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Signs of life in the Dead Centre

Derwent Claypan

As we plough south along the highway named for 19th century explorer and surveyor John McDougall Stuart, Ken issues a caution: "A lot of funny and funny peculiar things happen out here."

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5th September 2001

The Birdsville Track

The Birdsville Hotel is famous throughout the country

Established during the 1880s, the Birdsville Track was the main stock route between Marree in South Australia and Birdsville in Queensland. Nowadays, the track is passable to conventional vehicles for most of the year.

There are two routes leading into Birdsville, the Outside and Inside Tracks. The Outside Track is the one most commonly used - the Inside Track, which crosses the treacherous soils of Goyder Lagoon to join the main run just past Clifton Hills, is 4WD only at all times.

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4th March 2002

Outback in the family sedan

You don't always need a 4WDPlanning to head outback? Here's some great NSW destinations which are relatively easy to reach and explore. In most cases you don't need a four-wheel drive. more...
1st April 2003

Exploring the Eyre Peninsula by 4WD

Eyre Peninsula campingThe Eyre Peninsula is a harsh, almost desolate stretch of the Australian coast. The bone dry South Australian heat and straw-coloured paddocks seem eerily misplaced beside the deep, cool blue of the Southern Ocean.
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1st March 2004

The great unknown

Rainbow Valley south of Alice Springs

Looming out of the endless spinifex plains and red sand dunes, Chambers Pillar is visible from miles around. At sunrise and sunset, its orange, red and white layers of sandstone are bathed in a fiery glow. 

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1st May 2002

4WD recovery kit

4WD bogged in sandDespite what the four-wheel drive advertisements would have you believe there are times when the going gets tough even for the best off-road wagons. Here’s a guide to the right gear and techniques to get you out of trouble. more...

Remote Cobourg Peninsular

Remote Cobourg Peninsular is right at the top of the Northern Territory

Australia still has many places on its coastline which are so remote that most of us don’t even know where they are. Where, for example, is the Cobourg Peninsula? It’s right at the top of the Northern Territory.

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