Flinders Ranges & Corner Country
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 12:28
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Member - John Q (QLD)
Hi All, just returned to Brissie from a trip from here to
Hahndorf (SA) & then through the
Flinders Ranges (
Wilpena Pound,
Blinman, Arkaroola) &
Corner Country (
Innamincka,
Cameron Corner,
Tibooburra, Noccundra). The rain followed most of the way to make life interesting. Got marooned in
Cameron Corner (along with 13 others) for a few days & then met another member, Wazza (Vic) at the Warry
Gate on my way to Noccundra. More water over the road east of Noccundra on the way to Thargominda so went via
Eromanga &
Quilpie etc.
Staff at
Cameron Corner were great.
All in all a great trip.
Reply By: Outnabout David (SA) - Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 12:50
Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 12:50
John,
Wish I new you were coming.I would have met up with you. Hahndorfs is only 5Km from where I live.
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Follow Up By: Member - John Q (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 13:16
Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 13:16
Hi David,
I was there for an Army reunion, you should have heard the chopper about 4.00pm Sat 15 May.
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Follow Up By: madcow - Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 13:45
Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 13:45
Was the army reunion at Woodside?
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Follow Up By: Outnabout David (SA) - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 09:00
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 09:00
Yep. Now I know what the chopper was.
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Reply By: Member - John Q (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 20:03
Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 20:03
Hi, no it was at
Hahndorf itself. We had a function at one of the Hotels on both Fri & Sat nights then a BBQ at MT Barker on the Sunday.
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Follow Up By: Outnabout David (SA) - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 09:00
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 09:00
Now you are getting even closer to where I am
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Reply By: Wazza (Vic) - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 11:23
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 11:23
Hey there
John, good to hear you made it
home safely. I got back yesterday as
well. Did you
camp near the upright half 44 gallon drum at Noccundra ? That was
our camp.
Funny, story ... I was having a pee at
Warri gate on the Qld side when the mrs tooted
the horn to warn of your approach on the NSW side. Had to finish off when you left. Would have talked longer otherwise.
Good to hear you had a good trip anyway.
Wazza
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Follow Up By: Member - John Q (QLD) - Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 12:15
Friday, Jun 04, 2004 at 12:15
Hi Wazza, As I drove up to the Warry
gate I observed you were otherwise occupied.......... lol....
When I got a couple of K's outside of Noccundra I came upon water flowing over the road!! You could imagine my thoughts, apparently it had only started about an hour before I got there. It was only about 6" deep. I camped straight over the road from the hotel as the
camping area was flooded by then.
However on the Sunday the
Wilson River was over 0.5m & about 500 to 600 yards wide about 22km out of Noccundra ant I wasn't that game, so I came back via
Eromanga.
John
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