Possum Park near Miles..Anyone stayed there?
Submitted: Sunday, Mar 04, 2007 at 15:00
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Member - RockyOne
We visited the underground (under mountain really) bunkers 39yrs ago when they were just as the army ? left them incl the barb wire securith fences..Plan to stay there soon for old times sake..A mate of
mine has stayed there..Enjoyed it..Anyone else got a story please.!MPG:7!
Reply By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Sunday, Mar 04, 2007 at 17:45
Sunday, Mar 04, 2007 at 17:45
You had snow at
possum park!
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - RockyOne - Monday, Mar 05, 2007 at 08:37
Monday, Mar 05, 2007 at 08:37
Yeah! It kind of reads like that Andrew,but no..Get's pretty cold but..We used to ride horses to school near
Chinchilla (when I was six and aagain when I was 14) the reigns got freezing on the way to school in winter.Westerlies! August...Trouble is,we had to "steer" them all the several
miles through scrub to school,hands out front in the cold,on the way
home after school,not cold now,did'nt even need to hold the reigns..Funny how sometimes, little things are back to front..
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Reply By: Member - Kevin E (QLD) - Sunday, Mar 04, 2007 at 18:02
Sunday, Mar 04, 2007 at 18:02
Hi RockyOne,
We stayed there last year. It has been developed into a proper tourist spot now.
The bunkers are built into the side of the mountain and are
well secked out as accomodation.
They also have train carriages set up as accompdation and a
well stocked
camp kitchen and caraan park for those who want to
camp.
There are still some bunkers that have not been modernised and walks around the base of the mountain to explor them.
We found the area enchanting.
Ked
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Follow Up By: Member - RockyOne - Monday, Mar 05, 2007 at 08:47
Monday, Mar 05, 2007 at 08:47
Thanks,you guys..We plan to stay ther on a trip to Bris (van show) end March..As a 15yr old,we climbed a watch tower at Columboola once..All wood from,WW2. One wooden leg of four was partly chopped through (hoons?) and all the wood steps were getting rotten,had to just step lightly on the bearers..Guess we needed danger/adventure at that age..Good view from up top though..Yanks had put all roads made out of local soil & gravel through the place..Gues there would have been hundreds of tents,storage & troops there..Tower is gone now I believe..We found hundreds of rusted three "pettaled flowers" that,no doubt,held three cannon shells with a long bolt through the centre..Ger the drift?
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Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Sunday, Mar 04, 2007 at 18:05
Sunday, Mar 04, 2007 at 18:05
It is quite a lovely peaceful and quiet spot with great owners. I would go back again.
Cheers Trevor.
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Follow Up By: Member - RockyOne - Monday, Mar 05, 2007 at 08:56
Monday, Mar 05, 2007 at 08:56
Hi Trevor R ! When my new bride (only ever had one) and I called there in our 1200cc 36hp VW beetle, I took a photo of her holding our little baby son in one of the "raw" round roofed caverns..He is now 39yrs (she has'nt aged at all,of course)..I never realised.'till I looked up on www that there are apparently,around twenty of those m/made caves around there..Can't wait to see the new version,which is crazy,as we drive past there aa few times each year..
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Reply By: Member - MrBitchi (QLD) - Monday, Mar 05, 2007 at 09:28
Monday, Mar 05, 2007 at 09:28
They've got a nice little
campground with powered sites that's suitable for all types of rigs. Lovely spot, but was pretty dry when we camped a couple of years ago.
The Butcher in town (just over the
bridge on the right) has some of the best steaks I've ever eaten... :-)))O
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