MUCKADILLA



THE B-I-G RIG AT ROMA

SUNDAY 23.06.2013: Began our day at Roma (population 6,763), the district was explored by the New South Wales Surveyor-General, Sir Thomas Mitchell, on his fourth expedition in 1846-47. Travelling from the south he established a depot on the Balonne River at St George. Paid a record amount at the Laundromat today - $6.00 per load! Certainly wiped out our coin supply. In the throws of planning our next stop and Carole came across the town of Muckadilla - we just had to stop there. Pulled into the Muckadilla Community Park (gold coin donation) - loved it, only one other van. Muckadilla is located some 550 kilometres west of Brisbane on the Warrego Highway. Muckadilla is known as a large grain producing area and the town services the surrounding district. The Queensland government put down a test bore in the late 1800's and believing the water had healing powers, visitors flocked to the area looking for cures, the locals now use the bore as their drinking water. It was advertised as being able to cure everything except a wooden leg! 

"OUTHOUSE" IN THE MIDDLE
OF EITHER A GOLF DRIVING OR
SHOOTING RANGE

MUCKADILLA BORE
BATH HOUSE 1900'S