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Post by harriet on Apr 17, 2012 16:04:28 GMT 10
hi harriet here .is it the old bridge out of balaclava
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Post by golfview on Apr 17, 2012 20:00:13 GMT 10
G'day Cobber, i googled cj dennis and looking at his wikipedia page, its not that far north. there is a a possibility that he may have passed through this town, but cant find anything to confirm either way on my quick search. Harriet, your getting very close. Although the rail bridge at Balaklava is quite lovely ( and is photographed extensively - almost a prerequisite as a photography student at high school back in the say) it is not that bridge, but your on the right track Happy searching. your all getting warmer
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 17, 2012 21:18:04 GMT 10
...but your on the right track Hi Golfview, Is that a clue I wonder? I've been poring over maps looking for railway bridges but can't find one that seems to have the right profile, so I'm going to make a guess on what little I know of the terrain. How about the railway bridge near Gladstone? It's on the same rail line as Balaklava, but I'm not sure how literally you mean "the right track". Warmer or colder? Don Ricardo
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Post by cobber on Apr 18, 2012 6:51:10 GMT 10
Golfview, Could that BRIDGE be somewhere in the Clare valley Cobber. (I think Don R should get to answer this one..... he's done all the ground work )
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Post by sheppo on Apr 18, 2012 7:55:40 GMT 10
I think it's the Hamley rail bridge on the Adelaide to Terowie line. Sheppo
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Post by cobber on Apr 18, 2012 10:29:36 GMT 10
Hey Sheppo, Is that the Hamley Bridge railway bridge in the Clare Valley you're talking about I reckoned Don R deserved the honor of picking this one... he worked so hard to narrow it down and then you go and pip him at the post....boooooo Cobber.
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Post by sheppo on Apr 18, 2012 18:28:18 GMT 10
Sorry bout that ;D i just had ta put him out of his misery. corse he can have a go, I'm not on here much cos i have to sit on the fence outside the van park for wi fi. GO DON! Sheppo
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 18, 2012 21:36:11 GMT 10
Hi Sheppo and Cobber, Golfview hasn't confirmed Sheppo's suggestion yet - maybe there's another carbon copy rail bridge out there... Wouldn't that rot your socks though? I passed by that bridge only a couple of weeks ago. Obviously didn't take enough notice! ;D ;D ;D I'm thinking that Olfarts and Cobber had worked out where the bridge was, but Sheppo was the first to name it (providing Golfview agrees), so it's his turn. At least you've all put me out of my misery, and I can do something more productive with my time than examining maps. ;D ;D ;D Go for it Sheppo. Don Ricardo
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Post by shesgotthelook on Apr 18, 2012 21:45:18 GMT 10
Agreed, I think it's the Hamley Bridge too.
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Post by golfview on Apr 18, 2012 21:53:56 GMT 10
Wow, we have a result at last and to be honest i'm glad it took a little more than 24hrs for it to be solved, unlike my last outing. The Answer it Hamley Bridge SA, the town next to mine. they have two bridges. This bridge in particular had both the Adelaide to Terrowie & Peterbough line AND the Adelaide to hamley Bridge, OWEN & Balaklava line. In my 22 years at Owen i have only known it to run grain trains to balaklava at harvest time, but that all ended 4-5 years ago. large road movements are the prefered transport now. If you google sa railway bridges, it will bring up the hamley bridge web page with the following picture - almost a dead ringer for mine. I reckon Sheppo is the winner as he actually correctly named HAMLEY BRIDGE first, unless others think otherwise??
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Post by sheppo on Apr 19, 2012 7:35:54 GMT 10
;D Sorry i didn't realise you guys where playing with Don i hadn't read thru the thread. Don your go mate, i'm on my way to the bore baths for a soke, their 40 degrees, and i can't keep sitting out the front much longer it looks sus. GO FOR IT DON! Sheppo
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Post by golfview on Apr 19, 2012 16:40:29 GMT 10
ok so we're all agreed now that its Don's turn next as he put in the leg work. If i knew you were passing Don you could have called in for a coffee..... waiting for the the next instalment.................
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 19, 2012 22:38:27 GMT 10
Hi Golfview, I hadn't worked out that you were in that area at that point. Maybe next time? (Won't be for a while though.) And now on to the next challenge. Bit hard when Olfarts, Sheppo and a few others seem to have been everywhere I've ever been, plus a few, and Golfview can phone a friend (well talk to her husband and ring her dad anyway)! ;D ;D ;D Where's this? Dave - this is a different photo to the one you were probably expecting, so no need to disqualify yourself. (Should have used a pic of Dave's front yard - then he really would have had to exclude himself! ;D ;D ;D) Go for it everyone! Don Ricardo
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Post by golfview on Apr 19, 2012 22:51:18 GMT 10
wow what a beautiful shot.....got me hunting
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Post by golfview on Apr 20, 2012 8:40:19 GMT 10
Only the home of one of the great DIVA's- Port Lincoln, SA. Hubby and i were luck enough to win a weekend get away there with an Adelaide radio station, went for my birthday two years ago- fantastic weekend......
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 20, 2012 13:08:45 GMT 10
Hi Golfview, Glad to hear you enjoyed your weekend in Port Lincoln. It's a great place. But no, the building in the photo is not in Port Lincoln. Don Ricardo
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Post by golfview on Apr 20, 2012 16:01:27 GMT 10
Whoops, got a little confused- Tumby Bay maybe then?
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 20, 2012 22:46:42 GMT 10
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Post by golfview on Apr 25, 2012 14:13:12 GMT 10
Sorry for the delay- sick children have kept me snowed under.
Righto this one is hot off the press today and felt it is worth it, considering the significance of today.
The only clue i will give is that its part of a War Memorial.
The Ode They shall grow not old, As we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, And in the morning We will remember them.
LEST WE FORGET........
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Post by golfview on Apr 26, 2012 7:33:47 GMT 10
Howdy Dave. Sorry not the Keswick Barracks in Adelaide. good guess though
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Post by golfview on Apr 26, 2012 13:55:10 GMT 10
Dave- your in the right state............. Sandy
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Post by sheppo on Apr 26, 2012 14:24:10 GMT 10
i think it's the one in Mclarenvale Sa. Sheppo
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2012 18:47:13 GMT 10
There were 6 Leopards brought in to SA for RSL's
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Post by golfview on Apr 26, 2012 21:00:33 GMT 10
I remember when it was put there,but cant remember where !!
"Its near the city north bound near a bridge on the rhs
Sheppo,its not at McLaren Vale...unles they put it there within the last few weeks !
But i do know its a Leopard tank " Dave is half right and wrong. its kind of near the city, its in the north, but not near a bridge.
Crown115- your on the money............
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Post by Don Ricardo on Apr 26, 2012 21:31:44 GMT 10
Hi Golfview, I'll take a punt on Two Wells... Did you know that a Leopard tank has a 950 litre fuel tank? Gives it a range of 600 kms! Funnily enough we saw another tank sitting in a park on our recent trip around South Australia, but we didn't go through Two Wells. I don't know whether it was a Leopard, but it gave me a start when we turned a corner to find a tank with its cannon pointed at us! Can't remember where we saw it, but I commented on it to Dona Ricardo. I guess it may very well have been one of the six Crown115 referred to. Don Ricardo
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