Day 7
A beautiful sunrise to wake up to.
Tambo the home of the famous Tambo Teddies
Leaving Tambo
Approaching Blackall withe the town name spelt out.
We did at $2.14 litre
These people hide their price board behind a car for sale.
On 10th October 1892, at Alice Downs station outside Blackall, Jackie set the record for hand shearing 321 sheep in just seven hours and forty minutes. Later he went on to set the machine shearing record of 237 sheep , a record which stood until 1950.
My mother often spoke of Jackie Howe because of the record that was created on one of her families properties and because he was famous for inventing the sleeveless singlet.
The first water booting machine in town
Now heading for a place to stay for two nights.
13 km off the black top
They even have a Yacht Club sign.
After dinner playing Rummikube
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