Where the Hell is Policemans Gap
Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 14:03
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Gazza11
Folks,
Does anyone know the location of Policemans Gap (South Coast NSW)??
We know it's "South of Milton" and "Inland from Ulladulla" but cannot seem to locate it's exact position.
A
grid reference or GPs co-ordinates would be handy?
Gazza
Reply By: DIO - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 15:35
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 15:35
Have you contacted National Parks NSW yet ???
RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH. The accompanying
Link may be of soe assistance to you. Good luck.
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Follow Up By: Member -Signman - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 16:11
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 16:11
Maaaaate
That's what Gazza is Doing !!!!!!!!!!! RESEARCH!!!! By asking a question.
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Follow Up By: On Patrol & TONI - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 16:42
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 16:42
That link is to the LROC outing back in 1973, and in one pic they say that all 4wd owners are welcome in the club!!!!!!!!!! Now they ask you to leave if you sell your LR, what a turn around!!!!!
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Follow Up By: Gazza11 - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 16:49
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 16:49
The photos in that link was what gave me the two clues in the original posting IE "South of
Milton and Inland from Ulladulla" if you look at the photo in the posting from the top you will see Pigeonhouse on the right and The Castle on the left so its south of those two, I have searched the NSW Topo's ( 1:25000) for the area and no mention, I have contacted the
Milton Historical Society as the name sounds historical rather than geograpical (no response yet). NSW parks have NFI.
So this posting was the next step in my research!!
Gazza
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Follow Up By: Member - Howard (ACT) - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 20:25
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 20:25
Gazza
I looked at that photo also and think it is most likely taken from the Mogood trig on cattlemans track.
We were at Yadboro Australia day W/E and went up the trig to look at the bushfire on western distributer.
I was also looking at Gap road on google maps today. it could be the one.
I would be more interested in the Bridle fire trail at the north end of
the Gap road (there is an indistict track up thru the cliffs at one place which could hold a "Pass ")and whether you gan get tru to pigeon House fire trail to the north of Pigeon House mtn. Road shows up
well in topo view its just if there are locked gates or not.
also interested to see the "defence"
boundary covering swags of country north of PH mountain and the castle
hope you track policemans gap down
cheers
Howard
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Follow Up By: Gazza11 - Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:38
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:38
Howard,
Yes I saw Bridle Fire Trail and after the
intersection with Gap Road it goes up to a place called (on the map) Longfella Pass at which point it appears to become a walking trail, however the map I am looking at is about 20 years old so these may all be closed by now.
In the absence of other clues these three tracks look like the best place to start the search.
Gazza
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Reply By: On Patrol & TONI - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 17:09
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 17:09
Gazza,
Many years ago I knew a logger from
Milton and I vaguely remember him talking about areas around Pigeon House mtn. including a place called Policeman's Gap.
In those days
Milton was the centre of the logging industry that operated in the Bundawang Ranges, that area is now Bundawang National PK and all the old log roads are long closed.
About as near as can get to it now is Yadboro Flats 35-19.896 S 150-13.235 E
Anything else will be on foot and all the old roads have long since been re-vegetated and grown over.
I reiterate this is from memory of the early 1970s I am not sure of the exactness of my memory that far back, even then it was 2nd hand info from an old logger.
If you are working from info in the LROC pix gallery, different clubs sometimes have different names for the same location, meaning that, what they called Policeman's gap, may not have been exactly that. Just a thought.
Colin.
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Follow Up By: Gazza11 - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 17:18
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 17:18
On Patrol,
Thx for the clues because the Yarboro Flats area seems about right given the picture from
the summit with Pigeonhouse to the right and The Castle to the left. I'll go back to the Topo maps for another look as most of them have'nt been redrawn since the seventy's and show the old roads.
Gazza
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Reply By: Gazza11 - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 17:29
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 17:29
On Patrol,
I just found a "Gap Road" south of Yarboro Flats and equidistant between Pideonhouse and The Castle. Don't know if it's open though, will have to go for a look see!
Sothern end of the track is at 247571E 6083562N (GDA94)
Thanks
Gazza
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Reply By: oldpop - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 20:30
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 20:30
Most coppers I know the biggest gap is between the ears
Regards
Oldpop
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Follow Up By: Hairy (NT) - Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:23
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:23
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0.........What? No Dunco or DIO?????
LOL
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Follow Up By: Muddy doe (SA) - Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 19:27
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 19:27
Give em time!
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Follow Up By: Flywest - Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 20:29
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 20:29
Dunco will be all over this, like a dung beetle to a fresh cow pat! ;o)
Cheers
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Reply By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 21:30
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 at 21:30
Gazza,
When you get it please add it to the
places system, we have done a heap of work in this system of late (ie every day) so it would be god if you could share the results of your research.
DM
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Follow Up By: brushmarx - Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 08:38
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 08:38
Shouldn't this be moderated on religious grounds? Making it a god would be sacrilegious.
Or maybe an edit system would help.
Sorry , couldn't help myself, but that's what happens when you get moderated.
Should put LOL so everyone knows I'm joking?
Cheers
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 20:46
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 at 20:46
ha ha ha!! David is
well renown for typos, spellos etc!! Love it! Someone else picking up his grammer is priceless ammunition for me thank you. Michelle (MM)
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Follow Up By: Gazza11 - Thursday, Sep 03, 2009 at 16:22
Thursday, Sep 03, 2009 at 16:22
Guys,
I won't post it on
places until I'm confident Ive found it because bad information is worse than none and once posted it will be taken as accurate.
Gazza
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