I'm searching for an ideal outback story location

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I'm searching for an ideal outback story location. Of the two main characters one loves fishing the other loves aboriginal rock art, so our location will have to have both fishing and rock art within hiking distance from each other. The location needs to be remote but accessible by 4wd, where they are unlikely to run into other travelers.

A few other items that would serve the story would be train tracks, our travelers will have to cross tracks any ware from 15 to 80km from their camp, and the setting would be rocky/hilly water cut terrain, preferable in the NT or Qld. Also the likelihood of opals to be found in the general area will also assist the story, however not essential. If you know of any locations that would fit this description, it would be greatly appreciated if you would email the name and location.

opaloutback@yahoo.com

Cheers,
Ambrose

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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 13:11

Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 13:11

Hi Ambrose

Innamincka springs to mind first off. Top location, rock art and full of history, just ask Burke and Wills.

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Stephen

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Follow Up By: Member - Jack - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 13:45

Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 13:45

Who knows, you might even find some tucker buried near a tree.

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Reply By: Doomadgee Roadhouse - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 14:16

Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 14:16

you say "story".... is it "fiction" or "non-fiction" ???
Are YOU yourself and a crew looking at actually going out to the location or are you just looking for a setting to base a story on ???
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Joe

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Follow Up By: J 1 - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 15:51

Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 15:51

Hi Joe,

Thanks for your question. At this point just looking for a setting for a fictional story. It will be a long road but I'm hoping to turn it into a novel. Certainly I'd love to travel to the location but that is uncertain.

Cheers
Ambrose

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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 20:01

Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 20:01

Hi Ambrose,
I lived on an island that had a cave with paintings in it that was just back from the beach, it was a place where imagination could run wild, it had paintings of old sail boats that we think were the "macassins" (spelling??) and one remote beach had stones set as graves and were sites said to be the "maccassins", there were cliffs with small caves used as burial sites, they placed the bodys of those passed and today you can climb the rocks and pull yourself up to a ledge and stare eye to eye with a skull ..... it is scary stuff to say the least but to these people it is tradition and it will stay that way .....
I think you already have some kind of story as you talk of "opals" and railways togeather with beaches and paintings, all that simply can not be found in one location other than in a "story" .....
Good luck with it eh.
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Joe (Doomadgee)

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Reply By: Jan - Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 16:44

Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 at 16:44

What about Gundabooka National Park, about 50 kms south of Cobar, NSW? It is remote enough, has aboriginal rock art, fishing holes, and is about 100 kms from the railhead at Nyngan (disused rail line to Cobar is much closer than that). Better fishing in the Darling R just to the West of the park.

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