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bilbo


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The Top End is the  area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.

It is NOT in WA or QLD.

Earlier today there has been a post which seems to suggest that northern W A is "the Top End". It is the Kimberley.

Some months ago there was a post (to a story on the main page) asking "was it bitumen all the way to the Top End"....the poster was referring to Cape York Peninsula.

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bilbo wrote:

The Top End is the  area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.

It is NOT in WA or QLD.

 

 According to who?

Cheers,

Peter



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bilbo wrote:

The Top End is the  area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.

It is NOT in WA or QLD.

Earlier today there has been a post which seems to suggest that northern W A is "the Top End". It is the Kimberley.

Some months ago there was a post (to a story on the main page) asking "was it bitumen all the way to the Top End"....the poster was referring to Cape York Peninsula.

cheers Bilbo

 

 Sorry for political incorrectness 

should have wrote top end of WA my apologies 

Cheers



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bilbo wrote:

The Top End is the  area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.

It is NOT in WA or QLD.

Earlier today there has been a post which seems to suggest that northern W A is "the Top End". It is the Kimberley.

Some months ago there was a post (to a story on the main page) asking "was it bitumen all the way to the Top End"....the poster was referring to Cape York Peninsula.

cheers Bilbo

 

 says who!

Ah, Doug from Darwin!!

Touchy, biggrin



-- Edited by Wanda on Saturday 27th of November 2021 08:54:57 AM

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Usually the cylinder head . Above the block ! Ahaha or anywhere theres a wet and dry season .

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Hairyone


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Eveyone knows its imediately North of the Outback

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Totally agree that its wholly in the NT.

The top section of WA is the Kimberley. 

The top of Qld is the cape

The section between the top end and the cape is called the gulf

Google it and get your people to get back to my people if you still dont agree.

 



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There is a list of "official" sanctioned names in Australia. I don't think it is included. :)
Cheers,
Peter

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Peter n Margaret wrote

"According to who?

Cheers,

Peter"

me!

cheers Bilbo



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Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

There is a list of "official" sanctioned names in Australia. I don't think it is included. :)
Cheers,
Peter

 Im not sure the Kimberley,  gulf or cape are included on that list either  

 



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I built our house at the top end. Could get flooded at the bottom end.

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The top end is above the black stump....simple.



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Peter_n_Margaret


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SoloMC wrote:
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

There is a list of "official" sanctioned names in Australia. I don't think it is included. :)
Cheers,
Peter

 Im not sure the Kimberley,  gulf or cape are included on that list either  

 

 Kimberley certainly is. The "gulf" and "cape" are abbreviations for "Gulf of Carpentaria" and "Cape York", both official names, unlinke "The Top End"?

Cheers,

Peter



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Draw a line between Broome & Cairns. North of that line is what I consider the Top End.

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I totally agree with the 1st post of SoloMC!
Anyone else who disagrees shows they have not lived in the Top End!

The "Track" is or was (before it was upgraded to a better class of bitumen road with very high speed limits) the Stuart Highway - possibly referring back to the days when it was a single lane bitumen road. Thankfully those days have gone although they did make very wide verges in the earlier days. Gone are the days of trying to overtake a slower moving road train on the dirt, thankfully.

Any disagreements should be referred to the NT News! I'm certain they'd sort out the arguments!

The other high point (in Qld) is referred to as The Cape or The Tip.

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Warren-Pat_01 wrote:

The "Track" is or was (before it was upgraded to a better class of bitumen road with very high speed limits) the Stuart Highway - possibly referring back to the days when it was a single lane bitumen road.

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 The Stuart Highway was first bituminised between Alice and Darwin by the US Army during WW2.

We drove it in 1967 in a Mini. By then about 1/3rd of it had broken up and was back to gravel. Bits of it are still visible today.

1967 Darwin 4 029.jpg1967 Darwin 5 003.jpg

Cheers,

Peter



-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Tuesday 30th of November 2021 08:41:27 AM

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