07BurkeDevRoad8.jpg=Normanton: not far from the Burns Philp building was this group of only three nervous Red Wing Parrots
DSC_0093.JPG=Normanton; one of the three large timber storerooms in the Burns Philp building houses.
DSC_0062.JPG=Normanton: a rider getting his debrief from the "Coach"
DSC_0070crop.jpg=Normanton: a transport truck advertising mangoes with a croc saying "Mmm, the Man or the Mango".
DSC_0057.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
DSC_0101crop.jpg=Normanton: not far from the Burns Philp building was this group of only three nervous Red Wing Parrots
DSC_0053.JPG=Normanton: The Shire Hall (c1890) for the Gulf of Carpentaria region.
DSC_0026.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
07BurkeDevRoad1 (2).jpg=Normanton: the Norman River.
DSC_0064.JPG=Normanton: "Krys" is almost exactly the same length as our motor home.
NormanRiverPano02.JPG=Normanton: the Norman River. (panorama)
DSC_0071.JPG=Normanton: main street general store and petrol station.
DSC_0001.JPG=Normanton: very red soil at the rodeo/showground.
DSC_0074.JPG=Normanton: Traditional artwork on the QCWA park amenities building.
10KarToNton3.jpg=Normanton: we put the boat in the Norman River to see if we could find any crocs, but no luck.
DSC_0050.JPG=Normanton: The Shire Hall (c1890) for the Gulf of Carpentaria region.
NtonPano02.JPG=Normanton; the Burns Philp building stands as a record of one of the very successful merchant businesses in early Australia. (panorama)
DSC_0084.JPG=Normanton: the ANZAC memorial in the main street.
DSC_0002.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise - this one is a very young child
DSC_0092.JPG=Normanton; the Burns Philp building houses the Tourist Information centre, museum and library in one of the three large timber storerooms. The other two are left in their original state with timber floors and shelving etc
DSC_0037a.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise. Mid-morning, the water truck came in to settle some of the dust.
DSC_0029.JPG=Normanton: the Norman River Town Wharf
10KarToNton4.jpg=Normanton: on the Norman River.
DSC_0014.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise - cattle transporter
DSC_0005.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise - steers waiting for their turn.
DSC_0023.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
DSC_0056.JPG=Normanton: plenty of lady riders at the Saturday morning rodeo practise.
NntonPano02.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise. Mid-morning, after the water truck had done his work. (panorama)
DSC_0006.JPG=Normanton: on Saturday, we spent the morning watching rodeo riders practise at the showground.
DSC_0075.JPG=Normanton: main street Westpac bank building
NntonPano01.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise - steers waiting for their turn. (panorama)
DSC_0040.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise. Horses waiting patiently while the riders took a break - not all the horses were tethered but happily waited without wandering off.
DSC_0063.JPG=Normanton: The Shire Hall (c1890) for the Gulf of Carpentaria region.
DSC_0048.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
DSC_0047.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
DSC_0105.JPG=Normanton: a group of waterholes just north of town with pretty Water Lilies and active bird life (mostly herons)
11Normanton3.jpg=Normanton:  the pool in the Tourist Park.
DSC_0107.JPG=Normanton: a group of waterholes just north of town with pretty Water Lilies and active bird life (mostly herons)
DSC_0060.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
Evening (5).JPG=Normanton: in the morning and evening the Galahs are very active and noisy
DSC_0068.JPG=Normanton: Imagine being grabbed by "Krys"
DSC_0029crop.jpg=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise. The ring was getting very dusty by mid-morning but luckily it was blowing away from us.
DSC_0055.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
11Normanton2.jpg=Normanton: the Purple Pub beer garden and bar.
NormanRiverPano01.JPG=Normanton: the Norman River bridge. (panorama)
DSC_0034.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise. Mid-morning, the water truck came in to settle some of the dust.
07BurkeDevRoad2.jpg=Normanton: "Krys" is a life sized replica of the 8.63 metre monster shot in the 1950's by crocodile hunter Krystina Pawlowski in the 1950's.
DSC_0003.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise spectators.
07BurkeDevRoad6.jpg=Normanton: Aboriginal craft exhibit in the Burns Philp building museum.
DSC_0117.JPG=Normanton: a group of waterholes just north of town with pretty Water Lilies and active bird life (mostly herons)
DSC_0016.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
DSC_0037.JPG=Normanton: on the Norman River.
DSC_0104.JPG=Normanton: a group of waterholes just north of town with pretty Water Lilies and active bird life (mostly herons)
NtonPano01.JPG=Normanton: "Gulflander" exhibit in the Burns Philp building museum.
07BurkeDevRoad7.jpg=Normanton: Aboriginal craft exhibit in the Burns Philp building museum.
DSC_0017crop.jpg=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
NtonPano04.JPG=Normanton: the historic Railway Station still operates a tourist service but also the mail run to Cordon every Wednesday/returns Thursday. It is still operated by Queensland Rail. (panorama)
DSC_0030.JPG=Normanton: the Norman River boat ramp
07BurkeDevRoad4.jpg=Normanton: Aboriginal art exhibit in the Burns Philp building museum.
DSC_0056a.JPG=Normanton: the Purple Pub in the main street.
DSC_0078.JPG=Normanton: main street Westpac bank building
11Normanton4.jpg=Normanton: New phone "booth" in the main street and an old one in the Tourist Park.
DSC_0049crop.jpg=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
DSC_0036.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise. Mid-morning, the water truck came in to settle some of the dust.
DSC_0107crop.jpg=Normanton: a group of waterholes just north of town with pretty Water Lilies and active bird life (mostly herons)
11Normanton.jpg=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.Into the "Cookhouse" for morning tea and an image of the sponsors message.
DSC_0089.JPG=Normanton: the working artesian bore is located in the Tourist Park and supplies hot water for showers and the spa.
DSC_0111.JPG=Normanton: the Norman River Town Wharf
07BurkeDevRoad3.jpg=Normanton: Traditional artwork on the QCWA park amenities building.
DSC_0066.JPG=Normanton: Imagine being grabbed by "Krys"
DSC_0033.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
KarToNtonPano03.JPG=Normanton: evening at the Tourst Park.
NtonPano03.JPG=Normanton: the historic Railway Station still operates a tourist service but also the mail run to Cordon every Wednesday/returns Thursday. It is still operated by Queensland Rail. (panorama)
10KarToNton2.jpg=Normanton: some eaarly iron machinery around the town.
NntonPano03.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise. Mid-morning, the water truck came in to settle some of the dust. (panorama)
11Normanton1.jpg=Normanton: old street lamps in the main street.
DSC_0081.JPG=Normanton: the Purple Pub beer garden
DSC_0004.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise - waiting for their turn.
DSC_0058crop.jpg=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
DSC_0088.JPG=Normanton: the working artesian bore is located in the Tourist Park and supplies hot water for showers and the spa.
DSC_0110.JPG=Normanton: parts of the old wharf still exist beneath the new structure. It was the main cargo access for the town in the late 1800s. A Burns Philp warehouse was located at the wharf until it washed away in the 1974 floods
DSC_0015.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
07BurkeDevRoad5.jpg=Normanton: Aboriginal art exhibit in the Burns Philp building museum.
DSC_0046.JPG=Normanton: Saturday morning rodeo practise.
