In Shepparton we called in at the Furphy Foundry and bought a jaffle iron.
Just across the border in NSW we found a bush camp along the river at Poverty Point just out of Mathoura.
We drove up the Kidman Way and eventually ended up at Darlington Point on the Murrumbidgee River.
After a couple of days we continued our journey to Hay and set up at the showgrounds.
The town is located on the flat Hay Plains in the heart of the Riverina and is an important service centre.
The Australian Shearer's Hall of Fame showcases the shearers and the industry, honouring their achievements.
Bishop's Lodge was the residence of the first Anglican bishop of the area and was built in 1888.
Further along the Sturt Highway we stopped at Yanga Homestead. It was built in the 1870's in the Murrumbidgee Valley and was one of the areas most productive pastoral station. We were astonished at the flood water levels marked inside the house, finding it hard to imagine the amount of water there would have been.
We spent the night at the dog friendly, Lake Benanee.
In the small town of Robinvale on the banks of the Murray River there is a memorial park dedicated to George Cuttle who was killed in France in WWI.
We parked up at the Apex park in Mildura and then went to have a look around. It is a major regional city and offers many activities.
Down near the Murray River we cam across the Psyche Bend Pumphouse built in 1891 to pump water from the Murray River to Kings Billabong and then onto the surrounding farms. We were lucky that it was open so we could have a look inside.
Down at the Red Cliffs area we spotted Big Lizzie who played an integral part in clearing up the land 100 years ago.
Located on the banks of the Murray River, William Chaffey, built the Rio Vista, a grand Queen Anne style home in 1889. It now houses a museum and Arts Centre.
Further down the Murray River it joins the Darling River in the historic town of Wentworth. Unfortunately the recent rains have flooded the park where these two mighty rivers converge but we still manage to spot clay colour of the Darling meeting up with the sandy brown coloured Murray River.
We watched an interesting video on the floods of 1956 at the Pioneer Museum which houses over 3000 items depicting the regions history from fossils, megafauna to folk memorabilia.
The impressive Gaol was built with 1 million bricks brought in from Malmsbury Vic and the slate roof from Wales in 1881.It was relatively small housing 10 male and 2 female cells.
A short distance out of town we spent the night at Fort Courage Camp on the shores of the river.
The next morning we continued along Old Renmark Road to Renmark with flooded plains and interesting tree decorations...
We were lucky to find a spot at the Riverbend Top Tourist Park as the town was hosting the 100 year Paddlesteamer Festival.
The town boasts an elegant art deco hotel, established in 1897.
The views from the cliffs at Paringa Lookout over the flooded river were breathtaking.
Close by was Lock 5 offering some information.
We began the morning with a bacon and egg breakfast in Berri.
We took the ferry across the river at Morgan.
Continuing on we eventually stopped at the campsite at Burra Gorge.
Beautiful trees
Colourful sunsets...
Obviously once upon a time payment was expected for a visit up the gorge.
After a couple of nights we headed into Burra and stayed at the showgrounds.
We bought the Heritage Passport for $25pp and spent the day exploring the 8 locked sites of this historical copper town.
The Monster Mine operated during 1845 - 1877 was once the largest in Australia producing 50,000 tonnes of copper.
The local church in Burra. An example of the lovely buildings to be found around town.
The Dugouts were built by miners on the 1840's due to shortages in affordable accommodation.
Miners cottages.
