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Reply #30 - Jan 16^th, 2009 at 3:51pm

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This is one of the more interesting bore baths Ive come across.......used to use this one a fair bit when we were working between Coonamble and Come By Chance on the wheat harvest. The water was perfect temp and didnt smell to much like sulphur .........very relaxing after a long day if ya took a cold stubbie with ya. ...........sit back and take in the view......not a another person for miles.

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Reply #31 - Jan 16^th, 2009 at 5:40pm

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Great Happy Snap SSB. I see you've got the wood set under if it isn't hot enough.

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Reply #32 - Jan 16^th, 2009 at 6:33pm

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I have had many a tub in the twelve mile bore on the Walgett road from Connamble, concrete tub at the bore head, hot water on tap, the road now bypass it and the bore could be capped. I think all the bore drains are finished now. I have not been that way for fifteen years or more. I will make a run through there next year to "The Ridge" and check out some of the best fishing holes around in the 60's before the carp got a hold in the 70's. Drought and land clearing buggered it.
Cod, Yellowbelly,cat fish and big grunters (bream). And plenty of wild pigs. Great fun in those days and great to look back on.
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Muzz about 1964 out side the huts.

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Reply #33 - Jan 16^th, 2009 at 8:34pm

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Cactus wrote on Jan 16^th, 2009 at 6:33pm:

Muzz about 1964 out side the huts.

Muzz were you a shearer or a rousie

The bore head was about 300 meters from the homestead and supplied all the hot water for all including the huts.
Temp at bore head was perfect for scalding pigs
5 drains were supplied by this bore and from memory the combined distance was of all 5 drains was over 300 miles
One of thousands spewing water out that was never used but made for some good pig shooting country
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Reply #34 - Jan 16^th, 2009 at 8:41pm

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Saltbush Bill wrote on Jan 16^th, 2009 at 3:51pm:

This is one of the more interesting bore baths Ive come across.......used to use this one a fair bit when we were working between Coonamble and Come By Chance on the wheat harvest. The water was perfect temp and didnt smell to much like sulphur .........very relaxing after a long day if ya took a cold stubbie with ya. ...........sit back and take in the view......not a another person for miles.

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That looks a lot like the bath on Riverview, via Surat.
Had a hot tub there last April while pig shooting with my son.

Sure soaks away the aches and pains of a days walking cross country.

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Reply #35 - Jan 16^th, 2009 at 10:01pm

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It looks like heaven. If only one of these was available every time I went camping! LOL

My life is a performance for which I was never given the chance to rehearse.

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Reply #36 - Jan 16^th, 2009 at 10:04pm

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Me --!!! I gotta home made rocket gas fired hot water shower powered by a small johnson pump, a portable battery in a carry case and a large plastic bucket for the water. I can pump from a creek etc up to a 2 m head and depending on the water supply, can shower for 2 weeks continuously if I wanted to. I also have a golden shower tent like SKIP (must be a Navy thing that...hahahahaha). We also use a tarp around the shower but mostly the tent. Grand children luv it - cannot get them out..

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Reply #37 - Jan 17^th, 2009 at 4:56am

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Kev
Spent about ten years on and off in the sheds, learnt to shear in the early 60's, but never really got into it, wool classing most off the time and ran a few sheds for some local contractors. I had a property to run as well, my brother and I would do the lamb shearing and chrutching at home and get a team in for the main shearing. I still like sheep but in a CO now.
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Reply #38 - Jan 17^th, 2009 at 8:37pm

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Cactus wrote on Jan 17^th, 2009 at 4:56am:

I still like sheep but in a CO now.

Muzz, you are right about that I grew up eating, chasing and dreaming about those wooly bastards. I only have 2 enemies in my life, Sheep and Chooks both brainless idiots. Grin

I started out with nothing and still have most of it

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Reply #39 - Jan 18^th, 2009 at 6:40am

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Hi All,

Who would have thought a thread titled camp showers would generate so much interest and really interesting reading.

Keep the yarns coming.

Cheers

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