The Top End is the area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.
It is NOT in WA or QLD.
Earlier today there has been a post which seems to suggest that northern W A is "the Top End". It is the Kimberley.
Some months ago there was a post (to a story on the main page) asking "was it bitumen all the way to the Top End"....the poster was referring to Cape York Peninsula.
cheers Bilbo
Peter_n_Margaret said
10:44 PM Nov 26, 2021
bilbo wrote:
The Top End is the area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.
It is NOT in WA or QLD.
According to who?
Cheers,
Peter
travelyounger said
05:33 AM Nov 27, 2021
bilbo wrote:
The Top End is the area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.
It is NOT in WA or QLD.
Earlier today there has been a post which seems to suggest that northern W A is "the Top End". It is the Kimberley.
Some months ago there was a post (to a story on the main page) asking "was it bitumen all the way to the Top End"....the poster was referring to Cape York Peninsula.
cheers Bilbo
Sorry for political incorrectness
should have wrote top end of WA my apologies
Cheers
Wanda said
08:53 AM Nov 27, 2021
bilbo wrote:
The Top End is the area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.
It is NOT in WA or QLD.
Earlier today there has been a post which seems to suggest that northern W A is "the Top End". It is the Kimberley.
Some months ago there was a post (to a story on the main page) asking "was it bitumen all the way to the Top End"....the poster was referring to Cape York Peninsula.
cheers Bilbo
says who!
Ah, Doug from Darwin!!
Touchy,
-- Edited by Wanda on Saturday 27th of November 2021 08:54:57 AM
Aus-Kiwi said
08:58 AM Nov 27, 2021
Usually the cylinder head . Above the block ! Ahaha or anywhere theres a wet and dry season .
Hairyone said
11:05 AM Nov 27, 2021
Eveyone knows its imediately North of the Outback
SoloMC said
11:33 AM Nov 27, 2021
Totally agree that its wholly in the NT.
The top section of WA is the Kimberley.
The top of Qld is the cape
The section between the top end and the cape is called the gulf
Google it and get your people to get back to my people if you still dont agree.
Peter_n_Margaret said
02:27 PM Nov 27, 2021
There is a list of "official" sanctioned names in Australia. I don't think it is included. :)
Cheers,
Peter
bilbo said
04:21 PM Nov 27, 2021
Peter n Margaret wrote
"According to who?
Cheers,
Peter"
me!
cheers Bilbo
SoloMC said
04:58 PM Nov 27, 2021
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
There is a list of "official" sanctioned names in Australia. I don't think it is included. :) Cheers, Peter
Im not sure the Kimberley, gulf or cape are included on that list either
diggerop said
12:59 PM Nov 28, 2021
I built our house at the top end. Could get flooded at the bottom end.
dieseltojo said
05:01 PM Nov 29, 2021
The top end is above the black stump....simple.
Peter_n_Margaret said
05:51 PM Nov 29, 2021
SoloMC wrote:
Peter_n_Margaret wrote:
There is a list of "official" sanctioned names in Australia. I don't think it is included. :) Cheers, Peter
Im not sure the Kimberley, gulf or cape are included on that list either
Kimberley certainly is. The "gulf" and "cape" are abbreviations for "Gulf of Carpentaria" and "Cape York", both official names, unlinke "The Top End"?
Cheers,
Peter
Cuppa said
10:39 PM Nov 29, 2021
Draw a line between Broome & Cairns. North of that line is what I consider the Top End.
Warren-Pat_01 said
11:45 PM Nov 29, 2021
I totally agree with the 1st post of SoloMC!
Anyone else who disagrees shows they have not lived in the Top End!
The "Track" is or was (before it was upgraded to a better class of bitumen road with very high speed limits) the Stuart Highway - possibly referring back to the days when it was a single lane bitumen road. Thankfully those days have gone although they did make very wide verges in the earlier days. Gone are the days of trying to overtake a slower moving road train on the dirt, thankfully.
Any disagreements should be referred to the NT News! I'm certain they'd sort out the arguments!
The other high point (in Qld) is referred to as The Cape or The Tip.
Peter_n_Margaret said
08:40 AM Nov 30, 2021
Warren-Pat_01 wrote:
The "Track" is or was (before it was upgraded to a better class of bitumen road with very high speed limits) the Stuart Highway - possibly referring back to the days when it was a single lane bitumen road.
The Top End is the area north of of Katherine and WHOLLY within the NT.
It is NOT in WA or QLD.
Earlier today there has been a post which seems to suggest that northern W A is "the Top End". It is the Kimberley.
Some months ago there was a post (to a story on the main page) asking "was it bitumen all the way to the Top End"....the poster was referring to Cape York Peninsula.
cheers Bilbo
According to who?
Cheers,
Peter
Sorry for political incorrectness
should have wrote top end of WA my apologies
Cheers
says who!
Ah, Doug from Darwin!!
Touchy,
-- Edited by Wanda on Saturday 27th of November 2021 08:54:57 AM
Totally agree that its wholly in the NT.
The top section of WA is the Kimberley.
The top of Qld is the cape
The section between the top end and the cape is called the gulf
Google it and get your people to get back to my people if you still dont agree.
Cheers,
Peter
Peter n Margaret wrote
"According to who?
Cheers,
Peter"
me!
cheers Bilbo
Im not sure the Kimberley, gulf or cape are included on that list either
The top end is above the black stump....simple.
Kimberley certainly is. The "gulf" and "cape" are abbreviations for "Gulf of Carpentaria" and "Cape York", both official names, unlinke "The Top End"?
Cheers,
Peter
Anyone else who disagrees shows they have not lived in the Top End!
The "Track" is or was (before it was upgraded to a better class of bitumen road with very high speed limits) the Stuart Highway - possibly referring back to the days when it was a single lane bitumen road. Thankfully those days have gone although they did make very wide verges in the earlier days. Gone are the days of trying to overtake a slower moving road train on the dirt, thankfully.
Any disagreements should be referred to the NT News! I'm certain they'd sort out the arguments!
The other high point (in Qld) is referred to as The Cape or The Tip.
The Stuart Highway was first bituminised between Alice and Darwin by the US Army during WW2.
We drove it in 1967 in a Mini. By then about 1/3rd of it had broken up and was back to gravel. Bits of it are still visible today.
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Tuesday 30th of November 2021 08:41:27 AM