Back to the Darling Downs

THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE at Barcaldine acknowledges where the Labour Party, formerly The Australian Workers Party was formed after a shearers strike occurred here in 1891. The actual ghost gum tree by the railway station has now died and this monstrosity has been built around it.

HAPPY FARMERS  the outback has had some great rain and must say that it is the first time that we have seen green wheat. Even the road verges are green and some wild flowers are in bloom. This was north of Roma, we visited Roma last year so just having a night here and got to stock up at Woollies.