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First dawn on the road after a restful night in a
cabin on the banks of the Murrumbidgee river.
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Gum trees - Eucalyptus on the riverbank
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An old weatheboard house in Balranald NSW
I wonder who built it, who lived and loved there
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On to the scenic Hay Plains, some 200 miles of
nothing but miles and miles.
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*Looking to left and right is the same...arid
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This farmer probably sold his water rights
to save the farm. His land is barren, his dams
are dry.
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Across the road may very well have bought the
water rights to flood irrigate rice fields for some
multi-national company. Flood irrigation is the most
wasteful water use imaginable in arid zones with
high evaporation rates.
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To alleviate the boredom, a fluffy white duck flew by.
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After 3 days of driving, arrived in one of the hubs
of Sydney, New South Wales at last, the
dandelion fountain of King's Cross
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of Sydney, New South Wales at last, the
dandelion fountain of King's Cross
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and a beautiful bedroom in the house of our son's
mother in law's where we could lay our weary heads.
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