Fairly uneventful drive from Broken Hill to Wilcannia, left about 9am and got here before 12pm. Went to the council office to pay for a overnight camp at their caravan park on the Darling River, basic but has all you need.
In the late 1800s - early 1900s Wilcannia was a busy river port being located on the Darling River. Paddle steamers would travel between here and Morgan in SA, or even down to Goolwa in SA.
This is the bridge over the Darling that could be raised to allow the paddle steamers through.
The Darling is at times very low and can be very high, depending on the water coming down the Queensland catchment.
Substantial buildings from this time still survive, built from local sandstone.
The old gaol is now the police station.
We were lucky enough to be shown through the old court house by the Clerk of the Court, unfortunately no photos to show for it.
The court house is still in use, the gaol is n longer used for prisoners, they are held in Broken Hill and transported to Wilcannia for their court appearance.
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