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CAMPING
& outdoors
A blend of tropical garden and landscape construction.
WParonella Park a particular favourite
E’VE been electricity to run what You must stay over- travelling could be considered night and do an evening and explor- Queensland’s first tour of the ruins.
Outdoors
by PAUL ‘CHIEF’ GRAVESON
ing northwest Queens- theme park. Partake in the won-
land and having an ab- solute ball.
attraction and place of interest.
without a letter, she un- derstandably married someone else.
The rest of the region wouldn’t have electric- ity until 1966.
derful experience of viewing the tropical landscape and struc- tures caressed in a light show to the soundtrack supplied by a local clas- sical quartet.
A few days of around 38C had us searching for a cool retreat and a waterhole to wash off the dust.
A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of call- ing into Paronella Park at Mena Creek.
He returned eventu- ally to find his love had married, so he married her younger sister.
During World War II, American troops based in Queensland queued to use their rest and recrea- tion time in this beauti- ful tropical location.
I can honestly say our new On the Move Vortex Black Edition caravan has kicked butt throughout this trip, and with so much to see in this beautiful state of Queensland, free camping off-grid is a wonderful way to travel.
This was one of my favourite places to visit because it had it all – hardship, sadness and determination to make something out of noth- ing.
He brought her back to Queensland and be- gan to build his dream of a Spanish castle in the north Queensland rainforest.
Today the beautiful ruins, waterfall and gardens are owned by Mark and Judy Evans, and they provide the same enthusiasm once generated by Jose and his family.
To sum it up, it is a masterpiece and equal to any of the glorious natu- ral locations available throughout Queensland – I’ll let our pictures do the talking.
We have, however, oc- casionally used a few touristy caravan parks associated with a main www.bnb shing.com.au
The short version of the story tells of an immigrant from Spain who came to Australia to make his fortune.
What Jose Paronella achieved is unbeliev- able, especially his use of a natural creek and waterfall to create hy- droelectricity.
It is a unique place to visit and one of Queensland’s true gems – a must on any travel- ler’s bucket list.
I’m writing this while sitting on the banks of the Dawson River in Baralaba and enjoying this unbelievable coun- try, with a campfire lighting up the evening sky!
He left behind a sweetheart and told her he would return, but af- ter eleven years passed
It was 1933, and he had supplied enough
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