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A Bit About Kaimkillenbun in Queensland

Saturday, January 12th, 2008 at 10:26 pm  
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Nowadays we take what is considered to be the back road when we go to Tara.  It’s more scenic than taking the highway through Ipswich and Toowoomba. Unfortunately, the roads are quite a lot rougher and in places there is only a dirt road and no tarseal. Still it means we get to drive through places such as Kaimkillenbun or ‘The Bun’ as it is known locally. Kaimkillenbun has the longest name for a town in Queensland. Accomodation and great meals are available at the local pub. The town is a regular finalist for the Tidy Town award and has also won…

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Just Travelling Around – Back in Tara, Queensland

Saturday, September 8th, 2007 at 12:40 am  
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I am currently in Tara, a small rural town in Queensland with a population of approximately 851. Most of the basics of living are available in the township and the larger town of Dalby is only 80kms away for the larger stores such as Woolworths, Target, Coles, KFC, McDonalds etc. We are actually about 13kms out of Tara, and forutunately our property has power and phone lines. So many properties out here don’t have either. Today it is raining and it is cold,  Usually it is pleasant during the day and cold at night. The sandy soil has turned to mush and…

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