Hi
If we take a hard look at the Old roads into the goldfields of Western Qld going from Ports like Bowen, Tlownsville, Port Douglas and others. There is one common denominator that they had to overcome and that is the escarpments to the west of the coastal plains on the edge of the great divide. To the west of Townsville we have the Mingala Range and Harvey's Range, these would have been fomidable obstacles in there day, however they overcame them. While in the ADF in Townsville l was lucky enough to be able to drive a army landrover up the old Herveys Range bullock track, in was quite mind blowing to think that the old guys did take fully loaded bullock wagons up that mountain road. YOU GOT TO TAKE YOUR HAT TO THEM.
Cheers
Ian