We leave Peterborough behind and head northeast toward Broken Hill , we found another free camp and pulled up stumps for the day - between the railway & highway - not a lot of other choices . This is Winnininnie Rest Area .
After a good night - only 4 trains from the time we arrived - we were only 30m away from them - fortunately only one during the night !
First stop ( first village ) for today is Mannahill . Most of these towns are here due to the railway , providing jobs for many people over the years . They have also seen a decline in population due to the steam trains being phased out and diesel locomotives doing all the work . This is Mannahill railway Station .
All these stations have the old loading cranes still on site and the water tanks up on stands as well .
Mannahill Hotel is the main building other than the railway station opposite .
The weather is chasing us up the road today - hopefully we can stay ahead of it !! This is the main road through Mannahill looking back south .
A bit further up the road is Olary , here's the hotel - there's always a hotel !
The old bakery .
Complete with railway siding & tank.
We went for a walk around town - or what's left of town - views go forever to the south east .
Storm clouds overtook us and made for an interesting sky over the old buildings .
Abminga Homestead
More old buildings falling down .
They leave the chimneys ??? not sure how the closer one is still standing ?
Getting close to NSW now - Cockburn is another shrinking town perched on the SA & NSW Border . We still had some time to use before going to our campsite at Broken Hill on Wednesday - it was only Monday !! so we decided the weather wasn't going to be great so this will do for a couple of days . This is the main street of Cockburn - there are still 7 people living here . As each property vacates , if no one claims them , it reverts to the state , they hold it for 5 years , then they knock it down - the same happens in the other small towns along the way up here - less for the state to have to look after .
The hotel here is still open , and looks after the camping area as well , you pay at the hotel and they give you a key to the amenities - basic , but adequate !
The wind backed off enough to get some aerial shots of town & the surrounds - they have been getting a lot of rain out here as well , hence the green tinge . This is town
This is looking toward Broken Hill .
This is looking toward the Mundi Mundi Plains - yes very flat !
This is all of town bar 1 house .
This is looking at the border - the fence line that extends into the distance to the south is the border - NSW on the left , SA on the right .
Sunset was a fitting way to end our stay here at Cockburn .
Here's a map link : - https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=16Wm5JUjlC_D3f4F4021M9EVdIXwJAKSB&usp=sharing
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