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Secrets of the Flinders Ranges and Quorn
Secrets of the Flinders Ranges and Quorn
Purchase a memory of your visit to the Flinders Ranges. Go and visit the Flinders Outback Colours Art Gallery while in Quorn. Here you will find many great Outback artists represented. click here to go to web page for this gallery
| Accomodation in Quorn - Golden Chain Members. There is too much to see and do in a day in Quorn so why stay awhile - you will be glad you did. |
Looking for a great place to stay? Try the Old Mill Motel, right in the heart of Quorn. * Quality 3 star accommodation * Restaurant * Visitor Information * Facilities for small conferences New owners, John and Concepta have come from the Adelaide Hills and are looking forward to life in the Outback. The Dining room is now re-opened for house guests and you can look forward to some good 'country homestyle' cooking. You won't go hungry I can tell you if you eat there. The atmosphere of the dining room is old-world charm with timber and stone. It opens onto a split level lounge room complete with fire and lounge chairs. A great place for pre-dinner nibbles and drinks. This would be a great place for a small to medium wedding reception and parts of the complex lend themselves to "good photo opportunities". Accomodation, meals and even a Marriage Celebrant can be organized. So if you want a wedding that is Outback Australia style contact John and Concepta. By the way it could even be possible to arrange an 'Afgan wedding" with the Camel Saffari team, or perhaps a hot air ballon ceremony (Ann the marriage celebrant has already done one). The sky really is the limit here. www.goldenchainmotels.com.au/motel/flinders_ranges_motel/ I have personally met the new owners, they are very welcoming, and they really make you feel "at home". |
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Between Hawker and Quorn
with Outback Jack
with Outback Jack
Travelling from Hawler to Quorn you will find a couple of excellent places to visit. Youramulla Caves is one of these. Not only are the cave paintings of interest but also the amazing rock formations and the flora and fauna.
The trees and rocks have some amazing shapes here. Some rocks have wonderful nooks that Kangaroos take advantage of and use for shelter.
There is an interpretive sign that explains what the sybols found in the caves mean. This place was so amazing I could understand why the Aboriginals visited here. There were many places where I could imagine the children playing and there was a diverse range of bush foods here too, including native parsley and warrigal greens
The climb is quite easy and since there is so much to see I would recommend that you plan a picnic lunch here.
Kanyaka Ruins. Travelling a bit further down the road towards Quorn you will find these ruins. In it's prime this pastoral property was 240000 acres large and housed up to 70 workers and their families. The main homestead consisted of 16 rooms with 18 inch (46 cm) thick walls of stone and mortar construction. A little further down the Kanyaka track you will find the woolshed which is impressive by it's size. The records show that the first Pastoral Lease of Kanyaka was to Hugh Proby on July 1851. Below are some photo's of these ruins.
Speaking of picnic lunch you could grab something nice to eat from the coffee shop in Hawker. It is just across the road from the Playground and public rest-stop (toilets) There is plenty of room for parking of caravans here and the food is great.