User:Nomadtales

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An Australian who loves travel, history and general knowledge. Most of my articles will concentrate on geographical locations in Australia or Papua New Guinea, where I have lived for two years though lately I have been diverging off into another interest - rail lines.

Articles I have created .. and like

 * Mount Wilhelm (climbed twice)
 * Kokoda Track (there existed a previous one, but about the WW2 campaign)
 * Paterson, New South Wales (My home town)
 * Finger Wharf
 * 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
 * Samarai

.. and ones I have expanded
 * John Hinde - we miss ya mate.
 * Sepik
 * Ramu
 * Mount Victoria, New South Wales (a place I own land at)

Did I say travel
My usual home



Countries I have lived in for more than a year ..



Spent more than 3 months in ..



More than a month ..



Less than a month ..



Less than a week ..



More miscellaneous travel I have done is here.

Another hobby .. photography


A Huli Wigman from the Southern Highlands (POTD for July 16 2006)

Gallery of more pics I have uploaded

The wonderful world of Wikipedia (quirky pages I like)

 * Drop bears
 * The Hairy ball theorem
 * Heavy metal umlaut

Current projects
User:Nomadtales/Leahy User:Nomadtales/MRAG

Photos
PNGAA

Maps

 * Topo maps for New Guinea - Uni of Texas

Journals

 * The Country between the Headwaters of the Fly and Sepik Rivers in New Guinea
 * The Pygmies of the Aiome Mountains, Mandated Territory of New Guinea.
 * Exploration of the Kaiserin Augusta River in New Guinea, 1912-13

Railway lines

 * NSW lines
 * Victorian lines
 * Victorian historical line maps
 * SA lines