Hungerford
Australia · Oceania
About Hungerford
Hungerford is a town in southwestern Queensland. It is very much on the trail of Henry Lawson, who wrote about the town. Only one pub remains, the Royal Mail, which also is a bit of a general store, as long as you are not too fussy about what produce you may wish to buy on a particular day.
Hungerford travel guide
Getting there
There is no commercial air service to Hungerford. There is an airstrip available for charter landings.
It is around 250 km of gravel road from Bourke, or 130 km of gravel road from Eulo, or 170 km of quality gravel road from Thargomindah. All roads are generally suitable for 2-wheel drive vehicles. Hungerford can be easily cut off from the north when the Paroo River floods. This happens when it rains further north, even if it is dry in Hungerford.
Getting around
If you made it to Hungerford you have some form of motorised transport. You can walk around town, but you will need the car to get out to the Paroo River, or the surrounding area.
See
The Paroo River. The Paroo River is just up the road. The Dingo Fence. The fence runs along the NSW border, just to the south of the main street. The dingos are supposedly on the Hungerford (Queensland side) of the fence, and the sheep on the southern (NSW) side, or so the theory goes. The stars. The stars shine brighter at night in Hungerford than anywhere else
Do
Tennis. Why does Hungerford have a really nice tennis court? Who knows. Walk to NSW. It's about 50 m south from the hotel. Open the gate, and walk on through.
Go next
The Currawinya National Park is just up the road. Further afield to Bourke, Eulo or Thargomindah.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.