DUARINGA QLD

After staying two days at Dingo, we decided we would move on.

We thought the wind may have settled down a bit today, but of course…it was still blowing…so off we went to tackle it. 
Luckily for us we had a great wind break all along as it was quite thick bush. 😊

So a big day driving……all of 40km 🤣…we arrived at Duaringa. 
We have been here a few times before, but it’s one of our favourite camp spots. 
There’s a population of 262 people. 



The Dawson River is close by, and supplies Duaringa’s town water.

The Dawson and MacKenzie River both join up north-east of Duaringa to form the Fitzroy River, which eventually flows through the city of Rockhampton. 

A mural depicting the three rivers is painted on the back of the Duaringa Historical & Info Centre, facing the Capricorn Highway…..




Also at the Info centre is a free WiFi point for all the travellers that need to charge, or need free WiFi which is a great idea. 

I remember many years ago we were staying here, and Ed went missing….there he was using the Wifi to listen to a horse race.🤣🤣






There was also a small pioneer cemetery that we had a quick walk through. 



All around the small township are these metal information signs. I love finding them all, as sometimes you come across a building and wonder what that place used to be. So I was so happy to find these dotted around. We stand back and look at the building and guess what we think it used to be. 



Ed thought this was a shop…. I thought it may have been a boarding house…way back…..




Ed was right…..it was a shop….but I would have never thought of a picture theatre!











This one was just an empty lot 















These next photos are of the local Post Office. It’s up for sale if anyone is 
interested🤣
The owners want to retire and go travelling in their caravan…..wise move!😊




There was a “lost notice” pinned on the board out the front of the PO……



Hope they find him……shouldn’t be hard 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰…so funny🤣🤣



🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🤣🤣

And lastly……






Ed thought this knot in the tree looked like a monkey face?…..or some sort of animal…..
I was more interested in that “house” behind…..🤔🤔🙄 fire hazard happening there 😳


So that was our walking tour of Duaringa …..



Our camp spot, I think I took that photo standing on an angle 🤦‍♀️
Never mind….it’s a good spot away from all the other vans and we have a bit of green grass….


I’ve never seen a red Bougainvillea, and yes….there’s a house somewhere behind there. 😊

Stay safe 🦋🦋









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