mildura to yunta

Submitted: Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 17:14
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is it quicker and easier to get to yunta from mildura via brokenhill or left at coombah. thanks for any help.
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Reply By: Member - Olcoolone (S.A) - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 18:51

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 18:51
It would be quicker to go through Broken Hill, it's about 70k more this way butt you have sealed roads so you can travel faster then the dirt.
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 19:41

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 19:41
The run from Mildura to Yunta via Broken Hill will take you about 5 hours plus stops, that is travelling at the speed limit.

The track through Coombah is little more than a station track and would take considerably longer but with the rain that has been about this year should be very pretty.

If I was going that way, depending on where I was going after Yunta I would plan an overnight stop. Not because I would have to but because I reckon it would be nice.

Duncs
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Reply By: DIO - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 19:52

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 19:52
Mildura - Renmark - Morgan - Burra - Yunta 406 kms

Mildura - Broken Hill - Yunta 474 kms

I know which way I would go. Better roads, less roos etc.
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Follow Up By: Member - Fred G (NSW) - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 20:01

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 20:01
asounds interesting....please explain???
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Follow Up By: Member - Olcoolone (S.A) - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 21:56

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 21:56
I'm getting 501kms going Mildura - Renmark - Morgan - Burra - Yunta.

DIO whats your 95kms short cut?

It's 497kms going Mildura - Broken Hill - Yunta.

Going Mildura - Renmark - Morgan - Burra - Yunta is slower because the towns you have to pass through that have 50 or 60kms speed zones and not forgetting the 80kms zone into and out of the towns.

Going Mildura - Broken Hill - Yunta, the only town you have to slow down for is Wentworth.
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Reply By: Member - Brad S (SA) - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:00

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:00
Using RAA Website:
Mildura - Broken Hill - Yunta = 493km
Mildura - Renmark - Morgan - Burra - yunta = 496km.
3km difference.

BTW I don't think there is an easy or fast way through from Coombah - it is a maze of station tracks. The only decent road you could try join up to in the Burra - Cockburn Road (not the Barrier Hwy...via Braemar & Lilydale stations). It has been a few years since I traveled that way and it wasn't too bad then.
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Follow Up By: Member - Olcoolone (S.A) - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:08

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:08
Cockburn or Coburn?......the town is called Coburn, it had a name change in 1980.

SA calls the town Cockburn and everyone else calls it Coburn.

Confused!

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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:14

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:14
Richard

Everyone in these parts pronounce it Coburn whilst it is still spelt Cockburn

Go figure.....lol

Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Olcoolone (S.A) - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:16

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:16
mmmmm.............political correctness may be!
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Follow Up By: Member - Brad S (SA) - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:25

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:25
Ahhh....!

...Deep breath....in....out....in...out...

Whatever...

Cockburn or Coburn, whatever does it for you. LOL
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:28

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:28
Google maps gives:

Via Broken Hill - 492 km or 5 H 41 M

Via Burra - 494 km or 6 H 11 M

Could the others who produced figures at great variance to these figures please advise their program or the map they used.

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Reply By: Member - Olcoolone (S.A) - Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:14

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008 at 23:14
Am I right or wrong?

On the NSW side it is sign posted Coburn as the hotel is and on the SA side it is sign posted Cockburn.

Most maps have it as Cockburn......so why two different names.
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