Broken Hill, NSW

We had to go to central Australia, where the Feral goats are rounded up and sent to the Depots for distribution.

The ferral goat is an introduced species to Australia, and has been left to run wild in the desert, It is estimated there is over 30 million wild goats, and 20 million wild camels in central australia, that is destroying the fragil land.

so these animals are rounded up.

I am told, the way the roud the goats up, is by placing salt blocks near water holes. They place large netting like a fence around these waterholes, with a one way gate.

So the goats who love the salt then go to the waterholes for the water, and go through the one way gates.

It is Outback Australia, and it really is the RED CENTRE.

the colour of the soil, and rocks, are just an irredescent red ocre in colour so bright.

There had been a flood six weeks earlier, that has taken weeks to clear up.

it was the worst flood in 30 years, and that is why the desert has a greenish tinge, as now this is the best season for feed in over 30 years.

The deport is 110 kms in land from Broken Hill.

Broken Hill, not far from the South Australian Border is a mining town, they mine, Tin, Silver, and many other minerals.

A beautiful of authentic Australian Outback town, beautiful architecture unique to the ton of the original buildings built around 1881, with huge wide verandahs.