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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 10:50 am

juju wrote:Yuraygir national park? south of Lake Arragan?

Not Yuraygir NP juju. This location is much further south.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 11:18 am

Pinnacles at Ben Boyd?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 11:20 am

I reckon Jervis Bay.
Mind you. I cheated...
Started at Sydney and scrolled down, assuming such a feature would be photographed before...
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 11:22 am

A rough guess is The Pinnacles in Ben Boyd NP.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 11:24 am

A tough week tasadam
Right photo - but google is a bit notorious for people posting photos in the wrong spots
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 11:27 am

tasadam wrote:I reckon Jervis Bay.
Mind you. I cheated...
Started at Sydney and scrolled down, assuming such a feature would be photographed before...

Not Jervis Bay Adam. The caption on that photo is wrong, that'll teach you for cheating! :lol: :lol:
eggs has it with The Pinnacles at Ben Boyd NP, just north of Eden on NSW far south coast.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 11:30 am

Surely I get something for trying? (World's greatest time wasting award perhaps?)
I was all set to go get my negatives and start scanning too. :(
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 11:32 am

The Aussie competition is definitely going to be harder than Tas.
I must also confess I "cheated" by doing a quick search on coloured cliffs in NSW on google. Ending up at Nat Parks sites and trip reports gives a bit more confidence.
But yes - you get points for trying.

This might be harder still - hint this is not NSW
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 1:08 pm

Werribee Gorge in VIC?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 1:44 pm

Not Weribee.
Next hint - it is pretty close to NSW - and is a quite popular swimming hole to walk in to.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 2:34 pm

Bluewater holes ACT???
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 2:43 pm

Looks like Lower Portals at Barney
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 2:47 pm

Mmm, puzzling. It does remind me of the limestone karst/gorge country at Blue Waterholes in KNP, such as around Nicole Gorge but that's in NSW.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 2:48 pm

isoma is correct.
I believe the rock is granite
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 2:55 pm

Australia is a big place. So we don't go off on wild goose chases with each guess can I suggest making a rule of Tony's original proposal on the first page of the game? :)

"for the time being when you post a picture please give the first clue as the State the picture is from"
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 2:58 pm

Hmm - sorry. Must have missed that. :oops:
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 3:04 pm

anne3 wrote:Bluewater holes ACT???


Hi Anne,

Blue water holes is in the the Kosciusko National Park, it is near the ACT border but to drive there you have to go in via Kiandra. It is one of the best places in the northern KNP to visit.

http://www.whereis.com/nsw/long-plain/b ... ssion=MTE=
http://www.gerkinpress.com/Bushwalking/ ... holes2002/

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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 3:09 pm

eggs wrote:Hmm - sorry. Must have missed that. :oops:

No worries eggs :), I don't think everyone has been doing it anyway. I hope that didn't sound pedantic. Just that I noticed we're all jumping around all over the place and if the state is a given it helps with the research if it's an unfamiliar location.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 6:07 pm

OK - where in NSW am I ?

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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 6:53 pm

Border Ranges NP? Is that Mt Warning.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 7:18 pm

johnw wrote:Australia is a big place. So we don't go off on wild goose chases with each guess can I suggest making a rule of Tony's original proposal on the first page of the game? :)

"for the time being when you post a picture please give the first clue as the State the picture is from"


Hi John,

Thanks for the suggestion. I will PM the admin about making "declaring the state on posting the photo" as a rule, I will also remind members that wish to participate in thie Aussie game to read the rules and the first post on page one and that at least in the early days to try and post photos with visual clues, though I do think the odd harder photo is good for the comp.

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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 7:45 pm

correct m-p.
Mt Warning from the Border Ranges.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie) new rule

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 7:52 pm

Turns out I have editing capabilities for the game rules, I have just added the rule
As Australia is a big place, when you post a picture please give the State the picture is from


As the game is new and is still developing, Please feel free to make suggestions for ways to improve this game.

Thanks

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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Wed 02 Mar, 2011 8:48 pm

My turn again then. Location please. And see if you can name the building on the right as well. :D

Location: ACT.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Thu 03 Mar, 2011 6:44 am

The place is Orroral Valley, the name of the building is the Orroral Homestead.

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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Thu 03 Mar, 2011 8:54 am

Correct.

I thought this would be an easy one.

Your turn again Tony.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Thu 03 Mar, 2011 8:58 am

This one is WHERE AM I, name the place where I was standing when I took the photo. The photo was taken in NSW.

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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Thu 03 Mar, 2011 9:02 am

Aer you on Mt Tate?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Thu 03 Mar, 2011 9:03 am

johnw wrote:Aer you on Mt Tate?


No
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Re: Game: Where-is-it (Aussie)

Thu 03 Mar, 2011 9:14 am

Absolutely no idea. :(
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