SUNDAY 24.07.2016: We headed for Dirranbandi, a town located in the Shire of Balonne. It is notable for the population variations each year as seasonal workers come to work on the extensive cotton fields. Due to the low annual rainfall, irrigation is used extensively. Cubbie Station, the largest cotton producing property in the southern hemisphere, is close to Dirranbandi. In 1885 one hundred housing allotments were first set aside, followed by land for a police station, a state school, and post office. As always, there is something to entertain when on the road and today was no exception - cattle being transported down the highway, love it!
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| CAROLE & THE DIRRANBANDI DANDY |
THE DIRRANBANDI DANDY
.......Yes, I was the Dirranbandi Dandy
Now in my moleskin trousers and my Williams boots
Aboard an outlaw as we leave the chutes
In my goose neck spurs I rake their fiery hide
And the girls all shouting around the ringside...........
From "The Cunnamulla Fella" - Words by Stan Coster (1950's)
Created by Duncan Banks at Mobile Ironwork School, Quilpie, July 2012.
Frequented the local establishment and then settled in for the evening at the Dirranbandi free camp.
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