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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. UnknownAugust 10, 2013 at 2:42 AM

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

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    1. Joan ElizabethAugust 11, 2013 at 6:54 PM

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

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    2. head in the sun August 16, 2013 at 6:51 PM

      She looks like she has her tennis outfit on!

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  2. WinamAugust 10, 2013 at 7:19 AM

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

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    1. Joan ElizabethAugust 11, 2013 at 6:53 PM

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

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  3. DianneAugust 10, 2013 at 7:21 AM

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

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  4. diane bAugust 10, 2013 at 7:40 PM

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

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    1. Joan ElizabethAugust 11, 2013 at 6:51 PM

      I'd I thought you'd been everywhere!

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    2. diane bAugust 13, 2013 at 8:50 PM

      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. Joan ElizabethAugust 14, 2013 at 8:21 PM

      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. Rae WalterAugust 14, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    These are fabulous. Looks like a very interesting trip.

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    1. Joan ElizabethAugust 16, 2013 at 9:59 PM

      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. head in the sun August 16, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    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. Joan ElizabethAugust 16, 2013 at 10:01 PM

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

      Not another blog!!

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