http://www.flindersranges.com.au The definitive Flinders Ranges website Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:48:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/10/14/port-pirie-centenary-regatta/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/10/14/port-pirie-centenary-regatta/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:32:20 +0000 admin http://www.flindersranges.com.au/?p=1257 The Port Pirie Rowing Club will host their Centenary Rowing Regatta in Port Pirie this Saturday, 18th October 2008. This Regatta celebrates 100 years for the Port Pirie Rowing Club and is expected to attract up to 100 rowers from Port Pirie, Adelaide and the Riverland. Previous Port Pirie Regattas have been highly successful with visiting [...]]]> http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/10/14/port-pirie-centenary-regatta/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/09/16/bridge-to-nowhere/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/09/16/bridge-to-nowhere/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:22:31 +0000 John Mannion http://www.flindersranges.com.au/?p=1053 It appears that the Port Pirie ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ has some competition from Black Rock. ]]> http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/09/16/bridge-to-nowhere/feed/ 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/09/16/brill-barwell-bull/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/09/16/brill-barwell-bull/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:27:59 +0000 John Mannion http://www.flindersranges.com.au/?p=1032 Taken near Quorn December 2007 ]]> http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/09/16/brill-barwell-bull/feed/ 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/22/the-flying-scotsman/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/22/the-flying-scotsman/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:32:22 +0000 John Mannion http://www.flindersranges.com.au/?p=479 Bob Kennedy and the legendary UK locomotive Flying Scotsman at Peterborough in 1988 on its journey west from Broken Hill. The Flying Scotsman was in Australia in 1988-89 as part of the nation’s bicentennial celebrations. Whilst here, Flying Scotsman established a new record by steaming the 442 miles (711 km) from Parkes to Broken Hill. This [...]]]> http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/22/the-flying-scotsman/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/21/bob-kennedy-nsu-52/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/21/bob-kennedy-nsu-52/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:37:59 +0000 John Mannion http://www.flindersranges.com.au/?p=487 Peterborough-based engine driver Bob Kennedy at Orroroo with former 1950s Central Australian Railway (CAR) locomotive NSU-52 ‘light engine’ c1980s. Bob’s brother Bill, was also an engine driver, now retired. lives at Quorn (2008) ]]> http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/21/bob-kennedy-nsu-52/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/18/observer-country-news-1881012/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/18/observer-country-news-1881012/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:15:41 +0000 John Mannion http://www.flindersranges.com.au/?p=473 http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/18/observer-country-news-1881012/feed/ 2 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/15/orroroo-railway-station-crowd-1937/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/15/orroroo-railway-station-crowd-1937/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:39:44 +0000 John Mannion http://www.flindersranges.com.au/?p=483 A big day at Orroroo railway station – Back to Orroroo – October 1937 ]]> http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/15/orroroo-railway-station-crowd-1937/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/12/orroroo-farina-railway/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/12/orroroo-farina-railway/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:56:54 +0000 John Mannion http://www.flindersranges.com.au/history/railway-history/2008/08/21/405/ http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/08/12/orroroo-farina-railway/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/