Normanton, Australia Travel Blogs

Big Things #27

A travel blog entry by travelnshit

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Krys The Savannah King, the Big Crocodile in Normanton, Queensland is meant to be an actual sized model of a saltwater croc that was shot and killed near the area. Still, he's big enough for the obligatory Look At Me, I've Got My Head In A Crocodile's ...

Normanton

A travel blog entry by macphails

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We stayed in Normanton for one night. There wasn't much to do in Normanton, besides the Gulflander which we didn’t do. On the first night, we had dinner at some hotel/pub, which wasn’t too bad. We passed going to Purple Pub, which had all ...

Fishing

A travel blog entry by benandbethan

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... it was a snake at first so were quite relieved when it turned out to be just an eel!! We headed back to Normanton after our fishing attempts and camped for free along the river, another beautiful spot, fantastic sunset and more unsuccessful ...

Normanton

A travel blog entry by shane-paula

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The longest week of our lives stuck in Normanton!!

A travel blog entry by lynnandhev

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... no point it all of us being stuck in the middle of nowhere! So that week we got to know the small town of Normanton very well. Its got a high aboriginal population and the famous Purple Pub became our local with everyone asking us "how is your car?" ...

Birthday Blog - The Outback

A travel blog entry by bevj

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... in today…’ Really? What a surprise! The Internet: This conversation took place at a ‘town’ called Normanton, the furthest point we went into the outback. At camp reception: ‘Hi! Is it possible to get the Internet ...

Big Things #28

A travel blog entry by travelnshit

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The Big Barra, Normanton, Queensland. The one that got away after it beat you up and nicked your ...

Road Trip - Day 2

A travel blog entry by lucy_and_matt

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... , couldn't believe it. Naturally had to get out and get a picture of the sign. There was nothing there, where's the Blue Orchid?! Stayed the night just outside of Normanton in a rest area, saw the most amazing stars and even a shooting star ...

Normanton

A travel blog entry by alanandchris

... a good 2 hours at the Mt Isa historical museum before collecting of $30 worth of chicken. Next was a 500km drive to historic Normanton on the gulf of carpentaria. It was closed so we checked into the caravan park and had chicken for tea. What can be ...

Entdecker und Goldgraeber / adventurer and digger

A travel blog entry by petra_karlaut

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Von Mt Isa fuehrt unsere Route nach Cairns ueber Cloncurry, Burke & Wills Roadhouse, Normanton, Croydon, Gorgetown und Undara. Die Strassen hier im Nordosten sind teilweise nur einspurig befestigt. Da heissts runter aufs Bankett, wenn ein Road Train ...

Normanton

A travel blog entry by felixblog

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Normanton

A travel blog entry by maas

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... ein wenig hinausgeschoben und machten uns auf den Weg in den Ausgang. Im Purple-Pub gehoert auch zu den Sehenswuerdigkeiten von Normanton)gesellte sich ein Aborigine zu uns und ausser das er einen zuviel gekippt hatte und wir nicht ganz alles verstehen ...

So what do you think develpoment means?!

A travel blog entry by lynnandhev

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... our cars overnight in the heat... no thanks! So off we went and luckily we made it all the way to Normanton. Although we only just made it.... this road is called 'development highway' because it is exactly that... under development! 80% ...

Normanton

A travel blog entry by stubo

We had nothing to do in Normanton so we went to the pub and got drunk with the Rednecks yeah! 1st we met a sparkie with a beard almost to the floor who was really funny, telling me about the flood in the area, showing me the Swords of 2 Swordfish he ...

Desert Venture tour - Cairns to Darwin - Croydon

A travel blog entry by ger1

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... to the large red cedar tree. We then headed on to the Millstream Falls, which is the widest waterfall in Australia. We passed thought a place called Millaa Millaa, which is an aboriginal word for water water. If a word repeats it's ...

Savannah Way

A travel blog entry by lgnyla

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We had many a long day driving in the car, well, 4x4 land cruiser is more like it. However, today was a great day in the car, full of sights to see. We were driving along the Savannah Way, a dirt track, one lane in some spots, across Far North ...

Another couple of 'biggies'

A travel blog entry by rethus

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After leaving Lawn Hill National Park, we finally reached sealed road again and headed up to Normanton. Reaching Normanton in early afternoon, we stopped in at the Purple Pub for a beer and a chat with the locals. I was very excited to find out that the ...

Normanton & Karumba

A travel blog entry by jordigadea

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Normanton, ...

Waltzing Matilda - Mt Isa to Normanton

A travel blog entry by snikpohks

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... table – not a good place to spend the night. We decided to rest for an hour or two and then keep going to Normanton (another 110km) – hopefully it would cool off a bit, there were quite a few clouds promising shade or even maybe some ...

Quick overnighter

A travel blog entry by hortonsholiday

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... sake of being the first, they did however, get how hard it must have been. We stopped at a free camp site south of Normanton. Nothing much there but didn't cost anything either. Dinner and bed, then ready for more driving ...

Karumba, Normanton

A travel blog entry by janaroman

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... town's population is 1100 (60 per cent of whom are Indigenous Australians). The town is one terminus of the isolated Normanton - Croydon Railway, which was built during gold rush days in the 1890s. The Gulflander motor train operates once a ...

towards the water again

A travel blog entry by nachtweh

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After saying goodbye to our friend Marion at the caravan park we moved on more west towards Normanton where only a few small towns to be found on our travels. Croydon was the most interesting one of them all where they showed all their history about the ...

Very Hot!

A travel blog entry by lizandste

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... the 'Purple Pub’. Great campsite with camp kitchen, a huge 25m swimming pool and a thermal spa which is about 38 degrees. Normanton looks like predominantly an aboriginal town and it’s really small. At night it was a bit loud. Got woken up at ...

Auf dem Savannah Way Richtung Westen

A travel blog entry by tina_tobi_austr

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Richtung Westen sind wir den ersten Teil �ber den Savannah Way gefahren, eine Strecke die ein paar hundert km n�rdlich parallel zum Highway verl�uft. Die Strecke war durchg�ngig geteert, aber auf gro�en Strecken nur eine Spur - f�r beide ...

Leave Undara lava tubes, heading for Cobbold gorge

A travel blog entry by diannemurray

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... and the restored historic buildings. Get a lot of info from the kiosk in the old police residence, then head for Normanton, mostly beside the Gulflander railway line. The land is getting flatter, into true savannah. Cross some large rivers, ...

Anzac Day in Normanton

A travel blog entry by defrag

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There are a few things which sets an outback Anzac day apart from the city. Firstly, when you lie down under cavas in Normanton it is in 28 degree heat. Clammy, humiid sleeiping with no breeze keeps you awake. Throughout the night the local aboriginies ...

Normanton

A travel blog entry by kimstac

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... looked like a boaties paradise. We got some prawns for $12/kilo and some barra, all of which is in plentiful supply up here. Normanton had a great library and an interesting town walk & some good pubs. We spotted a croc at a nearby creek- the 6th one ...

De Savannah Way

A travel blog entry by whvanderpost

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... het wel een idee om even bij een huisarts langs te gaan. Misschien kon hij het ff uitspuiten. Ik besloot om in het volgende gat "Normanton" even een arts op te zoeken. Deze was vandaag in een ander gat aan het werk, dus we hebben maar een camping gepakt ...

KM 5695

A travel blog entry by canucksenroute

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... windows were down. Lisa and I realized that this would be our 3rd and final Canada Day here in Australia, that was a little sobering for both of us. Normanton is pretty rough. The main street is dominated by The Purple Pub and there is no shortage ...

Day 32

A travel blog entry by familytrip2010

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... !! Oh well we arrive safe & sound in sunny Normanton around 2ish unhook the van & head out to Karumba about 70km from Normanton. We arrive to a rundown daggy fishing town with only factories, hmm must be more than this so we find a road to Karumba ...

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Big Things #27

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The longest week of our lives stuck in Normanton!!

Birthday Blog - The Outback

Big Things #28

Road Trip - Day 2

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Entdecker und Goldgraeber / adventurer and digger

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So what do you think develpoment means?!

Normanton

Desert Venture tour - Cairns to Darwin - Croydon

Savannah Way

Another couple of 'biggies'

Normanton & Karumba

Waltzing Matilda - Mt Isa to Normanton

Quick overnighter

Karumba, Normanton

towards the water again

Very Hot!

Auf dem Savannah Way Richtung Westen

Leave Undara lava tubes, heading for Cobbold gorge

Anzac Day in Normanton

Normanton

De Savannah Way

KM 5695

Day 32