Day 56 Broken Hill
rbnIn a recent conversation with a non-Australian it struck me that people don’t know what a Ute is. It is a small utility truck. Basically a car with the back end replaced by a tray. They are incredibly useful and much loved in Outback Australia.
There is a house …
more...We Moved
rbnLast Tuesday we emptied our little house into the back of a removal truck. After a quick tidy and a last tearful visit to family we set off on the trail to Broken Hill. Z&JB had to wait on some repairs to their car. They followed on at a …
more...Escape Routes
rbnIn my continuing effort to make moving to Broken Hill quantifiable here are some extremely rough travelling numbers.
From | To | Plane | Train | Bus | Car | Bicycle | Walk |
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Broken Hill | Adelaide (500km) | $200 2hrs |
no train | $20 7hrs |
5hrs | 1w | 1m |
Broken Hill | Coffs Harbour (1,400km) | $500 7hrs |
$60 23hrs |
$120 … |
SEIFA Wonks
rbnThis is interesting. The SEIFA map shows Broken Hill as an island of Socio-economic advantage in an ocean of disadvantage. I prefer to think of the glass half full so I am ignoring the quote at the top of that post. When it comes …
more...Going for Broke
rbnWe have both secured jobs in Broken Hill and have made the decision to make the move. We are jumping in with both feet, albeit with a lifeline back here in Coffs. We are renting our house out and buying one in Broken Hill. I hope to keep our mortgage …
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