9 missing in Outback
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 17:43
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Kev M
Wonder what they were doing out there to become lost
Nine missing in outback
4:41 PM September 23
There is a search in outback South Australia for a group of nine people who have failed to return from an outback driving trip.
The four adults and five youths are part of an adventure trek and were due to arrive at a base
camp at Cockroach Valley north of
Quorn late yesterday.
The group went on a day trip to Secret Gorge near
Wilpena Pound but have not been seen since.
National
park rangers have been searching
the gorge without success.
SES volunteers and police are now conducting a broader search using quad bikes and four-wheel drive vehicles.
The adults in the group are experienced trekkers and are believed to have adequate equipment for an extended stay in the isolated area.
Source: ABC
Reply By: Black Beard - Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 18:04
Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 18:04
Funny what they call the "Outback" nowadays!
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Follow Up By: Kev M - Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 18:14
Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 18:14
My thoughts exactly.
Kev
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Follow Up By: Nick R - Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 18:21
Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 18:21
you mean where the electric trains stop???
hahaha
Nick
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Follow Up By: dj Patrol - Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 19:26
Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 19:26
Shopping centre will be there soon.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 19:35
Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 19:35
Considering that 85% of Australians live within 100km from the coast the Outback can be classed from
places as far away as
Ballarat from
Melbourne or
Bathurst from
Sydney or
Toowoomba from Brissy.
I live 250km north of
Adelaide. From here it is 960km due north to
Birdsville and from there the next town to the north and another 700 odd k's is Mt Isa.
I suppose Outback can be classed as No
Services. ie No Coles Woolworths or video shops...:-) After 7pm you can buy nothing in my town except a beer at one of our 4 pubs. Could this be the outback?
LOL
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 06:10
Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 06:10
I guess the term "outback" is an Australianism for "out the back". So when I am working on our property behind the house I must be "outback" !
Come to think of it, if I don't do some work there soon it will certainly resemble the outback ! :)))))))
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 07:53
Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 07:53
Footy
I too have a date with the 'Out the back' today. But it is a coolish morning with a gusty wind blowing so I might just put it off until tomorrow...lol
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 12:27
Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 12:27
I thought the outback started, when people started to wave to you when you pass each other?
Richard
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 12:29
Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 12:29
Richard, of course you're quite correct. But the real outback starts when there's nobody to wave.
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 13:25
Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 13:25
was thinking about this today and i reckon as a general rule the outback could be considered after the farmland padocks stop
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 13:57
Monday, Sep 25, 2006 at 13:57
Mate, I can remember my parents remarking about our new house 25 years ago, "Oh you do live in the bush don't you?"
Yeah, like 6 mts from a
Gold Coast beach ! To them it was the bush !
Personally I thought the GJT remote, but to those who live along it, it probably isn't.
The Kidson seemed remote, until I was told it was relatively easy.
I guess it's what you make it. Remote or outback might start where there's noone else to get you out of the chit :))
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Reply By: Darian (SA) - Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 19:11
Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 19:11
6.30 news on the ABC - found 'em - all ok.
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 19:31
Saturday, Sep 23, 2006 at 19:31
They were at Gloria Jeans' having a coffee.
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Reply By: Member - Prickle (SA) - Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 17:47
Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 17:47
Where is Secret Gorge?
Have heard of
Sacred Canyon, but cannot see them getting lost here.
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Reply By: WDR - Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 19:01
Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 19:01
Yeah - Does anyone know where secret gorge is?
I just cannot believe anyone getting lost around there - there are just too many tourists - it must really be a secret gorge.
Years ago I remember driving (in a falcon) on private property east of Wilpena to a gorge that had
aboriginal paintings - I knew the owners of the hotel a little and they put me on to it.
Cheers
It has just cooled down in
Sydney - Too late for the poor buggers who lost their homes today at Camden - We were in that area and it was unbearable - 34-35 degrees and a gale blowing - So much dust we were drinking every 15 mins or so because of it.
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 19:05
Sunday, Sep 24, 2006 at 19:05
If I told you I would have to kill yo'.
It's a secret!!!!!!!! :-)
Duncs
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