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| NAV HAD A PRACTICE DRIVE INTO HEBEL |
WEDNESDAY 19.6.2013: The plan was to drive back to Grawin so that Carole could spend the day fossicking. Alas, the fossicker woke somewhat stiff after yesterday's activities so we have for the moment cancelled any further field excursions! We f-i-n-a-l-l-y left Lightning Ridge and headed for St George. Gail Collins had mentioned a stop at the General Store and Woolpack Dining Room at Hebel (made it into QLD), for a "good home cooked meal". We had a beautiful lunch and a drink at the rustic pub opposite. Just happened to be a sort of caravan park at the back of the store so we stayed the night. We will conquer St George tomorrow! Minor detail - having paid for our accommodation we later discovered a Freedom Camp some 100 metres down the road by the river that was not mentioned in "The Bible" - oh well, town donation.
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| GENERAL STORE ESTABLISHED IN 1897 |
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| WOOLPACK DINING ROOM |
Tucked away on the NSW/QLD border between Lightning Ridge and Dirranbandi on the Castlereagh Hwy is Hebel, once known as Kelly's Point because it is believed that Ned Kelly's brother Dan and fellow Kelly gang member Steve Hart lived here under an alias. Just goes to show you never really know who your neighbours are!
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