Sunday, February 28, 2010

Bliss

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A quiet stream in the bush, a chance to ponder and relax.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Sign

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An old sign indicating distance to the next centre of population.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Rainbow Bee-Eater

Rainbow Bee-Eater

A Rainbow Bee-Eater takes flight in search of something to eat.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Rigby Falls

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A section of Rigby Falls with a great swimming hole. You can find the location on Google Maps here.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

New Building

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A wonderful timber building going up at the brickworks in Soldier's Hill. The laminated timber trusses are huge.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Stick Figure

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An interesting design for your front gate. This iconic pipe man can be found near the Buchanan Park Raceway.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Baby Road Train Stack

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A road train passes through Camooweal Street intersection while the copper stack stands behind.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Alley Stack

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The stack down the alley. This was from Miles Street if I recall correctly.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Railway Avenue

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A photo from around town. I saw this street sign and had to get a closer look at the small font on the bottom. Very nice.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Friday, February 5, 2010

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

New Sign

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A brand new sign on the entry to Mount Isa. The concrete was only just curing as I came back from a trip and saw the new sign. A reminder of some of the heritage of the area around here that is often overlooked.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

That's Not A Road Train...

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This is a road train. Fifty-three point five metres long. You need over half a kilometre of clear road to overtake these things.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Water Monitor

Merten's Water Monitor
This a Merten's Water Monitor. If you look closely you will notice it's outer skin is sloughing off. It was dragging it's front legs on the rock in an attempt to remove more of the dead skin.