Hungerford to Bourke

Hungerford is on the Queensland/New South Wales border. There aren't many people, but there are a few bilbies (a nod to the conservation efforts in Currawinya National Park) and the Royal Mail Hotel, which was a staging post for Cobb & Co coaches.

There is also a gate in the wild dog fence, so it was really clear we were crossing into NSW.

The road was one where the vegetation changed regularly so I started taking photos out the front windscreen. There wasn't much traffic, and there were plenty of photo stops along the way.

Red Kangaroo

Black-breasted Buzzard (immature)

We stopped so Dad could take a photo of this old car and Dazz noticed some Pink Cockatoos in the trees. He disappeared for quite a long time, but it was definitely worth having to wait for him to come back.

Pink Cockatoo (Major Mitchell Cockatoo)

After all our stopping we eventually got to Fords Bridge late in the afternoon.

The next morning we were on bitumen as we came in to Bourke.

Bourke was our starting point for The Darling River Run. The Darling River was a significant transport route in the late 19th Century with paddle steamers and barges transporting wool and produce downstream and bringing supplies back upstream.

The North Bourke Bridge

The Old Bourke Wharf

The mural on the water tower celebrates Percy Hobson who was the first Indigenous athlete to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1962.