THIS PLACE GAVE US GOOSEBUMPS | WORLDS OLDEST STRUCTURE? | HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE BACK O BOURKE - Ep32

On this weeks episode we leave the Grawin Opals Fields behind and head towards Brewarrina in Northwest New South Wales where we set up at a free camp on the banks of the Barwon River for a few days. We use this as our base to explore the ancient area, steeped in modern and First Nations history.
Brewarrina is home to some fairly awesome fishing in the Barwon Darling River system but most importantly it’s home to potentially the oldest man made structure on earth, the Brewarrina Fish Traps or Baiame’s Ngunnhu as they are traditionally named. Archeologists can’t agree on their exact age but they are thought to be somewhere between 3 - 40000 years old.
During our travels we have spent many nights alone in free camps in some beautiful and remote locations but this camp on the outskirts of Brewarrina gave us goosebumps, as Steve said we “FELT A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE”. Even though we felt safe enough there was just something that had us on edge.
Next we head to Bourke to another free camp called Mays Bend……well almost? We decided to stop in at the Information Centre to get some info on the local attractions when we were told that the free camp was currently closed due to recent rain and localised flooding in the area, so we end up at a fantastic caravan park called Kidmans Camp on the north side of town.
Our original plan was to come to Burke just to say that we’ve been to the back of Bourke but upon arrival we discovered so much more and so much history in this little town in the far north west of New South Wales, from famous Australian Poets, local legends and Australian Icons to a once thriving wool industry, this town has it all. In the words of Henry Lawson “ If you know Bourke, you know Australia”.
So grab yourself a cold drink, sit back and relax for the next 20 minutes or so, and join Allison and I as we continue our adventures around Australia.
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Filmed: Jan 2024