Hoping to escape the British weather?!
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Hoping to escape the British weather?!
News article from NSW - Heavy snow causes chaos on snowy roads
http://au.news.yahoo.com/040717/2/pxvy.html
Until we moved over here, I had no idea that it snowed in Australia! I kinda assumed it was hot all year round.....
http://au.news.yahoo.com/040717/2/pxvy.html
Until we moved over here, I had no idea that it snowed in Australia! I kinda assumed it was hot all year round.....
#2
LOL. When I worked for Motorola making mobile phones we had a quality issue one time which meant that a particular batch of phones would drop calls when the temp went below -5C. Our Quality Director stopped shipments into most countries but was quite happy to let shipments to Australia continue until I pointed out to him that certain parts of OZ can also have temps of this type and lower and when I mentioned there are ski resorts in OZ the look on his face was absolutely comical
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Re: Hoping to escape the British weather?!
Originally posted by Jacqui
News article from NSW - Heavy snow causes chaos on snowy roads
http://au.news.yahoo.com/040717/2/pxvy.html
Until we moved over here, I had no idea that it snowed in Australia! I kinda assumed it was hot all year round.....
News article from NSW - Heavy snow causes chaos on snowy roads
http://au.news.yahoo.com/040717/2/pxvy.html
Until we moved over here, I had no idea that it snowed in Australia! I kinda assumed it was hot all year round.....
Comes as a bit of a shock if you don't expect it.
G
#6
Originally posted by Megalania
"Snowy Mountains".
"Snowy Mountains".
Right on!
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And when you happen on Corryong, take a moment to visit Jack Riley's tomb.
Jack Riley was born in Ireland to Daniel Riley and Anne (nee Murray) in 1841. He was thirteen when he emigrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney on the Rodney on March 15, 1854.
The Man from Snowy River
Jack Riley was born in Ireland to Daniel Riley and Anne (nee Murray) in 1841. He was thirteen when he emigrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney on the Rodney on March 15, 1854.
The Man from Snowy River
#9
Originally posted by jib
The blue mountains were named cos they resemble Balaenoptera musculus, from a distance
jib
The blue mountains were named cos they resemble Balaenoptera musculus, from a distance
jib
#10
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...what do you mean escape the british weather?? i haven't seen any good snow here for years..
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No good snow and no good sun either - 'cept last years heatwave and we were in oz then.
#12
There is no snow up this way, best head up here if you want year round warmth. Glorious sun again today, but a chilly wind it might even go down to 19C. :scared:
#13
Even where daytime temperatures are reasonable, anywhere in inland Australia can get cold on winter nights.
Places as diverse as Alice Springs NT, Canberra ACT, and Tamworth NSW can all get temperatures well below freezing at night during winter.
Subzero temperatures are unusual in coastal areas - possibly occasionally along the south coast.
Jeremy
Places as diverse as Alice Springs NT, Canberra ACT, and Tamworth NSW can all get temperatures well below freezing at night during winter.
Subzero temperatures are unusual in coastal areas - possibly occasionally along the south coast.
Jeremy
Originally posted by Mairi&Chris
LOL. When I worked for Motorola making mobile phones we had a quality issue one time which meant that a particular batch of phones would drop calls when the temp went below -5C. Our Quality Director stopped shipments into most countries but was quite happy to let shipments to Australia continue until I pointed out to him that certain parts of OZ can also have temps of this type and lower and when I mentioned there are ski resorts in OZ the look on his face was absolutely comical
LOL. When I worked for Motorola making mobile phones we had a quality issue one time which meant that a particular batch of phones would drop calls when the temp went below -5C. Our Quality Director stopped shipments into most countries but was quite happy to let shipments to Australia continue until I pointed out to him that certain parts of OZ can also have temps of this type and lower and when I mentioned there are ski resorts in OZ the look on his face was absolutely comical
#14
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 11,149
Right now a low is coming off the Ocean that has brought snow to lower lying areas that rarely get snow and high winds and 4-9m waves in Sydney. Good skiiing but the roads were shut to the resorts.
Canberra at the moment is 0-7C.
Canberra at the moment is 0-7C.