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Darling River Australia


Darling River high flow - Trilby StationThe Darling River, the iconic Australian river, meanders its way through NSW from its origins in Queensland's Darling Downs - via the Warrego and Culgoa Rivers - and from the northern NSW tributaries of Barwon, Gwydir, Namoi, Castlereagh and Bogan rivers. From north-eastern NSW, it flows down through the heart of outback NSW to the Victorian border at Wentworth where it meets the Murray River. Part of the Murray Darling Basin, which covers 1,061,469 square kilometres (14% of the total area of Australia), the Darling River is Australia's longest river flowing 2,739 km.

The river has always been an integral part of indigenous culture and was named the Darling after being 'discovered' by explorer Charles Sturt in 1829 who named it in honour of Sir Ralph Darling - the then Governor of New South Wales.

Outback NSW

Darling River

The persistent drought that gripped much of the Outback seems to be over, for now. To understand the boom/bust nature of this country is to understand Australia. 

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Over the years, many have written about the dynamic nature of this country, but Dorothea Mackellar is probably the most poignant:

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror –
The wide brown land for me!

darling river run outback australia

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the darling river at bourke outback nsw australia

The Darling River Run is one of Australia's great outback experiences. It has long been one of NSW's greatest drives covering some of the best places to see in Australia. The Darling River touches the spirit and replenishes the soul; a places for reflection, a place to inspire.

For many years, we have heard about the demise of the river, and that it would never rrecover. But that is just the very nature of it and to understand that is to understand the Outback. 

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darling river towns

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Darling River Towns: The iconic towns of the Darling will envelope you with the country hospitality that is synonymous with outback Australia; whether stopping for a meal or staying a few days to explore the surrounding area. Outback towns folk will always greet you with a warm smile and a friendly welcome. In stark contrast to the fast-paced and sometimes impersonal ways in the city, an Outback NSW experience exposes the visitor to a more relaxed lifestyle has retained the sense of community lost in the urban areas of Australia.

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Darling River National Parks

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Kinchega National Park

Some of the state’s best National Parks are located along the Darling River; these well managed parks are as diverse as the area itself. From the haunting ‘Walls of China’ at Mungo National Park (Lake Mungo), the evocative Kinchega NP, the spiritual landscape found at Mutawintji, to the remote outback expanses of Sturt National Park. These areas have provided the cultural sustainability that has enabled the continuous habituation for over 45,000 years. The careful management of these culturally rich sites enables all people to gain a greater understanding of the importance of the Australian Indigenous culture and experience first hand the connectivity of a culture to the land.

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Darling River Photography

Darling River high flow - Trilby StationDarling River, just its name conjures up the outback spirit, indigenous culture, pastoral history and its ethereal energy nurtures the soul.

Australia is a land of cyclic extremes and the plight of the Darling River has been etched in our memory though images of the river as little more than a dry creek. But nature always finds a way to balance itself out and with abundant rainfall in its upper tributaries over the last few years has seen the river and the land it supports spring back to life; and despite the cost to many that live in the surrounding areas of the flooding, there is the understanding that this is what the river is about and the outback character comes to the fore with the country resilience we so admire.

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