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Ever wanted a great nights sleep without ANY ambient noise or light and not sure how to do it? Well, the answer is at White Cliffs.
With the exception to a few essential travellers' services, most of White Cliffs is underground and it is a truly remarkable experience; even for those who may baulk at the underground experience.
A very easy 98km drive from Wilcannia on sealed road.
White Cliffs is Australia's oldest Opal field (seam Opal) and developed from a chance finding of Opal in the 1880's by a group of 'Roo' shooters. Its population peaked in the late 1890's at around 5,000 and started to decline after WW1 and now boasts a population of around 200.
The early days were harsh; outback heat, water shortages and lack of building materials sent the population underground. Today, the underground town works very well for locals and traveller and scarcity of water that the early settlers experienced is solved nowadays with extensive use of rainwater tanks. This plus a classic Outback Pub means the traveller will not go thirsty.
The famous Australian cricketer Bill O'Reilly (1905-1992) who Don Bradman referred to as the greatest bowler he ever faced, is White Cliffs favourite son,; his father was a school teacher in White Cliffs.
For the traveller to experience:
Heritage Trail
Bill O'Reilly Oval
St Mary's Anglican Church
Solar Power Station
Sleeping underground
Post Office
Opal Pioneer Federation Park
Pioneer Children's Cemetery
Historic Dugouts
There is a great drive (unsealed) from Broken Hill to White Cliffs via Mutawintji National Park. The road is unsealed and a bit rough (relative) in sections but takes in some amazing back country.
Nearby to White Cliffs is Paroo-Darling National Park (Northern Section) and the amazing Perry Lake which is feed from the Paroo River. It does not always have water in it but when it does (as it has now) it as a site to behold as it is an oasis for birdlife. The sign off the Wilcannia-Wanaaring road is located on a bend in the road and is easily missed; the excellent NSW Parks and Wildlife Service office in White Cliffs will be able to provide you with exact distances for the turnoff and will provided all information for exploring this wonderful part of outback NSW.
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