Corner Country neighbours

DISCOVER OUTBACK COMMUNITIES BEYOND THE

CORNER COUNTRY

Proclaimed a township in 1890, Innamincka is located 340 kilometres from Tibooburra, near the junction of the Strezlecki, Cordillo and Nappa Merrie tracks on the famous Cooper Creek

Central Darling Shire

Menindee

Menindee is a town steeped in legend and history for Indigenous and European culture.

The area was known to the Barkindji people as 'Minandichee' and it is believed this is how the name originated.

The explorer Major Thomas Mitchell followed the Bogan and Darling Rivers down to this area in 1835.A decade later, explorer Charles Sturt travelled up the Darling from Wentworth though Menindee enroute to the North West.

In 1852, Tom Pain and his family arrived in Menindee, opened up the Menindee Hotel in 1953. The town established itself as Darling River port when Captain Francis Cadell establishing a store next to the Hotel in 1856.

Australia's most famous explorers Burke and Wills passed through Menindee for their Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria expedition inOctober 14 1860.

www.visitoutbacknsw.com.au/towns/menindee.html

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White Cliffs

A visit to outback New South Wales, and the tracts of land past Milparinka, will be much enhanced by including White Cliffs on the itinerary. This unique township grew after opal was discovered in the 1880's

http://www.whitecliffsopalfield.com/

Silverton

www.silverton.org.au

Discover Silverton, a living, breathing part of Australia's history.
Even people who have never been there will recognise it, as Silverton has starred in countless films, television shows and commercials in all mediums. Nestled in the Far West outback of New South Wales, Silverton was built by miners in search of fortune.

. Wanaaring

On the banks on the Paroo River, 240 kilometres to the east of Tibooburra, and 195 kilometres north west of the Darling River township of Bourke, is the village of Wanaaring

Bourke

www.visitbourke.com.au

The Back of Bourke is more than a geographic location, it's part of the Australian language, part of the folklore. Bourke provoked author Henry Lawson to write after his visit in 1893, 'If you know Bourke, you know Australia.'

Be you a photographer, naturalist, historian, reader of bush literature, bird watcher, visitor from overseas or just an Aussie looking to discover your roots, pack up your swag and come 'Back o' Bourke'

Thargomindah

www.bulloo.org.au

The earliest settlement in the area was in 1864 and the town was gazetted in 1874. By 1891 it had a population of 338. The town's main activities at the time were to service the surrounding stations such as Bulloo Downs and Durham Downs. Later it became an important stopover for carriers taking wool from Queensland down to the steamers, which sailed down the Darling River from Bourke.

Northern Flinders Ranges

http://www.southaustralia.com/NorthernFlindersRanges.aspx

Everything about the northern Flinders Ranges is spectacular - the Aboriginal culture, the colours, the starry skies, the bounding kangaroos, and the rugged peaks at sunset.

It's big and bold, but it can also be intensely personal. Because at every turn there's a friendly local waiting to show you the way - to share their knowledge on the best 4WD tracks, the creation of the landscape, the rich fauna and the rare flora.

Wentworth

In 1829 exploration parties headed out west of Sydney towards the then unknown Murray and Darling rivers in an endeavour to discover an inland sea. Although no inland sea was found, Captain Charles Sturt, entered the headwaters of a wide river which he named the Darling. On his return to Sydney a Government conceived expedition then sent Sturt to trace the Murrumbidgee River. It was during this expedition that he entered a mighty river which he named the Murray. In 1830, while navigating the Murray, he came across a river junction which he was convinced was the Darling.

http://www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/tourism/

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Innamincka