Today dawned sunny, with a cloudless sky. Perfect for saying goodbye to Texas and heading to Goondiwindi via Yelarbon. Our hosts at the caravan park in Texas had been excellent. We had happy hour with them on our first night and then they cooked a bar-b-que last night.
We avoided the Bruxner Highway by heading north to Yelarbon. On the way we came across Cunningham Weir, on the Dumaresque River. The weir was at the point where the explorer, Allan Cunningham, crossed the river back in May, 1827. Allan Cunningham was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in Australia to collect plants. His discovery of the rich agricultural area of the Darling Downs and the gap leading to them, was of such importance in itself as to justify all his journeys. His botanic work has been honoured by the giving of his name to a number of Australian trees. We photographed the weir and its surrounds, and have included a video as well.
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| 011116 That's us in the bush alongside the river |
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011116 A good spot for morning tea
before exploring the weir |
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| 011116 The plaque at the Cunningham Weir |
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| 011116 Closeup of the plaque |
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| 011116 Cunningham Weir downstream of the causeway |
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| 011116 Cunningham Weir upstream of the causeway |
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| 011116 Plenty of water flow |
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| 011116 The Cunningham Weir up close |
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| 011116 Queensland NSW border looking into NSW |
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| 011116 Queensland NSW border looking into Queensland |
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011116 The causeway over the Dumaresque River
at Cunningham Weir |
Video of Cunningham Weir
We lunched at Yelarbon, another Queensland tidy town. It is a receiving centre for grain. It was a beehive of activity as evidenced by the number of wheat carrying road-trains buzzing around. We were lucky enough to see some harvesting close to the road.
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| 011116 Harvesting alongside the highway |
The Cunningham Highway joins Yelarbon to Goondiwindi. There were wheat farms on both sides of the highway and the Dumaresque River was never too far away.
The Cunningham Highway is the main highway to Brisbane for trucks coming from the south along the Newell Highway. In the time we were driving to Goondiwindi from Yelarbon we counted 20 cars and 25 articulated trucks, including road trains - busy, busy
We arrived in Goondiwindi in time to set up camp, have lunch and watch the Melbourne Cup.
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| 011116 Lunch - nothing like choice |
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