Day 23-24 Thursday 22 - Friday 23 October 2026
The wind had picked up today but at least the sun was still shining. We stopped to have a look at the memorial in Wantabadgery of the policeman Captain Moonlite shit before his capture.
We drove 32km into Junee (visited in 2023). Due to its proximity to Wagga Wagga (30min drive) the businesses in town are suffering a decline. There are still the basic facilities available, along with some great looking pubs and a few other historical buildings including the railway station. We visited the Roundhouse last time we were here.
Before we left town we popped in at the Liquorice factory to stock up on some local produce … yum.
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We took a different route out of town heading 36km to Bethungra where we stopped to have a look at the heritage-listed Rail Spiral that was built in the 1940s and is one of Australia's most significant rail engineering feats of its time.
Its historical significance is due to the ambition and scale of the work undertaken, along with the aesthetic and technical values that were achieved. It is the only 360-degree rail spiral in Australia and was only the second of its time.
We stood on the viewing platform and just managed to watch as a train passed through the tunnel and then over the tunnel a few minutes later. There was also some the beautiful rail-inspired artwork etched into the side panels of the platform.
Just a few kilometres further along the track is the dam that had been constructed in the late 1800’s as a water source for Junee. As that endeavour proved unsuccessful it became a popular picnic, camping and fishing reserve.
We managed to get a levelish spot on the shore. Then did the 3km walk around the dam.
We decided to stay another day, but were surprised that the camp emptied out to just 2 of us remaining (did they know something we didn’t?) It wasn’t until later in the afternoon that a few of the weekend campers joined us but luckily all was peaceful.
We occupied ourselves with a couple of laps around the dam and campsite aswell as a few chats with the neighbours.
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