[SEL] Long Paddock return

[Ron Page]

My pleasure Patrick.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick M Livingstone" <pml1 at bigpond.net.au>
To: <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>; <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Long Paddock return


> Great photos Ron. There is some interesting machinery up north. Many
thanks
> for getting the details on the Austral as it is one that was not on the
> register :-)
>
> Patrick
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> Patrick M Livingstone
>
> Leichhardt NSW
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> Hi all
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> Back in March I indicated that the wife and I were going to travel the
long
> paddock to the Top End (Darwin).  Along the way I managed to take a few
> photos which I thought would be of interest to the list members.  They are
> at
>
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> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/560188895qMdcFH
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> The route took us up through central NSW via Narrabri, then Queensland via
> Roma, Emerald, Longreach, Mt Isa, then through Northern Territory to
Darwin.
> We then did a little side trip to Broome and back (about 4000 kilometers
> return) then finished coming home straight down the centre taking in Alice
> Springs, Ularu, Coober Pedy, Wilpena Pound, Mildura, Hay and home.  If you
> are interested have a look at a map.
>
>
>
> Just a few useless facts.  We did 18735 kilometres (approx11700 miles),
used
> 1756 litres of petrol (gas) and actual driving time was 245 hours.  Our
all
> up average speed was 76.3 kilometres per hour and our fuel consumption was
> 9.3 litres per 100 kilometres.
>
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> Most of the photos contain explanations so I won't go into detail here.
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> However, the first place of note was Ilfracombe, Qld.  Here the town has
set
> up a narrow strip of land along the highway to display machinery of all
> descriptions.  It is about a mile in length.
>
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> The other place of note is the 1934 Qantas hanger in the Darwin suburb of
> Parap. Firstly the hanger is in the suburb because this was where the old
> domestic airport used to be - it is now combined with the original
military
> airfield.  The hanger has been given over to the care of the vintage car
> movement and they have let a chap named Leo Izod space to display his farm
> machinery.  He told e he is about the only collector of this machinery in
> the NT.  True or not I have no idea.  But his display is well worth a
visit
> and takes up probably more than half the space.  They have two working
ares
> and it is open every day and all they ask is a gold coin donation to
visit.
>
>
>
> For those on the other side of the pond I have also added a few photos of
> our infamous road trains, a couple for the "lister" who was doing the
photos
> of letterboxes and garden ornaments, a number (license) plate which not
only
> fits with my other interest but also relates to farm machinery and one
> showing why we call it the Long Paddock.
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>
> Hope you enjoy the photos.
>
>
>
> Ron
>
> Canberra
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