Good quote of the day
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 13:04
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ExplorOz
"The Outback isn't a place on a map; it's a place in your heart"
I think that just about sums it up nicely.
Michelle
Reply By: Member - Outback Gazz - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 15:23
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 15:23
Michelle
Couldn't agree more !
Cheers
Gazz
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Reply By: get outmore - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 15:42
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 15:42
Never liked the term "outback" just seems like the place overseas tourists go
ive been to the goldfields, the murchasin, the gascoyne, the pilbarra and the kimberly
never been to the outback-wherever that is
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Follow Up By: Member - Paul B (WA) - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 20:57
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 20:57
Hey? I love the fact that I live in the outback. I know exactly where it is!
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Reply By: Life Member - esarby (NSW) - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 16:44
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 16:44
Adele.
Your right there. In the lyrics of the song "I've been everywhere man" It's not mentioned. Is it far from Back of Burke?
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Reply By: Life Member - esarby (NSW) - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 17:05
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 17:05
Perhaps this might help to explane it.
Have you been searching for the Australian Outback and struggling to find it?
It’s probably because you’ve been looking in the wrong
places.
Where Isn't the Outback?
Where Is It? To answer this, one really needs to understand where the outback isn’t. Here are a few examples of where it cannot be found.
Alice Springs,
Bendigo,
Charters Towers, Dubbo,
Emerald,
Fitzroy Crossing,
Goondiwindi,
Hay, Ivanhoe, Jondaryan, Kalgoorlie,
Lightning Ridge, Mt Isa,
Nyngan,
Oodnadatta,
Pine Creek,
Quilpie,
Roxby Downs,
Sandstone,
Tamworth, Umbakumba, Varley, Warra, Xantippe,
Yulara, or
Zeehan.
All of these
places have had claims made about them that they are either in the outback or that they are the ‘heart’ or the ‘gateway’ or the ‘centre’ of the Outback.
Not that the outback can’t be located from any of these great
places. Each and every town on this list is an interesting place and worth touring and visiting on its own merits and you may know many of the names by reputation. The outback is simply not in a location where people reside in groups, where buildings and roads converge and where business and shops trade. These
places are just pointers towards the outback, designed and erected to give the tourist or traveller an indication that they may be vaguely close to stumbling across what they are looking for.
It is truely in the Heart.....
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 19:33
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 19:33
Well said esarby!
Thanks for elaborating on my post,
Michelle
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Reply By: Crackles - Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 20:03
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 at 20:03
It may not be a place but you'll know when you get there as total strangers will wave to you :-)
Cheers Craig..............
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