Not a lot of notice but we are having a get together with Glassies, 3/5/13 at Dickabram bridge, Miva.
Glassies only have the 3/4/&5 available, out time is unlimited so if any one wishes to drop in your most welcome.
Have not been to this site before but have it on good info thats its an ok site..
JC.
Edit for additional info.
A little more info now available.
Coordinates; 25 57 15.2S 152 29 40.4E North of Gympie, turn off the Bruce hwy at Gunalda, follow the Miva rd to the Mary river.
Also can be googled as Dickabram bridge, or the coordinates for the map, there's a you tube video of the old bridge, info from the GN site & more.
JC.
-- Edited by justcruisin01 on Sunday 21st of April 2013 10:34:13 PM
Beth54 said
10:39 PM Apr 21, 2013
I'll be at my sisters at Tin Can Bay for the Anzac Day 'long weekend', but I can't make any plans for the following week untill I hear from the Hospital.
I'd love to see you all again.
glassies said
12:32 AM Apr 26, 2013
would be great to catch up with you beth heres hoping hey good luck
Happywanderer said
02:47 AM Apr 26, 2013
I am trying to include it in my plans, heres hoping. Will try for 3rd, 4th and 5th. Its not far from here.
Beth54 said
03:20 AM Apr 26, 2013
Is anyone there already? I'm at my sisters at Tin Can Bay for a few days, so I thought I might do a day trip over there if anyone's there.
justcruisin01 said
04:17 AM Apr 26, 2013
Beth54 wrote:
Is anyone there already? I'm at my sisters at Tin Can Bay for a few days, so I thought I might do a day trip over there if anyone's there.
Beth, it will be the 3rd before Glassies & our selves can get there.
Beth54 said
05:24 AM Apr 26, 2013
Ok JC.
Beth54 said
12:08 AM Apr 28, 2013
We went for a drive out through this area today. Had lunch at Dickabram Bridge, beside a bunch of grey nomads, but none were OUR GN's.
That old bridge is amazing. And boy, is there a lot of flood rubble piled up around it. I took a couple of photos on my smartphone, so I'll see if I'm smart enough to upload them.
Beth54 said
12:31 AM Apr 28, 2013
Well, it seems the smartphone doesn't take as good a photo as my camera, but I forgot to bring the camera with me.
These people told us about a red claw farm nearby, where you can do a tour and have a wonderful meal. http://www.cheraxpark.com.au/
We had a picnic with us so didn't go there, but we've added it to our list of places to go back to. We decided Dickabram Bridge would be a lovely spot to camp for a couple of days.
Alas, I won't be back up this way next week when you'll be there JC and glassies and all.
There is a lot of history about this bridge, worth a reasonable amount of research.
Destroyed by a flood a couple of years after it was first built, and the story of the worker who dissapeared complete with his wheel barrow full of concrete.
The story goes that he was the last person to deliver a barrow load of concrete to one of the pylons just before lunch, or knockoff time, nobody ever saw him or his barrow again.
It is just possible he went down the steel pylon following his barrow.
May be there is more info re: this story, if there is please pass it on.
The Railway line that goes over the Bridge was intended to go from "Thebine Junction" to "Ipswich".
It got to "Nanango" and construction ceased there during The First World War.
There is a gap of only 17 miles??? between "Nanango and Yarraman"
Money dried up and the link was never completed.
A very interesting piece of our History worth following up.
Have Fun Haji-Baba
Beth54 said
09:33 PM Apr 28, 2013
There's a sign board there with the story on it Haji Baba. I just neglected to take a photo of it.
The last train to cross the bridge was only in 2008. It's very rickety looking. Everyone goes slow over it. Except one, according to the people camped there. To their horror, a 5th wheeler came roaring over the bridge and around the curve at the end and almost rolled it!
Some people shouldn't be driving big rigs...or even small rigs.
Haji-Baba said
10:28 PM Apr 28, 2013
Yes Beth, I can't remember where I saw the story, a long time since I was there.
Very interesting bit of history.
The whole Bridge and supporting wood work is a wook of art. Pretty strong even now. A bit rattley, loose planks but who cares.
Haji-Baba
my van said
06:33 PM May 1, 2013
I am at the bridge now Wed
Nice spot
my van said
02:28 AM May 3, 2013
my van wrote:
I am at the bridge now Wed
Nice spot
I have been travelling around the area here , there is such a
vast amount of things to explore .
Kilkiven museum is very much worth a look
Aquiet a few caravans have pulled in here at Dickabram Bridge
I wish I had my kayak with me
Cheers. From Paul
Beth54 said
03:03 AM May 3, 2013
I know it's a long way down to the water, so I just got a mental picture of the kayak sliding down the grassy slope on the other side of the river, and plonking into the river.
my van said
03:18 AM May 3, 2013
Beth54 wrote:
I know it's a long way down to the water, so I just got a mental picture of the kayak sliding down the grassy slope on the other side of the river, and plonking into the river.
Yes you are right the bank is steep
I did get to the water under the bridge , W O W the noise coming from the
trafic going over the bridge is severe .
A very nice night condition here , not too cool
I am so pleased I made the story to come here for a few days
A couple of the local people have come by for a chat .
Unusual town here , in some ways .
I' m going exploring down stream tomorrow .
Still waiting for some of the G M crew to arrive.
Cheers from Paul
my van said
03:25 AM May 3, 2013
Haji-Baba wrote:
The history is certainly shown . I visited the bridge at Woolooga today only to find that there is not one but twBo huge bridges in Woolooga
This part of country is steeped in early Australian history
Cheers from Paul
Yes Beth, I can't remember where I saw the story, a long time since I was there.
Very interesting bit of history.
The whole Bridge and supporting wood work is a wook of art. Pretty strong even now. A bit rattley, loose planks but who cares.
Haji-Baba
Happywanderer said
03:38 AM May 3, 2013
I'm sure the others are arriving tomorrow Paul. Where did you lose you kayak? You had it at Wuruma. lol
my van said
04:00 AM May 3, 2013
Happywanderer wrote:
I'm sure the others are arriving tomorrow Paul. Where did you lose you kayak? You had it at Wuruma. lol
Na. Na ...I did not lose the kayak
I dropped it off at home after I left the last trip.
I had to go home for a few days , before going to Tiaro then here
On the way home I will go via Biggerden , the Bruce h/way is too busy
Cheers from Paul
Sheba said
05:16 AM May 3, 2013
You had me wondering there too Paul. Good to see you're still out and about.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Rosebrook said
09:09 PM May 4, 2013
Sorry i could not make it this time sorting out a few problems with the VW
all will soon be ok fingers crossed.
It sounds like a very interesting area will put it on my list of places to visit.
Rosebrook
my van said
04:06 AM May 5, 2013
Rosebrook wrote:
Sorry i could not make it this time sorting out a few problems with the VW
all will soon be ok fingers crossed.
It sounds like a very interesting area will put it on my list of places to visit.
Rosebrook
You would have liked it there , at the bridge.
Cheers Micheal from Paul
my van said
04:11 AM May 5, 2013
Sheba wrote:
You had me wondering there too Paul. Good to see you're still out and about.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Its a dam shame that we have to go back to work next week
I have. Been having such a great 3 weeks holiday
Cheers from Paul
Happywanderer said
04:57 AM May 5, 2013
Have you already left Paul?
my van said
02:25 PM May 5, 2013
-- Edited by my van on Sunday 5th of May 2013 02:32:18 PM
-- Edited by my van on Sunday 5th of May 2013 02:32:47 PM
Beth54 said
03:12 PM May 5, 2013
my van wrote:
Getting the hang of this ??? photo thingie
Well done! That's better shot of the camp area than the one I took.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Sunday 5th of May 2013 03:13:04 PM
my van said
03:35 PM May 5, 2013
Happywanderer wrote:
Have you already left Paul?
Yes I am back in Gracemere
So much traffic on the road coupled with the road works , got home 7 pm left the bridge at 8 am
Jim was still in bed ha ha
my van said
03:49 PM May 5, 2013
you know what ........ since I meet up with this G N site and the people
I have really enjoyed camping so much more than past trips
Going solo previously was somewhat ordinary , meeting up with these Old Greys has been a real blast .
Do hope we have some more meet- up very soon .
I must admit , the nights are beginning to get a little chilly
( Jim & Graham know how to cut wood , Yep... ! the camp fire was very nice )
bad news , Graham lost a red claw pot
cheers from Paul
Happywanderer said
04:12 PM May 5, 2013
Did you come through Biggenden? I'm sure I saw you driving around about 10.30 - 11am yesterday morning.
Beth54 said
04:19 PM May 5, 2013
These GN's are a great bunch Paul. I'm sorry I didn't get to met you and everyone else over the last few weeks. But there'll be other times.
I remember Jims fires from Cobb & Co last year. Yep, he sure makes a good one!
As for the 'get togethers', you can organise one yourself you know. 'Organise' is up to interpretation apparently, but you need only choose the place and dates, and that's it. As you will have seen, there's nothing organised about it once you're there.
Not a lot of notice but we are having a get together with Glassies, 3/5/13 at Dickabram bridge, Miva.
Glassies only have the 3/4/&5 available, out time is unlimited so if any one wishes to drop in your most welcome.
Have not been to this site before but have it on good info thats its an ok site..
JC.
Edit for additional info.
A little more info now available.
Coordinates; 25 57 15.2S 152 29 40.4E North of Gympie, turn off the Bruce hwy at Gunalda, follow the Miva rd to the Mary river.
Also can be googled as Dickabram bridge, or the coordinates for the map, there's a you tube video of the old bridge, info from the GN site & more.
JC.
-- Edited by justcruisin01 on Sunday 21st of April 2013 10:34:13 PM
I'll be at my sisters at Tin Can Bay for the Anzac Day 'long weekend', but I can't make any plans for the following week untill I hear from the Hospital.
I'd love to see you all again.
Is anyone there already? I'm at my sisters at Tin Can Bay for a few days, so I thought I might do a day trip over there if anyone's there.
Beth, it will be the 3rd before Glassies & our selves can get there.
Ok JC.
We went for a drive out through this area today. Had lunch at Dickabram Bridge, beside a bunch of grey nomads, but none were OUR GN's.
That old bridge is amazing. And boy, is there a lot of flood rubble piled up around it. I took a couple of photos on my smartphone, so I'll see if I'm smart enough to upload them.
Well, it seems the smartphone doesn't take as good a photo as my camera, but I forgot to bring the camera with me.
These people told us about a red claw farm nearby, where you can do a tour and have a wonderful meal. http://www.cheraxpark.com.au/
We had a picnic with us so didn't go there, but we've added it to our list of places to go back to. We decided Dickabram Bridge would be a lovely spot to camp for a couple of days.
Alas, I won't be back up this way next week when you'll be there JC and glassies and all.
There is a lot of history about this bridge, worth a reasonable amount of research.
Destroyed by a flood a couple of years after it was first built, and the story of the worker who dissapeared complete with his wheel barrow full of concrete.
The story goes that he was the last person to deliver a barrow load of concrete to one of the pylons just before lunch, or knockoff time, nobody ever saw him or his barrow again.
It is just possible he went down the steel pylon following his barrow.
May be there is more info re: this story, if there is please pass it on.
The Railway line that goes over the Bridge was intended to go from "Thebine Junction" to "Ipswich".
It got to "Nanango" and construction ceased there during The First World War.
There is a gap of only 17 miles??? between "Nanango and Yarraman"
Money dried up and the link was never completed.
A very interesting piece of our History worth following up.
Have Fun Haji-Baba
There's a sign board there with the story on it Haji Baba. I just neglected to take a photo of it.
The last train to cross the bridge was only in 2008. It's very rickety looking. Everyone goes slow over it. Except one, according to the people camped there. To their horror, a 5th wheeler came roaring over the bridge and around the curve at the end and almost rolled it!
Some people shouldn't be driving big rigs...or even small rigs.
Yes Beth, I can't remember where I saw the story, a long time since I was there.
Very interesting bit of history.
The whole Bridge and supporting wood work is a wook of art. Pretty strong even now. A bit rattley, loose planks but who cares.
Haji-Baba
I am at the bridge now Wed
Nice spot
I have been travelling around the area here , there is such a
vast amount of things to explore .
Kilkiven museum is very much worth a look
Aquiet a few caravans have pulled in here at Dickabram Bridge
I wish I had my kayak with me
Cheers. From Paul
I know it's a long way down to the water, so I just got a mental picture of the kayak sliding down the grassy slope on the other side of the river, and plonking into the river.
Yes you are right the bank is steep
I did get to the water under the bridge , W O W the noise coming from the
trafic going over the bridge is severe .
A very nice night condition here , not too cool
I am so pleased I made the story to come here for a few days
A couple of the local people have come by for a chat .
Unusual town here , in some ways .
I' m going exploring down stream tomorrow .
Still waiting for some of the G M crew to arrive.
Cheers from Paul
Na. Na ...I did not lose the kayak
I dropped it off at home after I left the last trip.
I had to go home for a few days , before going to Tiaro then here
On the way home I will go via Biggerden , the Bruce h/way is too busy
Cheers from Paul
You had me wondering there too Paul. Good to see you're still out and about.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Sorry i could not make it this time sorting out a few problems with the VW
all will soon be ok fingers crossed.
It sounds like a very interesting area will put it on my list of places to visit.
Rosebrook
You would have liked it there , at the bridge.
Cheers Micheal from Paul
Its a dam shame that we have to go back to work next week
I have. Been having such a great 3 weeks holiday
Cheers from Paul
-- Edited by my van on Sunday 5th of May 2013 02:32:18 PM
-- Edited by my van on Sunday 5th of May 2013 02:32:47 PM
Well done! That's better shot of the camp area than the one I took.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Sunday 5th of May 2013 03:13:04 PM
Yes I am back in Gracemere
So much traffic on the road coupled with the road works , got home 7 pm left the bridge at 8 am
Jim was still in bed ha ha
you know what ........ since I meet up with this G N site and the people
I have really enjoyed camping so much more than past trips
Going solo previously was somewhat ordinary , meeting up with these Old Greys has been a real blast .
Do hope we have some more meet- up very soon .
I must admit , the nights are beginning to get a little chilly
( Jim & Graham know how to cut wood , Yep... ! the camp fire was very nice )
bad news , Graham lost a red claw pot
cheers from Paul
These GN's are a great bunch Paul. I'm sorry I didn't get to met you and everyone else over the last few weeks. But there'll be other times.
I remember Jims fires from Cobb & Co last year. Yep, he sure makes a good one!
As for the 'get togethers', you can organise one yourself you know. 'Organise' is up to interpretation apparently, but you need only choose the place and dates, and that's it. As you will have seen, there's nothing organised about it once you're there.