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Old 08-06-2007, 05:59 AM   #1
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James Cook University, Townsville, QL

Hi all.
My brother is gonna be attending this Uni in July for 3 years initially.
Anybody had any experience of this place?
Good bad?
Downright ugly?

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Old 08-06-2007, 07:19 AM   #2
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well townsville is a town of its own a bit undiscribable hahahahaha...although i hear its moving forward but i dont believe it...
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Old 08-06-2007, 07:34 AM   #3
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How far from Brissy?
I told him its probably about 700 miles, but he reckons it nothing on a map....
I kinda had to explain that maps are wee, real life is big.
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Old 08-06-2007, 07:43 AM   #4
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hahahha its at least a 17hr drive from brissy
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Old 08-06-2007, 08:09 AM   #5
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1300 kilometers / 800 miles - big distance
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Old 08-06-2007, 09:14 AM   #6
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townsville is a nice place, i have a friend going to uni there also.
Last time i was in townsville it seemed like a very relaxed place. a few hours up the road is cairns and just down the road is the whitsundays - what more could you want!
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Old 08-06-2007, 11:32 AM   #7
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WOW !

I honestly didnt know that - i thought from brisbane to townsville it would be about 4hours - lol cause about a year ago i sold my Bluebird Attessa and a guy from Townsville came on a flight to Sydney and brought the car and drove it back to Townsville - he called me after a day and a half (when he arrived home) and i thought he took forever to get back home - lol - there you go - you learn something new everyday.
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Old 08-06-2007, 12:57 PM   #8
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well 12-14hrs from sydney to brisbane then an extra 17hrs to townsville is a day and a half
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Old 08-06-2007, 04:44 PM   #9
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It a bit less than a 17hrs to Townsville, more like 15hrs, you can do it in a day 5am to 8pm ish, is about 1350km max from brisbane. I used to live in Cairns and have done that drive quite a few times, not many twisties though
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