On the show this week we are still in White Cliffs and our visit takes us to the “Dug Out” home of Linsday and Cree. They open their house up twice a day for tours through a tour guide. We were lucky to sit and chat with them both in their amazing house and hear stories of them and the amazing things you see around the walls. This home does not look big from the outside but once in the main living, kitchen area you wander through halls into rooms that are decorated beautifully and the art work that has all been made by Cree ( who is an interior designer/artist).
Next on the show we visit the “Unique Egg” in St George. St George is a country town in SE Queensland on the Balonne River. We visited this shop and Stavros 5 years ago and thought we would pop in again. Stavros is the same telling stories of how he came to St George and raising his family here and then takes you through to where all his engraved Emu eggs. Proudly on display is a letter from the White House from Barack Obama where the White House received an egg as a gift. These eggs a carved from just a cut throat razor and compass, very basic tools for a wonderful result on the surface of an emu egg. On slip and you would need to start again. His daughter has started the art as well, though not producing as many eggs as her father.
We make a stop at the Nindigully Pub, now this had been on our list for a while but had never got there. We were a little worried as at the time of our visit the flood waters from up in Queensland were starting to flow down but we managed to get through. The river was way up but roads at the time were not closed. We decided to have a meal as the pub is generous with ample parking for vanners and big rigs, though there were a few mud puddles. There are also toilets and a shower.
Nindigully Pub ‘The Gully’ is Queensland’s oldest hotel located in its original condition and position on the banks of the Moonie River. The Nindigully Pub license was issued in 1864 after operating as shearer’s accommodation for the Nindigully Station. From the late 1800s the Nindigilly Pub was a Cobb and Co coach change over station. Home of the famous big ‘Road Train’ burgers Feeds a minimum of four hungry people but you need to book in advance. The popular Pig Races fundraising event is held every November. Check their Events page for more info.
We feasted on their amazing Aussie Steak burger that could feed 4 people complete with chips, was amazing and after driving certainly filled a hole. Phill stopped by the kitchen and had a chat with Jamie the chef who filled us in on a few things.
We were lucky we left the next day as the Moonie River was flooding fast and the road to St George was cut, so we had to make a bigger detour than expected but it is a place we will visit again and the amazing Steak sandwich. https://nindigullypub.com/
