afford & others, Birdsville 1927
Mum describes the people in this photo as Mr Afford, Mother, Mr McKenzie, Miss Kitern, Mr McRae, Mr S O’Grady & self 1927. The internet helps us learn more about…
Start of the slow car race, Birdsville 1930
If you stand out the front of the Birdsville Hotel today, and look east down the main street, you’ll see the old general store building in the distance on the…
Group in front of Pandy Homestead 1928
My Mum listed the names of people in this image as: Mr A McRae, Mrs L Crabb, Mr L Crabb, Miss Field, myself (Dorothy Gaffney), Mrs L Reese, Miss W…
Bejah in front of his cottage – Marree 1928
Afghan cameleers in Australia, were camel drivers who worked in Outback Australia from the 1860s to the 1930s. They set up camel-breeding stations and rest-house outposts, known as caravanserai, throughout…
The old Ford well loaded with boxes
This image was taken nearly 100 years ago. Mum and her brother Jack were going somewhere in this photo. I wish there were more details about their journey.
“The Homestead” Pandy Station 1928
Pandie Pandie Station, most commonly known as Pandie Pandie, also often spelled as Pandi Pandi or Pandy Pandy, is a pastoral lease that operates as a certified organic cattle station…
Protecting the integrity of the Lake Eyre Basin rivers & floodplains
It is OBE Organic’s position that the Lake Eyre Basin’s rivers and floodplains are of significant environmental, social, cultural, and economic value and its pristine condition, along with the integrity…