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Post by millard1399 on Apr 3, 2011 18:23:09 GMT 10
Bingo!! ;D ;D It is the cable car that runs from the Taronga Zoo ferry wharf up to the main entrance. Most people would give the capital cities a wide berth during the "big trip", but I would strongly encourage people to at least do some sort of ferry ride on Sydney Harbour. It really is a great experience!! This is the view from inside one of the cable cars, as we made our way back down to the ferry wharf...  See why it would have been too obvious if I'd posted this first?  Over to you shaneandsimoen.  cheers, Al. |
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Apr 3, 2011 20:02:32 GMT 10
Hopefully some of you have traveled here  Shane  |
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Post by viscount6116 on Apr 3, 2011 23:55:30 GMT 10
hey shane would it be at the labour musuem in barcaldine
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Apr 4, 2011 7:04:53 GMT 10
Hello viscount6116,
no not the labour musuem in barcaldine,
will I will say is that your in the correct state,
heading on the right track, not labour tho.
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Town or what this this belongs to is fine.
Shane
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2011 7:50:56 GMT 10
Shane..
Is it at Winton Qld?
Jim
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Apr 4, 2011 8:13:29 GMT 10
Hello Jim, no,  need to head north to nowhere ;D ;D ;D Shane |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2011 8:55:36 GMT 10
North to nowhere.. hmm.. That sounds a bit cryptic.
I’m reasonably sure it’s not Normanton-Croydon..
You did say it’s on the line out of Barcaldine – so how about Hughenden or Richmond?
Jim
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Apr 4, 2011 9:45:04 GMT 10
Hello Jim,
Quote from Jim
You did say it’s on the line out of Barcaldine – so how about Hughenden or Richmond?
No not that line.
Nowhere and north.
Need to rethink your answer Jim.
Shane
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2011 12:44:24 GMT 10
Shane
Do you mean it’s not on an existing rail line now - but in a place where there once was a rail line?
The Nowhere clue is a little too cryptic.
A direction and distance would be better.
Jim
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Apr 4, 2011 16:25:24 GMT 10
Hello Jim, Sorry for the cryptic , Look at your previous answer ? Heres a bit more of a clue.  Yes it is still current, ( well was still in 2004) Shane |
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Post by atouchofglass on Apr 4, 2011 17:01:36 GMT 10
That's got to be the Gulf Lander, YES???.
Goes to ..... Normanton and back?
Atog
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Apr 4, 2011 17:39:15 GMT 10
Hello atog, yes you are correct. Sorry Jim, north was north of Winton. Nowhere was, it is the Gulflander is known as the train that run from nowhere to nowhere, Normanton to Croydon, Was here in 2004, went for a train ride and tea to Critters Camp approx 25km from Normanton, worth a trip. Runs from Normanton to Croydon once a week to deliver mail. The Steel Sleepers and Steel Rails The first rail on the Normanton-Croydon railway was laid in 1888. To lower construction costs and to defeat the termites of the Gulf, specially patented steel sleepers were used, designed by QR Inspecting Surveyor George Phillips (1843-1921). The sleepers were packed with earth when they were laid, giving extra weight and stability, and the rails were bolted to the sleepers which meant they could not move nor work loose in the same way as dog-spikes used in timber sleepers. In flood time water simply passed over the top. We were told that most of the original sleepers are still in use. More info found here thegulflander.com.au/history/overview/Shane |
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Post by atouchofglass on Apr 4, 2011 18:04:09 GMT 10
Hey Shane Thanks for the background info it's very interesting how they solved the termite and flood problems. OK Easy one for you lot  Atog |
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Apr 4, 2011 21:59:56 GMT 10
Hello Atog, Could it be something starting with T Would it be Tree ;D ;D ;D Shane |
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Post by atouchofglass on Apr 5, 2011 5:53:18 GMT 10
Hey Shane
It does begin with T
And as I don't really leave the North much - it is in Nth Qld...
Remember there are Two of them..... ;D ;D ;D
Atog
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Apr 5, 2011 6:41:46 GMT 10
Hello Atog, thanks for the hint.  Would it be Tree Tree ;D ;D ;D Shane |
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Post by atouchofglass on Apr 5, 2011 6:44:47 GMT 10
FFFFFFuuuunnnnnyyyyyy ;D ;D ;D EEEErrrrrrr no When there are two of something exactly the same - they are T? In Nth Qld..... Atog |
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Post by kiwijim on Apr 5, 2011 6:50:23 GMT 10
;D ;D ;D TWINS ;D ;D  kiwijim |
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Post by millard1399 on Apr 5, 2011 10:18:01 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2011 13:53:36 GMT 10
Atog
Are they a type of palm (or cycad?) that has a male and a female plant?
Jim
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Post by atouchofglass on Apr 5, 2011 16:32:50 GMT 10
No mate They are two very old trees that where left by the timber getters. Next to a lake. Massive amount of lumber in those trees. Of a variety that is much sort after today. Fine grained, light in colour and light in weight, was often used in timber floors.  A shot of me beside one of the trees. Atog |
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Post by millard1399 on Apr 5, 2011 17:46:56 GMT 10
Is this somewhere near the "curtain fig" up on the Atherton Tablelands? Somewhere near Lake Eacham or Lake Barrine? They can't be rosewood trees. None left in Cairns after the Olympic restoration. Looking at your last photo, I dunno why people always say you've got your head in the clouds... Al. |
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Post by atouchofglass on Apr 5, 2011 18:08:29 GMT 10
Oh har har it is to laugh ;D ;D ;D OK next clue  Atog |
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Post by millard1399 on Apr 5, 2011 20:46:47 GMT 10
Well I'll be blowed!! I didn't know Groucho Marx lived in Nth Qld!??  |
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Post by atouchofglass on Apr 6, 2011 6:41:19 GMT 10
Horse feathers ;D
I luvs hur even if hur mustache tickles.
these trees are near... Lake Eacham..... or Barrine..... can never remember which is which.
ATOG
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