A question for the Far North Queenslanders
Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 12:48
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Patrol22
Planning yet another trip back to FNQ and am looking at doing the trek from Dimbula through Mt Mulligan to Mt Carbine. Can anyone give me a heads up on what the road through here is like and also is it worth a day or two staying at Tryconnell?
Thanks
Pete
Reply By: Tony - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 13:07
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 13:07
The road is very good, a bit windy past Mt Mulligan. Good
camp and tour (at cost) through Tyconnall Mine, but a better
camp site at Thornbrough a couple of k past the turnoff.
Great camping at the
dam on Mt Mulligan Stn, worth a couple of days, with a walk up the escarpment and around the
old mine and cematery.
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Follow Up By: Patrol22 - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:40
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:40
Tony - is this a commercial enterprise or do I have to contact the station manager?
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Follow Up By: XLGXL - Wednesday, Mar 28, 2007 at 10:12
Wednesday, Mar 28, 2007 at 10:12
Some more info if needed
www.outbackfarmstay.com.au/index.html
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Reply By: Member - Jeff H (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 15:04
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 15:04
G'day Pete.
Tony responded nicely. That country is just SO rich: and concentrated.
Go and look with an open plan: mate, it's a rabbit warren there, just feel happy to back out if Plan A looks dodgy. (ps. take a hand winch, or heaps of caution, eh.) JH.
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Reply By: Patrol22 - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:02
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:02
Thanks Guys - also thinking about tracking accross to Almaden from Innot Hot Springs. Did this trip once before on the way to the Cape through Mt Musgrave station.
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Follow Up By: Tony - Wednesday, Mar 28, 2007 at 11:56
Wednesday, Mar 28, 2007 at 11:56
West from
Emerald is Ungella and a road/track to
Collinsville. An interesting drive.
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Reply By: Members-Neil & Margie-Cairns - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:31
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:31
G'day Pete , was out at Tyrconnell in December , top place , going back for
Easter to get to see what we missed the first time ,, when are you looking at coming up , we'll go again anytime ,, let us know when you are coming , see if we can get a few of the
Cairns peoples together !!
All the best ,, Neil ..!MPG:17!
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Follow Up By: Patrol22 - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:38
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:38
Sounds like a plan Neil. We intend leaving here around 4 Aug taking it pretty slowly. Spending a few days visiting a nephew in
Emerald and then on up north. I have 3 x sisters up there - 1 in
Mossman, 1 in Smithfield and the other in Edmonton - so will be catching up with them as
well. Don't intend coming back to the grind until mid-September.
Cheers
Pete
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Follow Up By: Patrol22 - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:44
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 19:44
BTW I'm in Queanbeyan NSW about 10km from
Canberra
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Follow Up By: Members-Neil & Margie-Cairns - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 20:04
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 20:04
Good time of the year for here ,, will be a bit cold at night and in the mornings , but for you folk down there , it'll be ok ,, e-mail with some more detailes and we will see you when you get up here !!
nmstrawb@bigpond.com !
MPG:4!
Neil..
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Follow Up By: Members-Neil & Margie-Cairns - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 20:06
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 20:06
Woops ,, too many bad habbits !!
nmstrawb@bigpond.com
Neil..
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Follow Up By: Patrol22 - Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 20:14
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 at 20:14
Roger to that - will touch base when I've worked the itinerary out.
Thanks
Pete
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Reply By: Member - Robert A (QLD) - Wednesday, Mar 28, 2007 at 05:02
Wednesday, Mar 28, 2007 at 05:02
Hi Patrol22.
When you get to Dimbulah ask at the
Post Office.
Her Husband drives road trains out to all cattle properties and so know a lot of go tracks and camping spots. One of which follows to old train line goes in somewhere around Petford and comes out around Mt Garnet, I know its in the wrong direction.
Rob
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