Over the border into NSW and quick visit to Bourke on the Darling River, then to Brewarrina on the Barwon River. Visited a friend who teaches at Brewarrina as well. Hard to believe that paddle steamers came all the way up the river to here in the late 1880's - floods and drought years affected this method of transport and business, and some boats became stuck in the river bed for over a year until the rains came again.
Both Bourke and Brewarrina have old historic bridges ( no longer used) that are lift span bridges - they have a section in the middle that could be lifted to allow the paddle steamers to continue up/down the rivers.
The one in Bourke is beautifully painted, but I didn't get a photo of that one!