The Cungelella Cattle Mystery

Salvador Rosa National Park Crystal clear springs add more than ten million litres of water a day to peaceful Louisa Creek and the Nogoa River as they meander beneath a backdrop of rocky sandstone crags and spires. Salvator Rosa National Park is at the western edge of the Central Queensland Sandstone Belt and roughly midway … Continue reading The Cungelella Cattle Mystery

Why They Called Him “Sundown”

This song of John Williamson brings back memories of the Mt Isa based pilots for the North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCo) during the peak of the BTEC Scheme in the 1970's. Mt Isa at Sundown In 1973 the Federal Labor Government had cut existing subsidies on far-western routes for mail services and air freight. The … Continue reading Why They Called Him “Sundown”