

Termite Mounds - A 'Solar Lung'
Termite Mounds - A 'Solar Lung' We found this massive termite mound on the Plenty Highway between our free camps at Arthur River N.T. and...


In Search of ‘Our Waddi Tree’ – ‘The Pubs’
It’s thirsty business in the outback. From the cattle barons to the cleaners to the travellers, they all love their little oasis they...


Road Test – Powertech 2kVA Generator
"Sometimes you just can't find a power point!" Anticipating some cold nights and hot days on our expedition in search of ‘Our Waddi’, I...


In Search of 'Our Waddi' - Now and Then
One of the great parts of this adventure was the nostalgia, reliving the history and seeing what has and what has not changed over 80...


In search of our 'Waddi Tree'
In search for ‘Our Waddi Tree’ In 1972 my father Murray Upton lead a CSIRO Entomological Expedition to the Simpson Desert through South...


Our 'Waddi Tree'
The ‘Waddi Tree’ The Wadi, Waddi, Waddy-Wood, Birdsville Wattle, Aratara (to the Arunda People) Kurriyapiri or Red Ochre Flower (to the...