Boss
Boss

Tibooburra, NSW

  • You're going to find it easy to park outside the Family pub.

    You're going to find it easy to park outside the Family pub.

  • Once inside, Big Al the shearer taught me more about wool classing in an hour than I'd learnt in a lifetime.

    Once inside, Big Al the shearer taught me more about wool classing in an hour than I'd learnt in a lifetime.

  • Public bar with a distinct difference.

    Public bar with a distinct difference.

  • A now-celebrated assembly of work by renowned Australian artist, Clifton Pugh, you're not going to believe the walls of this old pub.

    A now-celebrated assembly of work by renowned Australian artist, Clifton Pugh, you're not going to believe the walls of this old pub.

  • Phone the Tibooburra Hotel in advance if you need avgas.

    Phone the Tibooburra Hotel in advance if you need avgas.

  • They've even got tie-downs for your chariot. And a very decent cross strip.

    They've even got tie-downs for your chariot. And a very decent cross strip.

  • Wayward student in the school playground.

    Wayward student in the school playground.

  • We spent some time visiting Tibooburra's Outback School of the Air. Now sadly, it's closed, and based in Broken Hill.

    We spent some time visiting Tibooburra's Outback School of the Air. Now sadly, it's closed, and based in Broken Hill.

  • Yep, it's out there.

    Yep, it's out there.

  • Peak hour in Tib.

    Peak hour in Tib.

  • Covid warnings ... you're not going to get across that sacred Queensland border from here.

    Covid warnings ... you're not going to get across that sacred Queensland border from here.

  • The Sturt Desert Pea never seems to mind the heat!

    The Sturt Desert Pea never seems to mind the heat!

  • Lots of history to absorb in the various displays around town.

    Lots of history to absorb in the various displays around town.

  • Tib is a regular stopover for tourists on the outback trail.

    Tib is a regular stopover for tourists on the outback trail.

  • Here's where to come to for your big breaky and coffee fix.

    Here's where to come to for your big breaky and coffee fix.

  • It'd be rude not to take advantage of that breezy verandah at The Family.

    It'd be rude not to take advantage of that breezy verandah at The Family.

  • Publican Melissa Thomson at home at the taps.

    Publican Melissa Thomson at home at the taps.

  • The Family Hotel at Tibooburra ... +one of the two pubs in town ever-ready to quench those insatiable thirsts.

    The Family Hotel at Tibooburra ... +one of the two pubs in town ever-ready to quench those insatiable thirsts.