Talk:Tilpa

Public domain due to age photos of Tilpa

I can't upload at present but some suggestions are:

• From the NLA: The first motor lorry to go from Bourke to Tilpa down the Darling River, New South Wales, May, 1914
• From the State Library of South Australia: New Tilpa bridge over the River Darling, low river, with the old hand-operated ferry on the river bank, on right. ca. 1945 - probably the most useful illustration
• From the State Library of NSW : Tank sinking using bullock team - Tilpa, NSW 1906

--Matilda ^talk 04:05, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much! -- Mattinbgn\^talk 04:12, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

And now added. Thanks again. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 04:27, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

babe?

I think the film Babe may have been filmed (near) here (?) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:55, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

I thought it was filmed in the Southern Highlands? The land around Tilpa is flat, brown and scrubby not green, rolling and lush like in the movie. I could be wrong of course ... -- Mattinbgn\^talk 10:02, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

D'oh! I was thinking of Tilba, New South Wales - even then I was wrong. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:10, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Flood 80km wide?

I don't think so. I think whoever did that page at Tourism NSW was having a flight of fancy that day. 80 metres I'll believe, but 80km wide for a flooded river? Not on your nelly. Peter1968 (talk) 13:37, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

80m wide is not that wide. Given that the country is very flat, 80km is not unbelievable. Agreed that a better source would be desirable, but it is not an unreasonable assertion. From the linked article, 1956 Murray River flood: "Some areas were flooded up to 100 km from the natural flow of the river." While again this is hearsay, and not useable here, this corresponds with what people around my area (Berrigan, New South Wales) have told me about these floods. Certainly Berrigan, at least 30km from the Murray but again on very flat land, was surrounded by water.

From the State Library of South Australia about these floods, "During floods the waters in the River Murray system spread out below Tocumwal in NSW and engulf the Edward and Wakool rivers, forming one huge lake which helps to control flooding further downsteam by acting as a natural reservoir. In 1956 the usual spread of waters below Tocumwal could not hold the quantity of water and the swollen river raced on its way though South Australia (Mortimer, p 7, 1985) causing widespread damage to agricultural properties and townships." As you can see from a map, the distance between the these rivers is a good 30-40km and these used to conjoin in ordinary flood events. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 19:23, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

There was the Ariel which came aground in 1870 and, when the flood waters went down, was found to be fifty miles from the Darling River. It was usual for paddle-boats to travel cross-country during a flood, as following the actual course of the river could double the distance. In 1956 the flood-waters were backed up for 80km around Wentworth. On the lower Anabranch, to get to Mildura, residents had to use boats to get to their vehicles parked beyond the waterline and then drive west to Renmark where the cars were crossed over the Paringa bridge on railtrucks and then drive east to Mildura. Or if you were fit, you could row overland! (Bushmen of the Great Anabranch, 1989, pg 253) •Florrie•leave a note• 00:29, 9 October 2008 (UTC)