In the 1860s, Surveyor-General George Goyder rode across South Australia studying drought, soil, and rainfall.

When he returned, he drew a simple line across the map.

South of the line, farming would usually succeed.North of it, the country was better suited to grazing.

More than 150 years later, Goyder’s Line still marks the boundary between reliable farming country and the dry pastoral land beyond.

On This Road— Travel stories from Australia

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