Winton Dinosaurs tracks QLD
Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:08
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DARRELL QLD
Anyone been out there and checked them out???
Heading out that way in two weeks time.....
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young fella is mad about them ]
ps. i hope it dosent get below 15 deg out there........I will freeze....
Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:14
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:14
Saw them last year. Fascinating!!!
Well worth the visit. Just check the tour times before you get there.
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Follow Up By: DARRELL QLD - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:19
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:19
I wonder if you can see them on Google Earth????
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:50
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:50
Nope - they are inside a big shed! But I'm sure you'll see the shed on Google Earth.
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Reply By: Member - Garth J (NSW) - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:27
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:27
Darrel,
If your talking Lark Quarry then google will show you a building.
They are under cover.
Tour times are 10.00am, 12.00pm and 2.00pm
Well worth a look and a great story told by the man who was there last year when I went.
Cheers
Garth
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Follow Up By: DARRELL QLD - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:38
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:38
Thanks for the replies fellas....i spoke to the info centre at
Winton and was told there is three tour times... must be busy there..looking foward to it..
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Follow Up By: Member - JohnR (Vic) - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 07:29
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 07:29
Darrell, I back Garth on the worthiness, we had a guy with us who thought it was just a tourist spot and became intrigued. Dinosaur Bill was great with his story
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Reply By: MrBitchi (QLD) - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:49
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:49
While you're out that way head up to
Richmond to the dinosaur centre. If you think the tracks are good Kronosaurus Korner will blow your mind..
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Follow Up By: Alloy c/t - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:39
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 17:39
Not only
Richmond ,
Muttaburra has the Muttaburasauras Landoni and Doug Langdon who found the Dinosaur still lives in town , also a point to ponder is
Boulia ,great dinosaur display [ not advertised as
Boulia is more into promoting the Min-Min light] , but
Boulia has an enormouse wealth of Dinosaur on display at the museum , if lucky you may meet Richard Seutar ,otherwise known as Dinosaur Dick ,bulk articles in national Geographic.
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Reply By: MEMBER - Darian (SA) - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:57
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 18:57
Ask at
Richmond in the Dinosaur centre about fossicking for your own fossils - they will send you up the road for a few km - not dinosaurs but - the kids can find fish bones and teeth etc up there - about 95M years old I think ! Guide at Lark Quarry encouraged us to fossick amongst roadside stones out around
Jundah etc - we did on the way home SW - and found some small fossils there too - the whole region was under
water once. Great fun.
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Reply By: Rockape - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 19:19
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 19:19
Also have a good look round
Winton, nice town and good people.
The
Waltzing Matilda centre is excellent.
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Reply By: Member Brian (Gold Coast) - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 20:11
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 20:11
I second the town of
Winton as Rockape above has said.... The Matilda centre has much history and character! Lark Quarry is
well worth the drive from
Winton out, it is indeed a fascinating place!
Cheers
Brian
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Reply By: denidoug - Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 21:06
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 21:06
well worth a look,take the early tour, beat the buses
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Reply By: handy - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 07:01
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 07:01
bad news for you, it is going to get below 15 degrees. lol
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Reply By: Stinz - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 09:40
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 09:40
I found Lark Quarry a bit underwhelming... maybe because of the drive there and back from
Winton with three
young kids who were expecting to see more than a set of footprints. The country is quite beautiful when you get there.
Winton itself is very nice... the beer, food and service at the Tatts Hotel is great... get a table outside. The Matilda Centre was terrific, as was the 'musical fence'.
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Reply By: Member - Fred - Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:01
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:01
Check out the
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Centre which has just been opened. Good display and you can see the "bones" being worked on to remove
the rock.
Interesting walk around the site.
Turnoff about 12 km from
Winton on
Longreach road then about 12 km gravel to the Centre
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