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Just a guess.

Paradise Dam Qld.



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Radar wrote:

Just a guess.

Paradise Dam Qld.

 Funny thing that. We never did get to visit Paradise Dam. 

No, this Dam was even more recent than that. In fact, locals did not believe that this dam would ever fill, but it actually fill to capacity before the wall was finished.

Here is another view. (no camping here for caravans BTW which is a shame, cos it is a beautiful spot.

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Could it be Baroon Pocket Dam? I do not remember the sculpture, but the surroundings look similar.

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Could it be Baroon Pocket Dam? I do not remember the sculpture, but the surroundings look similar.

 Sorry, Baroon Pocket Dam is even older than Paradise Dam. Baroon Pocket Dam was completed in 1989, Paradise Dam commissioned in 2006



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Could it be Baroon Pocket Dam? I do not remember the sculpture, but the surroundings look similar.

 Sorry, Baroon Pocket Dam is even older than Paradise Dam. Baroon Pocket Dam was completed in 1989, Paradise Dam commissioned in 2006

 I think I know why you said that.  I can go along with you on that.  smile

Anyway, I didn't think 1989 is not that old, just ask my daughtersbiggrin



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Wyaralong Dam - kind of near Beaudesert. There is a sculpture Park there. We have been there but I couldn't remember the name so had to rely on Google.

 

Google also told me it was finished in 2011.



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Wyaralong Dam - kind of near Beaudesert. There is a sculpture Park there. We have been there but I couldn't remember the name so had to rely on Google.

 

Google also told me it was finished in 2011.



-- Edited by Gaylehere on Tuesday 2nd of May 2023 05:11:01 PM

 Gaylehere, spot on. Wyaralong Dam it is, near Beaudesert/Boonah, and yes there is a sculpture park there. Some pretty amazing pieces. Worth a visit

We lived in Jimboomba while the dam was being built, and often went out on open days to see the progress. There had been a lot of comments from locals about whether "Teviot Brook" would ever fill a dam. The rain started at the end of 2010 - does anyone remember that "rain bom" We had our house on the market, with a plan to set off on the road in July 2011. No one was buying houses, Brisbane was flooding, people were watching it all on TV. Just before xmas 2010, they decided to pull the diversion and the dam started filling. Filled in 10 days from memory, even before the dam wall was completed

The rest is history, we sold the house, hit the road, and have been back a couple of times to see the progression.

Your turn Gaylehere



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Thanks Lorraine,  I remember that "rain bom" very well and that particularly wet December 2010 and January 2011.  Mum had passed away in December and I was driving between Toowoomba and Dad's place down in the valley very regularly at that time.  I thank God I wasn't out on the road that particular day in January when all that rain fell..  It is hard to imagine people drowning in the streets of Toowoomba.  Others lost their life in Grantham which I passed through each time.  Our dams up here were at 10% capacity before that.  

 

Anyways, enough reminiscing.   Where would you find this boat.  Another place that floods.DSCN2344.JPG



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Lismore ?

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No, not Lismore, Another state.

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I know this is sideways, but you can see the boat in the background.DSCN2341.JPGIn January 2022, this guy, the boats and the Woolies in the  first photo were surrounded by water.



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Kalbarri National Park

 



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No, not in WA either.

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Rather embarassed I didn't know a local sight, Queens Park Maryborough Qld

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Hi Bill B. Yes, it is Maryborough in Queensland. Photos were taken a few years back. The sculptures, etc. was very interesting to see, but they did get "wet feet" when the Mary River flooded and they were on the river side of the retaining wall that was erected. Over to you. Cheers.

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Yes he got wet feet and the boat in your first picture was surrounded by water.

Stopping on the boat theme, where is this one ?

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This is nearby

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Bill B wrote:

This is nearby

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 Codamine Bell, at Condamine, not too far from Maryborough/Granville area. Cheers.



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Condamine it is, where to next ?

Nowhere near Maryborough, nearly 400 klms away

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Condamine it is, where to next ?

Nowhere near Maryborough, nearly 400 klms away

 Distance depends on your own perception. When I was driving trucks long distance, when you were 400km from destination you were "almost there". 
Here is a brief story about the Condamine Bell to supplement a picture with no story.

 

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Nice easy one to give others a chance to post their own pictures. Cheers

 

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So familiar I can almost touch it, but cannot locate amongst our pictures



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Russian Jack comes to mind

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So familiar I can almost touch it, but cannot locate amongst our pictures

 'Tis in The Kimberley area of WA. Cheers



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Even tho I dont recognise the sign, the mountain range looks sort of Pentecostal, so will hazard a guess a the entrance to El Questro.



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Not El Questro. Look around Halls Creek. Cheers



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Lake Argyle?



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Not Lake Argyle. It's a memorial site.



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Hi, My historian google machine has helped me.  It is the Helicopter Memorial at the Rodeo Grounds on Duncan Road, Halls Creek? 



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Hi, My historian google machine has helped me.  It is the Helicopter Memorial at the Rodeo Grounds on Duncan Road, Halls Creek? 

 You've got it! From memory, there are about 14 names on the plaque, many of these pilots being  killed in crashes while mustering.

Now where? 



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