The Aussie spirit is alive and well in the Outback! Even as a long drought rakes the land, Colin remains committed to Buckanbe Station and the nearby community of Tilpa.
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Colin and Lois invite you to "Break your Outback trip" with a visit to us at Old Buckanbe
for something different, where a break means a holiday.Where you can experience there" little piece of the outback"
Experience genuine bush hospitality and friendship and the tranquil peace of the Darling River.
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Things to Do:
Once you have settled in and either put up the tent or plugged in your Van to a powered site, relax beside the river and picture the days of the Paddle Steamers that plied their trade in a bygone era or go for a stroll along its banks.
Old Buckanbe was settled in the early 1850's by William Henry Suttor and his colleague Edward Harte Acres, being the earliest Holding taken up in the District.
Edward Harte Acres had the dubious claim to fame of introducing Rabbits to the District in 1878 as an alternative source of "fresh meat", a break from the 'salted rations' that were the daily fare.These were the days before refrigeration.
You can see points of historical interest where:
- Breaker Morant broke in horses at Old Buckanbe prior to going to South Africa and the Boer War.
- The bushranger Captain Starlight bailed up the homestead in return for a horse & provisions in 1860.
- The site of Major Thomas Mitchell’s Camp 10 on his second inland expedition down the Darling River to Laidley Ponds (current day Menindee) in June 1835.
- Visit our historic pioneer cemetery and “Lone Pine”.
Getting Here:
From Bourke:
· Travel south west taking the Bourke to Louth/Wilcannia River Road (Bourke to Louth is 99kms)
· Travel through the Village of Louth continuing onto Tilpa a further 93kms which brings you to a cross road leading onto the Tilpa bridge and the village of Tilpa (which is on the western side).
· Continue on through the cross road section a further 7kms turning right at the Old Buckanbe sign. You will see the Woolshed and Old Buckanbe Quarters & Van Complex in the distance.
From Broken Hill/Wilcannia:
· Travel from Broken Hill to Wilcannia on the Barrier Highway 196kms -Continue through Wilcannia on the Barrier Highway 6kms
· Turn left at the road sign to Tilpa
· 135kms turn left at the Old Buckanbe sign You will see the Woolshed and Old Buckanbe Quarters & Van Complex in the distance.
· Distance Broken Hill/Wilcannia to Old Buckanbe via Wilcannia 337kms (4 hrs approx.)
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