Midnight Oil House — Attraction in Burra

The great house itself from the front cover of Diesel and Dust album of Midnight Oil from the 1980’s… their most well known album which contains the iconic Beds are Burning. Late afternoon and the end of summer are the best times to visit and get photos. Not like us, in the morning in Winter when the sun is behind the building and the winter wind sends a soulless feeling...

I'm glad the owners didn't level it for more cultivation. It is hard to get the same perspective as the album cover as you cannot get closer than the double barb wire fence. Good luck to those who catch it on the evening sun (I didn't). It is fun anyway to see the actual location of that iconic album. I'm listening to it now and shedding a...

Fantastic to see On a side road so easy parking for caravans/motorhomes - even a turn around on the lhs side road running parallel to fence. Worth a stop anytime but baybe best at sunset if trying to recreate...