Birdsville Track Archives - Peter MacDonald Photo

A Sense of Space

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On July 11, 2014
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The Birdsville Track gives a sense of never-ending space as it passes Dulkaninna Station homestead. The Photograph was taken while shooting an article on the Bell family for the “Best of Outback Stations” publication back in April. The Bell’s can trace their heritage back to the first European establishment of pastoral properties on the Birdsville […]

Maree

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On April 8, 2014
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I have been through Maree many times on my way to somewhere. It was the same a couple of weeks ago when I passed through Marree to do a feature for the upcoming R M Wiliams “Best of Outback Stations” magazine. Maree is the beginning ( or the end ) of the Oodnadatta and Birdsville […]

Working Cattle – The Birdsville Track

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On December 5, 2012
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Campdrafting, Clayton Station, Birdsville Track.

Action A Plenty

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On June 19, 2011
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Bronco Branding. The action is fast and furious once a young beast has been roped. This plan is to bring it to a thick steel frame, universal around cattle stations in Australia, at the same time putting a noose around one of its front and back legs. The plan doesn’t always work and that’s when […]

Ride’m Cowboy

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On June 16, 2011
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Non-stop action all day for 10 bucks. You just can’t beat that The Australian bronco branding championships held at Marree over the holiday weekend were an absolute hoot. You have no idea how strong these competitors have to be and the team work that’s needed to compete, until you see them in action. There’s plenty […]

The Cattle Drive

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On June 7, 2011
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Shane Oldfield, Clayton Station, Birdsville Track cutting out young heifers and steers for ear tagging and branding. There’s still time to break out the swag and head for Marree this Sunday where blokes like Shane will be in action all day at the bronco branding competitions.

Bronco Branding

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On May 31, 2011
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Bronco branding is the traditional method of branding cattle in the Outback and has been practiced on most of the large stations throughout Australia. Once the mob has been mustered a stockmen rides in and ropes a cleanskin calf from his horse. The catcher then hauls the calf to a bronco ramp where it is […]

Born to the Saddle

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On May 30, 2011
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Cattleman, Outback South Australia

Well known cattleman and horseman Gordon Litchfield of Wilpoorina Station, south of Marree in Outback South Australia working cattle on Clayton Station along the Birdsville Track.

Droving

Posted by Peter MacDonald
On May 22, 2011
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Pictures from a recent cattle drive on Clayton station, just over 50 kilometres north of Marree on the Birdsville Track. Clayton Station is in northern South Australia and is bouncing back from a decade of drought which saw the property destocked for a time. Destocking means hard times and no income for […]

Trouble Ahead

Posted by webmaster
On May 11, 2011
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Droving cattle on Clayton Station, the Birdsville Track in Outback South Australia. And not too far from where the Lake Eyre shots, posted yesterday, were taken.

The Drover

Posted by webmaster
On May 5, 2011
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It doesn’t happen often these days – droving cattle in the traditional way with horses. Motorbikes replaced horses on catlle and sheep stations around Australia because of costs and efficiency. Nevertheless on the Birdsville Track recently, at Clayton Station, the cattle drive was on once again, with some fine horsemen and women droving the herd.

Take an Historic Punt

Posted by webmaster
On June 24, 2010
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The famous and one time feared Birdsville Track finally cut after twenty long and dry years. The waters of the Cooper Creek on its long journey from Queensland to Lake Eyre now flow across it.. The old punt that was last in service two decades ago has been re-commissioned for the occasion.

Soggy Watering Holes

Posted by webmaster
On May 2, 2010
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The Birdsville Hotel, an icon of ‘the Bush” and a must-see for Outback travellers. When this image was taken there weren’t too many tourists in Birdsville, floodwaters having cut off all the roads into town. As a photograph it was a bit of a struggle too – overcast skies, no people and drab colours. It […]