Townsville to Melbourne Inland
Submitted: Thursday, Dec 14, 2006 at 23:41
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ghecko1100
Has anybody travelled Tville to Melb via Flinders, Capricorn ,Landsborough,
Mitchell, ect Highways, need to know road conditions fuel prices ect
Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:00
Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:00
Yeh mate being a old truckie Ive been that way a couple times , Go to Charters/T, Belyando,
Clermont,
Emerald,Rollston,
Roma.
Surat,
St George,Walget,DubboTocumwal etc 2577klm and the roads vary but you won;t have any trouble in a car,
take it easy and have a safe trip
Doug
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Follow Up By: Member - Traveller (QLD) - Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 07:26
Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 07:26
Second that! Can't imagine going any other way. The impost of higher fuel costs would surely be negated by the wide open spaces and considerably less traffic. That equates to less stress.
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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 11:36
Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 11:36
I am going the other way next month towing a furniture trailer (Mel-Tsv)
Could you tell me if the roads that way are reasonably flat????
2 litres of throbbing 4 cyl motor and 1.5-1.8 tonne of trailer...........
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Follow Up By: Off-track - Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 12:16
Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 12:16
Very flat apart from between
Roma and
Rolleston and around Dubbo, which are really not much more than large rolling hills.
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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 12:23
Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 12:23
I know Dubbo area so if
Rolleston isn't much worse I should be OK....
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Follow Up By: Member - Traveller (QLD) - Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 12:30
Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 12:30
You'll be OK. It sure beats the over-populated
routes closer to the coast. Just bear in mind, if ankle-biters are a factor, it's a long way between the Macs and Jacks! Could be a saving!
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Dec 17, 2006 at 13:19
Sunday, Dec 17, 2006 at 13:19
GaryInOz
If you want to go a little better way when you cross the bridge at Condomine, instead of turning right and going to
Miles, go left and follow until you get to
Roma /
Surat Road and turn right to
Roma, good road, narrow but quiet.had to go that way in the Road Train in the Early 80s.
Doug
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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Sunday, Dec 17, 2006 at 16:04
Sunday, Dec 17, 2006 at 16:04
Cheers, guys....
Not exactly trip I am looking forward to in the middle of summer/wet season, but has to be done..........
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:05
Friday, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:05
Try www.travelmate.com.au go to the maps page and put in your info.
Most of what you are asking will be answered there. The answers you don't get there, like fuel prices, you can get from EO.
My take on that sort of stuff is if you want to go there you have to pay for the fuel. It may be expensive but what choice do you have.
Then again I live in the bush and not many people are paying more for fuel than I do every week.
Go for it and enjoy the ride.
Duncs
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