Goondiwindi QLD

Today we spent the morning In Goondiwindi. We first stopped for water and dumped the toilet just as we came into town. 

Then we had a look at the Border Bridge that crosses the Macintyre River to NSW built in 1914. 

Just next to it is the Tree of Knowledge and memorial of the 8 mile levee bank built in 1958 that has saved the town from major flooding. 

There is also a statue dedicated to Gunsynd the famous Goondiwindi Grey racehorse that won 29 races in the later 1960’s and early 70’s. 

Water tank mural.

We popped in to visit the Customs House Museum for $5 each and spent an hour or so checking out all their exhibits and learning about the local history. 

They used this to mix the clay for making bricks.

The elephant tree…

Hospital carriage powered by a ford engine..

Uniforms donated by local soldier’s families.

The Chinamans Hat flower

Nice looking pub.

We then filled up the fridge at Coles and fuelled up at for $1.75pl and made our way out of town where we saw some interesting sculptures.

We decided not to stop at ‘two beer’…

That’s not rubbish on the side of the road but cotton….there were huge fields of the stuff.

We have way to the truck and waited for the dust to die down before continuing on.

Instead of following the highway west, we deviated in a southerly direction to Thallon, well known for its grain silos that have now been painted with a lovely mural titled The Watering Hole showcasing the area sunsets. 

Someone has also Ben very clever with numerous metal sculptures.

William the Giant Northern Hairy Nosed wombat represents one of the worlds most endangered mammals with only 250 remaining.  

We decided to camp on the banks of the Moonie River just out of town at Barney’s Beach.