Rode the Indian Pacific from to Adelaide in 1996 when the USS Nimitz made a port visit to Perth. Took the ferry across to Tasmania hoping to catch the bus to Hobart. When I arrived, I found out that there was a bus strike so no buses heading to Hobart. While eating lunch at a local diner, the waitress asked why I was so low and I explained that if I did not get back aboard the Nimitz in Hobart, my career in the Navy was over. While pouring me a fresh cup of coffee, she yelled out "Anyone here going to Hobart?" A truck driver at the end of the counter raised his hand and quietly said "I'm headed to Hobart!" The truck looked like something out of a Mad-Max movie. They call um "Roo-Guards" down under. We call um "Cattle-Guards" here in the states. We made it to Hobart just as the Nimitz pulled into port. I paid for diesel and all the meals during the trip. In return, I got to witness a group of Tasmanian Devils quarrel over road-kill in the middle of the night.
9:43 thus creating the world's longest stretch of dead-straight Railway Track which spans 478km between Watson in South Australia and Nurina in Western Australia.
I been on old Hamersley iron ore trains from mt tom price iron ore mine when i was in grade 6 1988 and stayed at Pilbara camp school in dampier w.a Australia
10:32 most of them came from Victoria where they were escaping the fallout from the Eureka Stockade and the harsh gold-licensing laws in force in Victoria at the time.
8:54 apparently some West Australians weren't sold because WA voted 3 - 1 to secede, but that was quickly knocked on the head by the UK Parliament which caused a lot of anti-British sentiment amongst the people of Western Australia.
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Worked for a few years on the Trans/nullarbor and loved it. Cook was a good town.
Rode the Indian Pacific from to Adelaide in 1996 when the USS Nimitz made a port visit to Perth. Took the ferry across to Tasmania hoping to catch the bus to Hobart. When I arrived, I found out that there was a bus strike so no buses heading to Hobart. While eating lunch at a local diner, the waitress asked why I was so low and I explained that if I did not get back aboard the Nimitz in Hobart, my career in the Navy was over. While pouring me a fresh cup of coffee, she yelled out "Anyone here going to Hobart?" A truck driver at the end of the counter raised his hand and quietly said "I'm headed to Hobart!" The truck looked like something out of a Mad-Max movie. They call um "Roo-Guards" down under. We call um "Cattle-Guards" here in the states. We made it to Hobart just as the Nimitz pulled into port. I paid for diesel and all the meals during the trip. In return, I got to witness a group of Tasmanian Devils quarrel over road-kill in the middle of the night.
9:43 thus creating the world's longest stretch of dead-straight Railway Track which spans 478km between Watson in South Australia and Nurina in Western Australia.
I been on these iron ore trains from wombat Junction tomprice to parker point dampier in late 1980.s
I been on old Hamersley iron ore trains from mt tom price iron ore mine when i was in grade 6 1988 and stayed at Pilbara camp school in dampier w.a Australia
My great uncle Patrick hannan found gold at Kalgoorlie in late 1800.s
10:32 most of them came from Victoria where they were escaping the fallout from the Eureka Stockade and the harsh gold-licensing laws in force in Victoria at the time.
In grade 6 camp from mt tom price iron ore mining trains to dampier 1988
I been toogey stayed at Pilbara camp school in dampier
seen. ONLY 3 people who live in Cook. WOW
10:25 by an Irish Vagabond by the name of Paddy Hannan.
8:54 apparently some West Australians weren't sold because WA voted 3 - 1 to secede, but that was quickly knocked on the head by the UK Parliament which caused a lot of anti-British sentiment amongst the people of Western Australia.