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the darling river - kinchega np- outback australia

Probably one of the best places to to sit and experience the Darling River; Kinchega NP provides some of the best access to the magnificent Darling River; and unlimited vistas for the landscape photographer. Kinchega National Park, Menindee, Outback NSW, Australia.

"There was Harrison, who made his pile when Pardon won the cup...." so penned Banjo Paterson in the immortal poem 'The Man from Snowy River'. The 'Cup' actually refers to the Presidents Cup at Menindee and not the Melbourne Cup as many people have assumed. Menindee is a town steeped in legend and history for Indigenous and European culture. The area was known to the Barkindji people as 'Minandichee' and it is believed this is how the name originated.

Located on the Darling River near Menindee, Kinchega National Park covers a large area incorporating several of the Menindee Lakes (originally named the Laidley Ponds) and some of the best vantage points for fishing and camping along the banks of the Darling River. 

With the magnificent Darling River forming its eastern border, Kinchega National Park was formerly part of the Kinchega-Kars pastoral lease which covered 800,000 hectares and extended all the way from Menindee to Broken Hill. 

The area of Kinchega incorporates half the lakes that make up Menindee Lakes; man-made lakes (originally pondage of the Darling River) feed by the seasonal flow of the Darling River. 

Some of the most iconic Darling River vistas can be viewed at Kinchega and the banks provide idyllic camping sites with abundant birdlife and wonderful fishing spots.
Kinchega shearing shed is in remarkable condition and is a great insight to a bygone era with many preserved examples of equipment and machinery.  As part of the handover ceremony in 1967, the last sheep was shorn and that took the total to 6 million over the life of the station.

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