NSW Outback

Corner Country
Bordering three states, this region offers visitors a vivid combination of
history, wildflowers, rugged landscapes and classic Outback station life.
EVENTS
March: St Patricks Races. One of the
Outback’s premier social events, with
an eight-race program and fashion to
the fore.
May: ARB Warn 4X4 Outback
Challenge. One of the toughest 4WD
challenges in the world, with highly
modified vehicles churning through
sand scrub over the nine-day event.
May: Agfair Broken Hill. A bi-annual
event scheduled to take place in
2008. Held at Broken Hill racecourse,
this event has all the colour, excitement
and thrills of a traditional
agricultural field day.
June: Silverado Shootout. Competitors
dress in western gear to test their
skills in an old-fashioned shootout.
October: Country Music Roundup.
Put on your best western shirt and
top boots and listen to leading
country music artists perform at
selected venues around town.
Tibooburra & Milparinka
Although Tibooburra has a population of
about 100, the town is the major service
centre for the region and has a range of
facilities far greater than its size might
suggest. Tibooburra is also the gateway to
Sturt National Park.
Charles Sturt passed through Tibooburra in
1845, searching for Australia’s inland sea –
and dragging a whaleboat in his supply train.
You’ll see a full-sized replica of Sturt’s boat in
Pioneer Park. Burke and Wills travelled
through the area in 1860 on their way from
Menindee to the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Today, Tibooburra has many stories to tell and
you’ll hear them at The Family Hotel. This pub
is quirky enough from the outside but step
inside, and you’re in for a surprise. The walls
have been decorated by some of the greats of
Australian art – Russell Drysdale, Eric Minchin
and Clifton Pugh, a one-time owner, whose
paintings leave nothing to the imagination.
Milparinka’s place in Australia’s history is also
connected to Sturt’s travels – he spent six
months camped nearby at Depot Glen.
Today, visitors are keen to explore the area.
Attractions in the award-winning Heritage
precinct include the 1880s Albert Hotel and
a historic walking track that starts at the
hotel and includes the cemetery.
Aboriginal heritage
For 25,000 years this region was home to
the Wangkumara and Maljangapa Aboriginal
people, whose middens, quarries, camp sites,
ceremonial sites and tool ‘workshops’ are
scattered throughout the area. Tibooburra’s
Keeping Place Museum has a collection that
includes tools and photographic material
related to the Aboriginal history of the region.
Cameron Corner
At Cameron Corner, 145 km north-west of
Tibooburra, you can stand at the intersection
of three states – NSW, South Australia and
Queensland. In this vast area of sand dunes
and granite outcrops is the famous ‘dingo
fence’, the world’s longest, running for
5,000 km along the SA and NSW border.
For more information, contact the Broken Hill
Visitor Centre, telephone: (08) 8088 9700, or
visit our website: www.visitbrokenhill.com.au,
or www.outbacknsw.com.au
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