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keviny6


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ye old coffee pot --remember it being placed on the Pt Augusta railway station --now how many years back was that

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ye old coffee pot --remember it being placed on the Pt Augusta railway station --now how many years back was that


Kevin I don't remember it being put there, I do remember seeing it looking derelict at Quorn many years ago. I can't understand why it gets no Govt Funding apart from a cursory $ or 2 when it is totally unique much like the Purrey steam tram in rockhampton. Govts will spend millions on "art" but on things they "don't understand" they seem reluctant to cough up, and if they do then they elsblish huge beauracracies to ensure that all the funding is used on feasability studies etc....Look at the fiasco that occured over the ABT railway Queenstown to Strachan.... now THAT IS A TRIP!



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Basil said: "Locka Ard gorge? No,.... Somwhere in the Kimberly? It could be anywhere could't it... Hey is it around the bend from the carpark at Ormiston Gorge???"
Come on Basil, that's 3 guesses. be fair!
It is not Lock Ard and it's not Ormiston (I doubt that there has EVER been that much water in Ormiston!)

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Maybe you should give everyone a hint, like reading thru your trip reports..made me feel dizzy just viewing the picture.
A bloke will need a full spool of line fishing from that spot.

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dont get me started on our little coffee pot, GRRRRR!!!! mongrel bloody government

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The gorge at El Questro??
I do wish Ashely would get back on line, I could probably bribe her....

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Basil,
Not Ormston Gorge in the West MacDonalds.
Not Lock Ard on the Great Ocean Road.
Not Chamberland Gorge at El Questro in the Kimberley.
All very beautiful though.

Hint: the water is salty, and there are big fish in there Ole Grizzly!

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Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

Basil,
Not Ormston Gorge in the West MacDonalds.
Not Lock Ard on the Great Ocean Road.
Not Chamberland Gorge at El Questro in the Kimberley.
All very beautiful though.

Hint: the water is salty, and there are big fish in there Ole Grizzly!

Cheers,
Peter


so somewhere in the Kimberly? sort of NW WA somewhere..... Why am I the only competitor???



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I tried Googling "Gorges of Western Australia" to get a clue and guess what I found How To Make Some More Bamboo? - CN: Cannabis Community  
24 Mar 2004 ... Lantana IS a weed, just look at some of the rainforest areas in the gorges of Western Australia, and you'll see why. ...
https://cannabis.community.forums.ozstoners.com/index.php?showtopic=


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Basil said: so somewhere in the Kimberly? sort of NW WA somewhereGetting warm Basil!
In the Kimberley for sure.

Cheers,
Peter

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bell gorge is my bet

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Not Bell Gorge, Dave. Beautiful though.
Further north....

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digging through my photos, the next that looks a bit like it is manning gorge, either that or you are just back from el questro

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Will I get my toes salty if I dip them into the Carson or Drysdale ?
I wouldn't know as I have never been there except in your travel diary..smile

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Not Manning Dave, and not near El Questro. Chamberland Gorge on El Questro is a stunner, but not salt.
At the entrances, you would get some salt, Ole Grizzly, but it is neither of those.
Further north.
The Drysdale is a particularly spectacular River entrance, and the Carson runs into the King Edward River.

Cheers,
Peter

-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret at 11:44, 2008-10-08

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Prince Regent... thats a nice looking area on the satellite picture, but I can't afford a chopper to get in there.


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Ole Grizzly


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King George.........must be getting closer..evileye

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King George.........must be getting closer..evileye


Bingo, Ole Grizzly!
Best gorge in Oz, I reccon.
The falls are at least 80m and are around 20k from the sea.
Big boats go in right up to the falls, but we drove/walked in.
Here is a slide show of the trip for those interested. If you have the bandwidth, click on the pic. There is a control down the bottom to pause etc.


Must be your turn Ole Grizzly, give us a go!

Cheers,
Peter



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I did cheat a little to get the right place...but I had lots of fun researching and a list 2 mile long of spots to visit.

Your going to have to wait until my first trip & photos before I can put out the challenge.

ps....I do have some strange looking x-rays that even have a doctor confused.  Will they do ?

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ps....I do have some strange looking x-rays that even have a doctor confused.  Will they do ?

Yeah Grizz I have a few of those too.... I think Ashe owes us a pic too maybe iif we ask her nicely she will respond.....
Oh Ashely, Ashely, you won a competition how about a pic for us to guess where it is???



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Ok here is a pic. Red rocks on the coast but like where? Very popular place for Victorians to go for a break.

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great ocean road just after the otways, great shot ashe

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Not the Great Ocean Road Dave

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well lakes entrance would have to be my last shot, as they are the only spots apart from inland that I have stomped over and have photos of

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Nice pic!
Phillip Island is my stab-in-the-dark Ashley.

Cheers,
Peter

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Mornington Peninsula?

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Mallacoota, assuming "Very popular place for Victorians to go for a break." is a clue....


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Hi Ash

I was going to say Otway lighthouse area but Dave beat me to it.  So, I will go with Bonniedoon, our serenity, scene from the Castle LOL.

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ahhhh!!! feel the serenity!!!!

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After some research.... How about near Merimbula NSW Far SC?

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