Category: Springsure Qld

More from Springsure and Emerald Qld

Hello from Springsure again, have decided to add some photos taken locally over the last few weeks. These little possums live in the park and are quite tame. Often on the roof of the van or in the annex.
They will come down out of tree for Chris to feed, take the offering, then scamper back up to eat , rather cute I think.
Makes me wonder if this next one has had too much to eat or is full of baby. love this photo of her.
Fathers Day 2020
Chris had a day off for Fathers Day , which was nice, in the afternoon we went down to the local for some live music and a great meal.
More friendly locals
Our neighbors last week had 2 cats, so this was their way of keeping them under control just as well as we enjoy the bird life around here.
First van I have seen with a cat door !
The car has just clocked up 30,000 km, so I drove to Rockhampton, 4 hours away to get it serviced. I stayed overnight in a motel, basic but handy to shopping center.
This is my favorite view on the drive back from Emerald, just out of Springsure.
The walk from the park into town is nice at the moment as all the trees are in full bloom,

getting a bit hot though as most days are around 30deg.

Last for tonight is this very busy Emu mum, strutting about behind the van with her family.
The chicks appear to be teens now with a mind of their own , think there is 7. I see them most days now. Hopefully add another post tomorrow night.

Having a look around Rainworth Fort

Rainworth Fort is only about 10 km from Springsure Qld, A settlement from the 1860s, and well worth a day visit. Chris and I love looking around old towns and villages, and this place and its history is very interesting . The buildings are in reasonable condition, they have been restored and are now under a heritage listing.

However its a shame to see so much old machinery and carts lying around and deteriorating, especially the old carts.

It was a nice winters day for a wander around with the camera. So here are a few photos .

The bath house was interesting with its beaten lead bath, and tin shower overhead. Just what’s needed after mowing the lawn with the hand mower sitting on the front verandah.

Wouldn’t like to be in a hurry to go downstairs in the middle of the night! When the building was restored, they even included the ventilation holes that could of been used to fire rifles through, hence the name fort.

wrought iron beds and baby cots were the norm back then, although I have seen some timber from that era.

Kitchen and pantry appeared to be well equipped.

The parlor maid didn’t have anything to say, under strict rules no doubt !
Lots to see in the old school house, just a small timber building, with desks of all shapes and sizes .
I’m thinking that the phone on the wall has been a newer addition as was in too good a condition for this building or mid 1800s. maybe wrong ?
And of coarse the newest phone on site, was being used while Chris sat on a log and waited, and waited, while I wandered with the camera.
lots of old relics to look at, loved the scales.

Not sure about the gun. The tool sheds and stables had a good collection of old gear in them.

Well that’s it from me and my blogging for tonight, Chris is on night shift ,again…., so I will try to post some more from the area tomorrow night.

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Outback Drive

When Chris has a day off we usually go for a drive, on this Sunday it was to be a short drive towards Tambo. Of course not on the main road, we took the back roads through cattle station after cattle station.

Nice drive, but quite lost, even had to stop and ask the only car we came across, how far to the main road. The pair in the Ute couldn’t make up their mind if it was about 70 kl or more like 100 !! Great !! Big decision do we keep going or turn back and redo the last couple of hours. Time for me to go for a wander with the camera, it helps with the anxiety of Chris’s getting us lost adventures.

The cattle seemed contented, and before long, like 80 kms long, we passed the station buildings, then back onto the main road.

Nothing like a short drive to fill in a Sunday.

Springsure Qld

Springsure is in central Queensland inland from Rockhampton , a pretty little town with lots of pathways, for walking and an abundance of bird life.

The caravan park is not far from the town and serves as a truck stop as well, so always plenty of activity around. There are about half a dozen permants here and most nights the park is full, now that Queenslands border is open. Also about a dozen onsite cabins. The park itself is adequate for what we want, and I fill in my time looking after Chris who is doing long hours, and when he is asleep or working the birds keep me company.

They haven’t been told about social distancing, and will even sit on my chair or try looking right into the camera if i’m taking photos.

The main attraction for those passing through is a stop at a park with good views of the virgin rock in Minerva National Park

We usually go for a walk and have a camp fire on Chris’s days off. Apart from that I keep myself busy doing photos and I have also finished a queen size crochet blanket, that I started more than 10 years ago. Now i’m tackling a tapestry, that I started 18 years ago !!