Nindigully to Bollon QLD

We had another look at Thallon this morning.

We didn’t travel far today, just 33km up to Nindigully pub. There were plenty of spots on the banks of Moonie River around the very popular pub that has been here since 1864. 

The pub made an appearance on the silver screen with the Hugh Jackman’s film ‘Paperback Hero’. 

We chose a spot on the river and whiled the afternoon away. 

As the sun was setting we strolled up to the pub for dinner. 

We didn’t order the famous Road Train Burger priced at $100, maybe if there had been 6 of us sharing we would have. 

Mark enjoyed his Parma and I had a brisket burger. 
After a quiet night we drove up to St.George coated in the Balonne River. On the way in we passed large cotton fields and plenty of bales. 

The information centre had brochures in the cotton industry here . Some interesting facts .. one 227kg bale will produce 2.2km of yarn that can make 220 pairs of jeans or 760 tshirts. The whole plant is useful-seeds for stock feed or crushed to make oil, the short fibres left in the seed can be used for pulp, paper, cotton balls and more. It is popular as cotton provides more ‘bang for your buck’ than other crops. Although Australian cotton accounts for 3% of the world market, its high yield results in it being the world’s 3rd largest exporter. 

They were also selling some local produce including wine. Which I was surprised about but obviously they are getting enough water from the extensive irrigation system that has been set up here.

We walked through town and had a pie for brunch. We stopped at Andrew Nixon Bridge and Jack Taylor Weir built in the 1950’s. There was also a cairn marking Major Mitchell’s stop here on his 1846 journey. 

We crossed the river and drove 114km west through scrubbing country to Bollon.

We found a nice spot on the creek to spend the afternoon. We strolled along the path into town for a bit of a look too.