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Post by planner on Aug 25, 2015 12:55:16 GMT 10
Not a road I've been down. Is there a road?
They look a little "government built" possibly construction camp.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2015 14:17:01 GMT 10
Not a road I've been down. Is there a road? They look a little "government built" possibly construction camp. It is on a road and it was a town...  The story goes, what the WW2 did not wipe out on a generation, the few who returned decided to move away or never returned at all, so as the elderly residents passed away there was no-one to keep the town going. It has/had a church and community hall all left to the elements. There is even a children's playground - just rusting away. It is in QLD. |
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Post by Mustang on Aug 26, 2015 17:23:43 GMT 10
Mary Kathleen
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 19:39:39 GMT 10
Not that far west  |
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Post by planner on Aug 27, 2015 8:38:47 GMT 10
Mustang must use the same search as me  that that was the first "ghost town QLD" result that I checked out. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 13:36:16 GMT 10
Strangely this place doesn't seem to come up on the first page using google  I would love to do a few weekends away to some of these "ghost" towns either in Southern Qld or Northern NSW.......anyone else interested or have some ideas of places I could visit? |
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Post by Mustang on Aug 27, 2015 16:50:23 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 16:53:45 GMT 10
Time for another clue... It is near a power station......now how many of those are in the bottom half of QLD, oh there is even a music album named after this place/town  |
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Post by bobandjacqui on Aug 27, 2015 17:32:21 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 18:13:02 GMT 10
Getting warmer, but the river is closer - shame it is such a long river  |
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Post by bobandjacqui on Aug 27, 2015 18:43:18 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2015 6:20:50 GMT 10
Do you all need some more clue's  ? |
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Post by Mustang on Aug 30, 2015 7:42:02 GMT 10
Do you all need some more clue's ? Yes, especially for this home bound child! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2015 8:02:12 GMT 10
OK There is a sort major town nearby and every 2 years a lot of cast iron gets heated up.....work out this town and then start using google maps to look at towns around it...  |
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Post by planner on Sept 1, 2015 11:00:05 GMT 10
OK There is a sort major town nearby and every 2 years a lot of cast iron gets heated up.....work out this town and then start using google maps to look at towns around it... I think I've got the sort of major town sorted, but not having any luck sorting the location of your pic. It's already cost 1 lunch break on google maps, and Mill probably cost another today. Planner |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2015 15:41:58 GMT 10
Ok so what is the name of the major town, would hate to think your chewing up a good lunch break on the net looking at the wrong area... |
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Post by bobandjacqui on Sept 1, 2015 17:20:09 GMT 10
Millmeran ? |
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Post by planner on Sept 1, 2015 17:37:38 GMT 10
Millmeran ? Thats where I centered my search, although lunchtime today was spent eating and working  . |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 8:40:42 GMT 10
Yes - Yes - Yes now start searching some of the towns to the south, you will to go to street level... |
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Post by planner on Sept 2, 2015 17:02:41 GMT 10
Found it, Kooroongarra, but not with any skill, just panning around google maps (lucky work internet is unlimited data ). Google tried to trick me, the shaded area of the town did not include these houses. Streetview dated 2008 still has both houses being lived in. I'll let someone else put up a photo, only 3 people seem to be playing. Planner |
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Post by planner on Sept 2, 2015 17:09:46 GMT 10
I would love to do a few weekends away to some of these "ghost" towns either in Southern Qld or Northern NSW.......anyone else interested or have some ideas of places I could visit? I love viewing these abandoned buildings/towns though not too many around here except for a couple of gold towns. A few years ago, at the height of the Victorian drought, Lake Eildon got very low exposing many farmhouses and buildings that hadn't been seen for decades. Spent a full day stomping around in mud with the family trailing behind. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 17:40:28 GMT 10
Kooroongarra is correct I've been there twice the house with the front gate has stuff stored in it but from what we could tell, on one really lived in it and same for the old butter factory, another storage area. I'll put up some more pic's of the place tomorrow. If you move up the road back towards Millmerran you can see the church and hall the play ground is beside the hall (I think) but there are 2 houses in between that did looked lived in. Well done Planner, so has any one else got a photo. |
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Post by planner on Sept 3, 2015 8:46:39 GMT 10
Well done Planner, so has any one else got a photo. Harldy involved any bloodhound like skill, more like a labrador puppy bouncing around the backyard until it found the ball Time for someone else to put up a pic. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2015 11:12:52 GMT 10
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Post by planner on Sept 7, 2015 13:22:54 GMT 10
Try this one.....first clue it is a church.....good clue hey I'm no botanist, but I'll take a punt and say it's definately in Australia. |
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that that was the first "ghost town QLD" result that I checked out. 
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