Midnight Oil House
Midnight Oil House
4.5
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Essbeebee
Athelstone, Australia189 contributions
Oct 2021
This place is always worth a stop, not just because of its appearance on the famed Midnight Oil album cover, but because it's just magnificent. Have stopped many times and on the long weekend was lucky enough to experience it with my car club, adding that extra special touch to a special place with our classic Aussie Holdens. Always changes throughout the day and seasons. Now a car park has been constructed in front allowing much safer viewing. If you visit Burra or drive the Barrier Highway then you really have to do it.
Written 4 October 2021
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701David
Fitzroy, Australia1,027 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Only realised the house featured on the Midnight Oils album was near Burra a few days before we arrived. It's a classic to visit and emanate Peter Garrett's on stage antics....the best. !!
It's a shame you can't get a closer look BUT I totally understand the owners position.
If your a fan it's a must do.
It's a shame you can't get a closer look BUT I totally understand the owners position.
If your a fan it's a must do.
Written 18 October 2023
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Geoff C
Rooty Hill, Australia643 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Visited this site at sunrise, but the cloud gods did not play nice. A unique site esp if your an oils and Ken Duncan fan. The farmers cottage is roughly 100+ yrs old and is one of the most photographed sites in Aust.
Written 12 March 2024
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C...
Gippsland, Australia94,839 contributions
Apr 2019 • Friends
"Some people laugh, some never learn
This land must change or land must burn
Some people sleep, some people yearn
This land must change or land must burn"
--Warakurna lyrics
This iconic house is from the Midnight Oil album cover. You can only stop at the fence line because it's on private land...but that's where you need to be to see this house. Just on the outskirts of Burra... it sits and it's easy to find. The local information centre gave us directions to it, but you won't really need them if you are familiar with the album.
My uncle and I stopped to get photos and there were English tourists taking photos of the house as well...they had come looking for it because of the album cover as well.
You won't stop here long, but it's interesting... and a bit of an Australian icon thanks to Midnight Oil.
This land must change or land must burn
Some people sleep, some people yearn
This land must change or land must burn"
--Warakurna lyrics
This iconic house is from the Midnight Oil album cover. You can only stop at the fence line because it's on private land...but that's where you need to be to see this house. Just on the outskirts of Burra... it sits and it's easy to find. The local information centre gave us directions to it, but you won't really need them if you are familiar with the album.
My uncle and I stopped to get photos and there were English tourists taking photos of the house as well...they had come looking for it because of the album cover as well.
You won't stop here long, but it's interesting... and a bit of an Australian icon thanks to Midnight Oil.
Written 7 May 2019
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nilintentum_reliquit
Melbourne, Australia2,557 contributions
Jan 2021 • Solo
Set in the middle of a field this vacant tatty house oozes character and with the hills and blue sky makes a fantastic photo.
An easy 5kms north of town on the way to Hallett, you cannot miss it.
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An easy 5kms north of town on the way to Hallett, you cannot miss it.
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Written 3 January 2021
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Robert W
Edwardstown, Australia394 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
We got a map from the burra information centre which is full of place to see, 1 place was the midnight oil house, had to google it as I didn't think it was actually in south Australia, and behold it is. If your a fan of midnight oil and want to visit the iconic house on their cover visit it just out of burra. All year round its visible and offers breathtaking pictures with each season.
Written 17 October 2019
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apim
Canberra, Australia347 contributions
June 2021
Going from Burra to Port Augusta, this farm house defines picturesque and it's un missable. A lot of traffic stop for the photo opportunity
Written 26 July 2021
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wombatdavid
Hobart, Australia2,839 contributions
Apr 2021
I don’t care about which album covers this house was on but it is a great photo. I got one with a red sky and sheep behind as we were passing. And it was in a Qantas ad too.
Written 17 April 2021
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Outback Traveller
Albury, Australia693 contributions
Mar 2021
If your a big fan of the Oils , this could be on your bucket list , to me its an old house in a paddock , its fenced off, so you cant get to close to the house.
Written 18 March 2021
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holden1956
Adelaide, Australia467 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Midnight Oil Album used this old house for thier picture.
Not best day today. But hear Ken Duncan did a nice picture framed of this house.
Not best day today. But hear Ken Duncan did a nice picture framed of this house.
Written 1 December 2019
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I am visiting Burra and the Midnight Oil house in early March this year, to get nice light on the front of the home for a photograph is it best to go AM or PM.
regards Geoff C
Written 25 February 2024
AM and play the music LOUD. !!!
Written 25 February 2024
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