Date: 12/01/2018 23:31:31
From: Woodie
ID: 1173409
Subject: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Begins 2:40am – 5:00am and 5:00am – 7:15am and 7:15am – 10:45am and 10:45am – 2:05pm and 2:05pm – 5:15pm and 5:15pm – 8:30pm

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/tv/detail.php?id=19850574&fta=1&fox=0

Who’s up for a 17 hours train spotting extravaganza?

TOOT!. :)

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Date: 13/01/2018 00:00:48
From: Bubblecar
ID: 1173414
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


Begins 2:40am – 5:00am and 5:00am – 7:15am and 7:15am – 10:45am and 10:45am – 2:05pm and 2:05pm – 5:15pm and 5:15pm – 8:30pm

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/tv/detail.php?id=19850574&fta=1&fox=0

Who’s up for a 17 hours train spotting extravaganza?

TOOT!. :)

I’ll doubtless have a peep at it. Don’t know if I’ll last the whole 17 hours though.

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Date: 13/01/2018 00:06:06
From: Woodie
ID: 1173416
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Bubblecar said:


Woodie said:

Begins 2:40am – 5:00am and 5:00am – 7:15am and 7:15am – 10:45am and 10:45am – 2:05pm and 2:05pm – 5:15pm and 5:15pm – 8:30pm

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/tv/detail.php?id=19850574&fta=1&fox=0

Who’s up for a 17 hours train spotting extravaganza?

TOOT!. :)

I’ll doubtless have a peep at it. Don’t know if I’ll last the whole 17 hours though.

But what if you miss the best bits?

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Date: 13/01/2018 00:07:40
From: furious
ID: 1173417
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

They’re cutting out all the night time bits…

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Date: 13/01/2018 00:18:30
From: sarahs mum
ID: 1173422
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

i might have watched the 17 hour version if they had put that on first. Now I feel like I have watched the best bits.

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Date: 13/01/2018 03:13:25
From: Ian
ID: 1173449
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


Begins 2:40am – 5:00am and 5:00am – 7:15am and 7:15am – 10:45am and 10:45am – 2:05pm and 2:05pm – 5:15pm and 5:15pm – 8:30pm

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/tv/detail.php?id=19850574&fta=1&fox=0

Who’s up for a 17 hours train spotting extravaganza?

TOOT!. :)

In your enthusiasm you neglected the date… Sun 14th

I’ll be there if I remember.

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Date: 13/01/2018 07:30:21
From: Tamb
ID: 1173452
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Ian said:


Woodie said:

Begins 2:40am – 5:00am and 5:00am – 7:15am and 7:15am – 10:45am and 10:45am – 2:05pm and 2:05pm – 5:15pm and 5:15pm – 8:30pm

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/tv/detail.php?id=19850574&fta=1&fox=0

Who’s up for a 17 hours train spotting extravaganza?

TOOT!. :)

In your enthusiasm you neglected the date… Sun 14th

I’ll be there if I remember.

When we moved to Darwin in the 50s we went on the Ghan so we could see some of central Australia & get the car to Darwin.
I think the train only ran from Port Augusta to Larrimah.

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Date: 13/01/2018 08:36:05
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1173456
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


Begins 2:40am – 5:00am and 5:00am – 7:15am and 7:15am – 10:45am and 10:45am – 2:05pm and 2:05pm – 5:15pm and 5:15pm – 8:30pm

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/tv/detail.php?id=19850574&fta=1&fox=0

Who’s up for a 17 hours train spotting extravaganza?

TOOT!. :)

Any idea what they mean by “the full journey”?

First there was the afghan camel trains.
Then the old Ghan
Then the construction of the new Ghan on concrete sleepers that went the whole way through, but was for freight only
Then the passenger Ghan

Are all four stages coved? I’ve got no interest in the last stage – it’s just another Indian-Pacific.

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Date: 13/01/2018 08:38:04
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1173457
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

mollwollfumble said:


Woodie said:

Begins 2:40am – 5:00am and 5:00am – 7:15am and 7:15am – 10:45am and 10:45am – 2:05pm and 2:05pm – 5:15pm and 5:15pm – 8:30pm

http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/tv/detail.php?id=19850574&fta=1&fox=0

Who’s up for a 17 hours train spotting extravaganza?

TOOT!. :)

Any idea what they mean by “the full journey”?

First there was the afghan camel trains.
Then the old Ghan
Then the construction of the new Ghan on concrete sleepers that went the whole way through, but was for freight only
Then the passenger Ghan

Are all four stages covered? I’ve got no interest in the last stage – it’s just another Indian-Pacific.

Now if the Ghan had been a VFT than that would have been interesting.

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Date: 13/01/2018 12:22:15
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1173526
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

I’ll be watching it all, wouldn’t miss it for quids, really looking forward to it.
When does it start again?

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Date: 13/01/2018 12:24:39
From: ChrispenEvan
ID: 1173529
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


I’ll be watching it all, wouldn’t miss it for quids, really looking forward to it.
When does it start again?

you missed this one but you could catch the return journey.

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Date: 13/01/2018 12:24:39
From: roughbarked
ID: 1173530
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

I could be happy to be able to see those parts of Australia without having to pay to get there.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:04:28
From: Woodie
ID: 1174062
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Are we there yet?

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:06:37
From: Ian
ID: 1174064
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


Are we there yet?

I think we passed it about 6 hours ago.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:10:29
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1174066
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

It sounds like those railway-buff videos that consist of hours of vision from the perspective of the driver’s cab as the train ploughs its way from e.g. Doncaster to Kings Cross in the UK.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:11:40
From: Ian
ID: 1174068
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Actually this bit is semi-interesting. Reminds me of the run across the Nullabor..

Goanna country

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:15:57
From: Woodie
ID: 1174070
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

It don’t go very fast, does it.

But then again, if you’re in no hurry, might as well make the most of the scenery.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:26:26
From: Ian
ID: 1174072
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

I know people who loves these types of long train journeys and those that hate them with a passion.

It’d be interesting to see the stats on beverages consumed.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:27:25
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174073
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Ian said:


I know people who loves these types of long train journeys and those that hate them with a passion.

It’d be interesting to see the stats on beverages consumed.

And learn from it.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:29:40
From: sibeen
ID: 1174074
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

I mentioned last week that I did the Ghan, first class sleeper, from Alice to Adelaide back in ’89. Loved it.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:32:07
From: Ian
ID: 1174075
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

sibeen said:


I mentioned last week that I did the Ghan, first class sleeper, from Alice to Adelaide back in ’89. Loved it.

How much did you drink? How would you go sober?

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:37:11
From: sibeen
ID: 1174076
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Ian said:


sibeen said:

I mentioned last week that I did the Ghan, first class sleeper, from Alice to Adelaide back in ’89. Loved it.

How much did you drink? How would you go sober?

Drank quite a bit. The bar closed at 10, but we we asked if we wanted any take-away, that was put in a bag with some ice and we kept sitting and drinking exactly where we’d been.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:42:24
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1174077
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

sibeen said:

Drank quite a bit. The bar closed at 10, but we we asked if we wanted any take-away, that was put in a bag with some ice and we kept sitting and drinking exactly where we’d been.

Someone was being intelligent there:

‘Hmm…rules say that the bar has to close at ten. They don’t say that the drinking has to stop then…’

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:48:38
From: Woodie
ID: 1174079
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Oh dear……. It’s sped up. I’m getting all giddy.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:49:30
From: party_pants
ID: 1174081
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

captain_spalding said:


It sounds like those railway-buff videos that consist of hours of vision from the perspective of the driver’s cab as the train ploughs its way from e.g. Doncaster to Kings Cross in the UK.

Yeah. Railway porn. I think the genre is called Slow TV. Some people just like really boring stuff, they don’t want to be grabbed and dazzled by their short attention span.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:53:02
From: Ian
ID: 1174082
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Yeah. Railway porn.

——-

That’s why it’s on Viceland.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:54:23
From: sibeen
ID: 1174083
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

party_pants said:


captain_spalding said:

It sounds like those railway-buff videos that consist of hours of vision from the perspective of the driver’s cab as the train ploughs its way from e.g. Doncaster to Kings Cross in the UK.

Yeah. Railway porn. I think the genre is called Slow TV. Some people just like really boring stuff, they don’t want to be grabbed and dazzled by their short attention span.

Years ago one of the American cable TV companies had a spare channel that they weren’t using so they put a camera in front of a fish tank and let it play live. A few years later they decided to use the channel for something and took the fish tank off air. Huge kerfuffle followed and it was quickly restored :)

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:55:34
From: ChrispenEvan
ID: 1174084
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

sibeen said:


Ian said:

sibeen said:

I mentioned last week that I did the Ghan, first class sleeper, from Alice to Adelaide back in ’89. Loved it.

How much did you drink? How would you go sober?

Drank quite a bit. The bar closed at 10, but we we asked if we wanted any take-away, that was put in a bag with some ice and we kept sitting and drinking exactly where we’d been.

first sign of old age, repeating anecdotes.

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Date: 14/01/2018 10:56:54
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1174085
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


Oh dear……. It’s sped up. I’m getting all giddy.

The Victorian Belief That a Train Ride Could Cause Instant Insanity

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/railway-madness-victorian-trains

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Date: 14/01/2018 11:07:28
From: party_pants
ID: 1174088
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Maybe just the thing for being stuck in a hospital bed. Where are we right now… it looks desert-ish?

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Date: 14/01/2018 11:12:40
From: party_pants
ID: 1174090
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

It is so flat. No wonder there were no TV docos made about the great feats of engineering to complete the line from AS to Darwin.

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Date: 14/01/2018 11:19:34
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174094
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Anyone been murdered on it?

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Date: 14/01/2018 11:23:32
From: Woodie
ID: 1174097
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

party_pants said:


Maybe just the thing for being stuck in a hospital bed. Where are we right now… it looks desert-ish?

Your train is about 3 hours late, Mr Panty Parts.

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Date: 14/01/2018 11:31:32
From: Woodie
ID: 1174099
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


Anyone been murdered on it?

Don’t be silly, Mr Man. That only happens on express steam trains. I saw a documentary about it on tele. It was called “Murder on the Orient Express” IIRC. I think there was a book written about it at some stage too.

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Date: 14/01/2018 11:39:47
From: Woodie
ID: 1174102
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Wonder if that road alongside the rack would be on my Satnav machine in the car? Might go for a drive this arvo.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:05:56
From: sarahs mum
ID: 1174218
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

are we there yet?

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:07:05
From: sarahs mum
ID: 1174222
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

sarahs mum said:


are we there yet?

just crossing the Ferguson River. Not long now.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:17:40
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1174238
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

sarahs mum said:


sarahs mum said:

are we there yet?

just crossing the Ferguson River. Not long now.

Is it like sitting in a slow train gazing at the bush?

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:19:13
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174241
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

mollwollfumble said:


sarahs mum said:

sarahs mum said:

are we there yet?

just crossing the Ferguson River. Not long now.

Is it like sitting in a slow train gazing at the bush?

There’s also a lot of gazing at tracks coming and going.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:20:25
From: sarahs mum
ID: 1174244
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

mollwollfumble said:


sarahs mum said:

sarahs mum said:

are we there yet?

just crossing the Ferguson River. Not long now.

Is it like sitting in a slow train gazing at the bush?

Scrub changes. The colours change.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:23:54
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1174247
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

sarahs mum said:


mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

just crossing the Ferguson River. Not long now.

Is it like sitting in a slow train gazing at the bush?

Scrub changes. The colours change.

Suitable for botanists who specialise in Australian natives then.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:44:35
From: sarahs mum
ID: 1174261
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

sarahs mum said:


mollwollfumble said:

sarahs mum said:

just crossing the Ferguson River. Not long now.

Is it like sitting in a slow train gazing at the bush?

Scrub changes. The colours change.

It’s looking a lot greener now.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:56:10
From: Michael V
ID: 1174273
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Australia: 304. England needs 305 to win.

:)

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:57:19
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174274
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


Australia: 304. England needs 305 to win.

:)

saw that and yet the Ghan still hasn’t made it to Darwin.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:58:20
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174277
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

mollwollfumble said:


sarahs mum said:

mollwollfumble said:

Is it like sitting in a slow train gazing at the bush?

Scrub changes. The colours change.

Suitable for botanists who specialise in Australian natives then.

Most of the journey is to fast for that sort of observation.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:58:38
From: Michael V
ID: 1174278
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Sorry. Wrong thread. Please accept my humblest apologies.

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Date: 14/01/2018 17:59:34
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174280
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


Australia: 304. England needs 305 to win.

:)

Hard to chase down, they need 6 runs and over, they don’t realise how that can climb, slowly at first but before they know it they are needing 8 or 9 an over and then they panic.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:00:39
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174282
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


Michael V said:

Australia: 304. England needs 305 to win.

:)

Hard to chase down, they need 6 runs and over, they don’t realise how that can climb, slowly at first but before they know it they are needing 8 or 9 an over and then they panic.

Bugger.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:15:35
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174289
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


Sorry. Wrong thread. Please accept my humblest apologies.

It was a change from looking out the window or at the tracks.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:20:19
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174292
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

These long train journeys, must be a boon to people who sell bandwidth, hey.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:20:34
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174293
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Haven’t seen a single kangaroo, emu, camel or donkey. No cows even.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:22:04
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174296
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

There’s a square cloud?

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:22:10
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174297
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

roughbarked said:


Haven’t seen a single kangaroo, emu, camel or donkey. No cows even.

How many have you seen?

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:25:23
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174298
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

So duck fat, saw some in Coles the other day.
I often do fried bread in bacon fat, how would it go in duck fat?

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:25:32
From: dv
ID: 1174299
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


roughbarked said:

Haven’t seen a single kangaroo, emu, camel or donkey. No cows even.

How many have you seen?

Heaps but all married

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:27:03
From: sarahs mum
ID: 1174302
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


So duck fat, saw some in Coles the other day.
I often do fried bread in bacon fat, how would it go in duck fat?

Dig it. With sage?

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:31:59
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174307
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


roughbarked said:

Haven’t seen a single kangaroo, emu, camel or donkey. No cows even.

How many have you seen?

nada.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:46:33
From: Ian
ID: 1174310
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

I antcipate a major plot twist any time soon.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:47:30
From: party_pants
ID: 1174311
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Ian said:


I antcipate a major plot twist any time soon.

I watched the ending the other night.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:48:59
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174312
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Ian said:


I antcipate a major plot twist any time soon.

A comment on facebook said, I could do with a good murder mystery.

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Date: 14/01/2018 18:51:11
From: Ian
ID: 1174314
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

party_pants said:


Ian said:

I antcipate a major plot twist any time soon.

I watched the ending the other night.

No spoilers!

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:04:10
From: sarahs mum
ID: 1174331
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

are we there yet?

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:05:43
From: roughbarked
ID: 1174333
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

sarahs mum said:


are we there yet?

no.

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:15:28
From: ruby
ID: 1174341
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

I’ll be waiting for the sequel.
The Ghan:Return Ticket

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:17:04
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174343
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

ruby said:


I’ll be waiting for the sequel.
The Ghan:Return Ticket

Return of the Ghan.

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:18:22
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1174346
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

The Ghan on Ice
The Ghan Meets Abbott and Costello

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:18:43
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1174348
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


ruby said:

I’ll be waiting for the sequel.
The Ghan:Return Ticket

Return of the Ghan.

It’s much the same as the first chapter. It’s just what was on the other side of the line.

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:24:03
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1174350
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

captain_spalding said:


Peak Warming Man said:

ruby said:

I’ll be waiting for the sequel.
The Ghan:Return Ticket

Return of the Ghan.

It’s much the same as the first chapter. It’s just what was on the other side of the line.

But backwards.

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:26:08
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1174351
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

PermeateFree said:


captain_spalding said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Return of the Ghan.

It’s much the same as the first chapter. It’s just what was on the other side of the line.

But backwards.

Of course. (smacks forehead.)

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:29:37
From: party_pants
ID: 1174353
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Would they allow people to run their own private rail cars over track?

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:31:00
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1174355
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

party_pants said:


Would they allow people to run their own private rail cars over track?

For the ‘right’ people, nothing is out of the question.

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:36:11
From: party_pants
ID: 1174357
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

captain_spalding said:


party_pants said:

Would they allow people to run their own private rail cars over track?

For the ‘right’ people, nothing is out of the question.

Was watching old mate Portillo doing his American rail journeys thing. It seemed back in the day lots of tycoons and millionaires had their own private carriage which the rail company would haul wherever they needed to go. Days before private jets.

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Date: 14/01/2018 19:36:16
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1174358
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

captain_spalding said:


PermeateFree said:

captain_spalding said:

It’s much the same as the first chapter. It’s just what was on the other side of the line.

But backwards.

Of course. (smacks forehead.)

Just trying to add a little interest.

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Date: 14/01/2018 20:18:35
From: Stumpy_seahorse
ID: 1174371
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

captain_spalding said:


party_pants said:

Would they allow people to run their own private rail cars over track?

For the ‘right’ people, nothing is out of the question.

There was a type of morris they usef to drive on the tracks..
Had a wierd roofline as the rear seats were raised to fit the rear axle in with train wheels. Had to jack it up in the middle and drag it to turn it around

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Date: 14/01/2018 21:24:46
From: Ian
ID: 1174425
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

The Flying Hamburger was Germany’s first fast diesel train, and is credited with establishing the fastest regular railway connection in the world in its time.

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Date: 14/01/2018 21:29:39
From: Michael V
ID: 1174429
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Stumpy_seahorse said:


captain_spalding said:

party_pants said:

Would they allow people to run their own private rail cars over track?

For the ‘right’ people, nothing is out of the question.

There was a type of morris they usef to drive on the tracks..
Had a wierd roofline as the rear seats were raised to fit the rear axle in with train wheels. Had to jack it up in the middle and drag it to turn it around

Here is the story:

http://www.bmcexperience.com.au/bmce-issue11/morris-rail-car

And a couple of photos:

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Date: 16/01/2018 06:08:22
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1175068
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


ruby said:

I’ll be waiting for the sequel.
The Ghan:Return Ticket

Return of the Ghan.

Was looking for a good train line for a sequel, so typed “most boring train journey” into Google.
Unfortunately, the first entry, and 7 of the top 9, are “The Ghan: the full journey.”

Joanna Lumley has already done the Trans Siberian railway.
There has been a TV program about the Indian Pacific.
And other train journeys such as Melbourne to Ballarat are too short to make good sequels.

How about Brisbane to Cairns?

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Date: 16/01/2018 08:48:59
From: Woodie
ID: 1175100
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

mollwollfumble said:


Peak Warming Man said:

ruby said:

I’ll be waiting for the sequel.
The Ghan:Return Ticket

Return of the Ghan.

Was looking for a good train line for a sequel, so typed “most boring train journey” into Google.
Unfortunately, the first entry, and 7 of the top 9, are “The Ghan: the full journey.”

Joanna Lumley has already done the Trans Siberian railway.
There has been a TV program about the Indian Pacific.
And other train journeys such as Melbourne to Ballarat are too short to make good sequels.

How about Brisbane to Cairns?

You can try “Chris Tarrant Railway Journeys” in Google. He’s done The Ghan (and many others around the world). Some bits on Youtube too.

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Date: 16/01/2018 08:52:10
From: Tamb
ID: 1175103
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


mollwollfumble said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Return of the Ghan.

Was looking for a good train line for a sequel, so typed “most boring train journey” into Google.
Unfortunately, the first entry, and 7 of the top 9, are “The Ghan: the full journey.”

Joanna Lumley has already done the Trans Siberian railway.
There has been a TV program about the Indian Pacific.
And other train journeys such as Melbourne to Ballarat are too short to make good sequels.

How about Brisbane to Cairns?

You can try “Chris Tarrant Railway Journeys” in Google. He’s done The Ghan (and many others around the world). Some bits on Youtube too.

I’ve done the trans Mongolian. That would be a great sequel.

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Date: 16/01/2018 08:55:52
From: Woodie
ID: 1175108
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Tamb said:


Woodie said:

mollwollfumble said:

Was looking for a good train line for a sequel, so typed “most boring train journey” into Google.
Unfortunately, the first entry, and 7 of the top 9, are “The Ghan: the full journey.”

Joanna Lumley has already done the Trans Siberian railway.
There has been a TV program about the Indian Pacific.
And other train journeys such as Melbourne to Ballarat are too short to make good sequels.

How about Brisbane to Cairns?

You can try “Chris Tarrant Railway Journeys” in Google. He’s done The Ghan (and many others around the world). Some bits on Youtube too.

I’ve done the trans Mongolian. That would be a great sequel.

I did Trans Siberia in the middle of winter. Twas a bit chilly. In 1980 it was. Before the wall came down.

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Date: 16/01/2018 08:59:39
From: Stumpy_seahorse
ID: 1175111
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


Stumpy_seahorse said:

captain_spalding said:

For the ‘right’ people, nothing is out of the question.

There was a type of morris they usef to drive on the tracks..
Had a wierd roofline as the rear seats were raised to fit the rear axle in with train wheels. Had to jack it up in the middle and drag it to turn it around

Here is the story:

http://www.bmcexperience.com.au/bmce-issue11/morris-rail-car

And a couple of photos:

Thanks for that MV, we have 2 of them here, both still running. One in Quorn and one in peterborough running a holden 186 motor

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Date: 16/01/2018 09:02:09
From: Tamb
ID: 1175113
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


Tamb said:

Woodie said:

You can try “Chris Tarrant Railway Journeys” in Google. He’s done The Ghan (and many others around the world). Some bits on Youtube too.

I’ve done the trans Mongolian. That would be a great sequel.

I did Trans Siberia in the middle of winter. Twas a bit chilly. In 1980 it was. Before the wall came down.

I did the Mongolian in both 1981 & 2006. Russia under communism & then capitalism. Not much difference. The Russians seem to have remained mental communists.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:22:17
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1175487
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Tamb said:


Woodie said:

Tamb said:

I’ve done the trans Mongolian. That would be a great sequel.

I did Trans Siberia in the middle of winter. Twas a bit chilly. In 1980 it was. Before the wall came down.

I did the Mongolian in both 1981 & 2006. Russia under communism & then capitalism. Not much difference. The Russians seem to have remained mental communists.

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:36:30
From: Woodie
ID: 1175498
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

mollwollfumble said:


Tamb said:

Woodie said:

I did Trans Siberia in the middle of winter. Twas a bit chilly. In 1980 it was. Before the wall came down.

I did the Mongolian in both 1981 & 2006. Russia under communism & then capitalism. Not much difference. The Russians seem to have remained mental communists.

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Canning Stock Route?

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:37:18
From: Woodie
ID: 1175499
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

mollwollfumble said:


Tamb said:

Woodie said:

I did Trans Siberia in the middle of winter. Twas a bit chilly. In 1980 it was. Before the wall came down.

I did the Mongolian in both 1981 & 2006. Russia under communism & then capitalism. Not much difference. The Russians seem to have remained mental communists.

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Gun Barrell Highway?

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:38:06
From: ChrispenEvan
ID: 1175500
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


mollwollfumble said:

Tamb said:

I did the Mongolian in both 1981 & 2006. Russia under communism & then capitalism. Not much difference. The Russians seem to have remained mental communists.

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Gun Barrell Highway?

Tanami .

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:43:30
From: Woodie
ID: 1175506
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

ChrispenEvan said:


Woodie said:

mollwollfumble said:

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Gun Barrell Highway?

Tanami .

pppffft…. BTDT. 1978 in my HQ Holden. First anybody for 3 weeks, and first 2 wheel drive for 3 months.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:44:59
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1175510
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


mollwollfumble said:

Tamb said:

I did the Mongolian in both 1981 & 2006. Russia under communism & then capitalism. Not much difference. The Russians seem to have remained mental communists.

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Gun Barrell Highway?

Oh God. Good choice. I read a book about the making of the Gun Barrel Highway, by Len Beadell.

It’s one of the best books on Australiana I’ve ever read, especially the section about the setting off of an atomic bomb. Exceedingly readable, informative and frequently humorous.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:45:14
From: Michael V
ID: 1175512
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

ChrispenEvan said:


Woodie said:

mollwollfumble said:

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Gun Barrell Highway?

Tanami .

Been there.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:47:29
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1175514
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

ChrispenEvan said:


Woodie said:

mollwollfumble said:

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Gun Barrell Highway?

Tanami .

There is nothing relaxing about driving the Newell.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:47:45
From: Michael V
ID: 1175515
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

mollwollfumble said:


Woodie said:

mollwollfumble said:

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Gun Barrell Highway?

Oh God. Good choice. I read a book about the making of the Gun Barrel Highway, by Len Beadell.

It’s one of the best books on Australiana I’ve ever read, especially the section about the setting off of an atomic bomb. Exceedingly readable, informative and frequently humorous.

I have audio of a talk given by Len. Funny as.

:)

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:48:56
From: ChrispenEvan
ID: 1175517
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


ChrispenEvan said:

Woodie said:

Gun Barrell Highway?

Tanami .

Been there.

pffft I’ve been off it. just south of granite mine. SoG prospecting.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:49:15
From: Michael V
ID: 1175518
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Peak Warming Man said:


ChrispenEvan said:

Woodie said:

Gun Barrell Highway?

Tanami .

There is nothing relaxing about driving the Newell.

Boring on a motorbike. Oxley Highway is heaps better.

:)

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:53:09
From: Michael V
ID: 1175521
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

ChrispenEvan said:


Michael V said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Tanami .

Been there.

pffft I’ve been off it. just south of granite mine. SoG prospecting.

Nice.

:)

IIRC, The Granites mine is now closed, but the plant there has been used a few times in the last few years, processing ore from smaller prospects.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:55:39
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175522
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


ChrispenEvan said:

Michael V said:

Been there.

pffft I’ve been off it. just south of granite mine. SoG prospecting.

Nice.

:)

IIRC, The Granites mine is now closed, but the plant there has been used a few times in the last few years, processing ore from smaller prospects.

From all but the educated eye, most of this journey was like all looks the same. I recall I think Henry Lawson describing a railway journey from Broken Hill or the other way, I forget But “an endles blue grey nothingness”.

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Date: 16/01/2018 20:57:25
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175525
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

send me no wine

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:04:58
From: Stumpy_seahorse
ID: 1175531
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Woodie said:


mollwollfumble said:

Tamb said:

I did the Mongolian in both 1981 & 2006. Russia under communism & then capitalism. Not much difference. The Russians seem to have remained mental communists.

Hmm, so since train journeys around the world have been done to death, perhaps the sequel should be a road trip. Like “The Newell Highway” or “National Highway 95”.

Gun Barrell Highway?

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:05:59
From: Michael V
ID: 1175533
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

roughbarked said:


Michael V said:

ChrispenEvan said:

pffft I’ve been off it. just south of granite mine. SoG prospecting.

Nice.

:)

IIRC, The Granites mine is now closed, but the plant there has been used a few times in the last few years, processing ore from smaller prospects.

From all but the educated eye, most of this journey was like all looks the same. I recall I think Henry Lawson describing a railway journey from Broken Hill or the other way, I forget But “an endles blue grey nothingness”.

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:08:17
From: ChrispenEvan
ID: 1175535
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

Nice.

:)

IIRC, The Granites mine is now closed, but the plant there has been used a few times in the last few years, processing ore from smaller prospects.

From all but the educated eye, most of this journey was like all looks the same. I recall I think Henry Lawson describing a railway journey from Broken Hill or the other way, I forget But “an endles blue grey nothingness”.

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

12 grams is pretty darn good. we were looking at around 5 grams for a viable mine.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:08:53
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175537
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

Nice.

:)

IIRC, The Granites mine is now closed, but the plant there has been used a few times in the last few years, processing ore from smaller prospects.

From all but the educated eye, most of this journey was like all looks the same. I recall I think Henry Lawson describing a railway journey from Broken Hill or the other way, I forget But “an endles blue grey nothingness”.

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

But you really need 30 + per cube.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:10:59
From: ChrispenEvan
ID: 1175538
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

roughbarked said:


Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

From all but the educated eye, most of this journey was like all looks the same. I recall I think Henry Lawson describing a railway journey from Broken Hill or the other way, I forget But “an endles blue grey nothingness”.

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

But you really need 30 + per cube.

never heard it referred that way. always grams per tonne.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:13:02
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175539
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

ChrispenEvan said:


roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

But you really need 30 + per cube.

never heard it referred that way. always grams per tonne.

Not a lot different.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:15:23
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175540
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

roughbarked said:


ChrispenEvan said:

roughbarked said:

But you really need 30 + per cube.

never heard it referred that way. always grams per tonne.

Not a lot different.

I’m one who is always amazed at how a cube fluffs up to four in morphology, when digging opal dirt.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:15:35
From: Michael V
ID: 1175541
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

ChrispenEvan said:


Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

From all but the educated eye, most of this journey was like all looks the same. I recall I think Henry Lawson describing a railway journey from Broken Hill or the other way, I forget But “an endles blue grey nothingness”.

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

12 grams is pretty darn good. we were looking at around 5 grams for a viable mine.

Outcropping, too. But the boss wanted us to find roll-front Rare Earth Elements (obviously with Uranium…). Wasn’t impressed at all.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:17:43
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175542
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


ChrispenEvan said:

Michael V said:

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

12 grams is pretty darn good. we were looking at around 5 grams for a viable mine.

Outcropping, too. But the boss wanted us to find roll-front Rare Earth Elements (obviously with Uranium…). Wasn’t impressed at all.

You could have come back and dug it weekends?

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:20:57
From: Michael V
ID: 1175544
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

roughbarked said:


Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

From all but the educated eye, most of this journey was like all looks the same. I recall I think Henry Lawson describing a railway journey from Broken Hill or the other way, I forget But “an endles blue grey nothingness”.

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

But you really need 30 + per cube.

No. Not at all. Isolated, like in the Tanami, if big enough and on the surface, 3 g/T would fall over the line. 12 g/t would fly for underground.

A cubic metre weighs ~2.8 T, so you are suggesting around 2.5 oz/T. That’s a ridiculously rich vein. A million tons of that would be a terrific little mine.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:22:40
From: Michael V
ID: 1175545
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

roughbarked said:


Michael V said:

ChrispenEvan said:

12 grams is pretty darn good. we were looking at around 5 grams for a viable mine.

Outcropping, too. But the boss wanted us to find roll-front Rare Earth Elements (obviously with Uranium…). Wasn’t impressed at all.

You could have come back and dug it weekends?

No. It’s on a company-held exploration tenement. I would be breaking the law.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:22:51
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175546
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

But you really need 30 + per cube.

No. Not at all. Isolated, like in the Tanami, if big enough and on the surface, 3 g/T would fall over the line. 12 g/t would fly for underground.

A cubic metre weighs ~2.8 T, so you are suggesting around 2.5 oz/T. That’s a ridiculously rich vein. A million tons of that would be a terrific little mine.

Yes.3g pays for the work but a substantial profit is always the prospectus.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:25:09
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175547
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

I worked north of the Coyote mine, just in WA. Found a 1.8 km long, up to 10 metre wide quartz vein carrying around 12 grams per tonne. Interestingly, it was in the Gardiner Sandstone, the younger rocks overlying the Tanami metamorphics.

But you really need 30 + per cube.

No. Not at all. Isolated, like in the Tanami, if big enough and on the surface, 3 g/T would fall over the line. 12 g/t would fly for underground.

A cubic metre weighs ~2.8 T, so you are suggesting around 2.5 oz/T. That’s a ridiculously rich vein. A million tons of that would be a terrific little mine.

On the Ovens river a couple of diggers started a rush by picking and I mean literally, up 36 ouces in a cubic metre. Stories like this are what start goldrushes.

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Date: 16/01/2018 21:26:56
From: roughbarked
ID: 1175548
Subject: re: THE GHAN: THE FULL JOURNEY

Michael V said:


roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

Outcropping, too. But the boss wanted us to find roll-front Rare Earth Elements (obviously with Uranium…). Wasn’t impressed at all.

You could have come back and dug it weekends?

No. It’s on a company-held exploration tenement. I would be breaking the law.

Sadly in a land where we are supposed to be free, any place that we might play is apparently owned by someone else.

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