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Many a country town paints their walls with murals in an attempt to make their drab surroundings tourist worthy, so I treated the idea of the murals a Bowen with scepticism.  However when I saw them I was very pleasantly surprised.  There were lots of them and all lovely.

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  1. I especially like the one with the ladies in their 1920s outfits.

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    1. However been that dressed up in the field seems a little odd to me.

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    2. She looks like she has her tennis outfit on!

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  2. That's certainly an interesting take on the mural. Bowen seems to have a few tourist attractions these days.

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    1. It seemed like a very lovely town to me. A nice spot for a holiday.

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  3. Lots of interest here Joan ....good to see the towns-folk make an effort for the tourists.

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  4. That's an interesting type of mural. Bowen, haven't been there yet.

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    1. I'd I thought you'd been everywhere!

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    2. No way! Haven't been to Mt Isa, Winton, Birdsville, Airlie Beach or the Great Barrier reef in a glass bottom boat.

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    3. Well we get a few of those into this trip and just might do the rest next year because we loved our Qld tour so much this year.

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  5. These are fabulous. Looks like a very interesting trip.

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    1. It was an interesting trip .... can't wait for next year when we will venture to a warm place again, perhaps more of inland Queensland.

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  6. I've seen many a dodgy mural in country towns.
    (I'm sure there could be material for a blog there!).
    Reminds me of the poor Spanish woman who "restored" the painting of Jesus.
    Have you seen it?
    http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/the-worlds-worst-art-restoration-or-street-art-by-seniors-20120824-24qa0.html

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    1. Yeh, I heard on the radio or TV recently that it has become a tourist attraction.

      Not another blog!!

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