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campbelltown
Registered:
May 2002
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abandoned air-strip
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Sat, 15 February 2003 02:33
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hey,
was having dinner last night at my dads place and he told me about a abandoned airstrip. It is located near wilton NSW
Wilton is near appin, and appin is near campbelltown.
It is located on Picton Road which heads down to wollongong. If it just after you come onto picton road from wilton.
Just wondering is anyone knows anything abou it ? I got a map with the airstrip still on it but i think it would be hard to find.
Imgaine the fun that could be had tho 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
south of the big smoke
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sat, 15 February 2003 03:29
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count me in if its a goer!!
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sat, 15 February 2003 08:22
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youre not alone there.
Terminal speed run time
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sat, 15 February 2003 09:19
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MMMMMMM 300kmh+ on my bike
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sat, 15 February 2003 11:22
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Be a good idea to check it all out first to find any potholes. Especially if it's not been in use for a long time.
Don't want you guys flipping at high speed.
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Location:
Hornsby, N.S.W
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sat, 15 February 2003 21:12
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i will be there to clean out the injetors on the new motor 
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Location:
Hornsby, N.S.W
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sat, 15 February 2003 21:20
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i have a street directory that covers sydney,bluemountins,canberra,central coast, newcastle and wollongong. and it does not have anything about wilton, it has wilton on the map at the front, but it does not show a directory for that area. i would really like to check this place out.
can anyone help.
JUZZO
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sat, 15 February 2003 23:26
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You also need to borrow a decent hand held gps.
preferably one that will record your progress.
These are able to monitor speed to 1 decimal place.
And record tops speed for the journey, so no bulsshit guessing off speedo's etc.
We have used a gps this way b4, the jza70 Auto held high 260's for nearly 5 minutes b4 the auto started to slip. 
A manual will do it all day
Matt
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Central Coast
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 00:28
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Im there.
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Location:
Wollongong
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 00:40
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Any chance you can send me a scanned copy of the map ?
Wilton is like 20 mins from the Gong, I wouldn't mind trying to find it
I can't find any maps at my place that have Wilton included 
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Location:
Hornsby, N.S.W
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 01:25
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mine has wilton on the map, but it does not have a zoomed in broken down version for that area.
JUZZO
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I supported Toymods
Location:
South of Wollongong
Registered:
May 2002
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Location:
Hornsby, N.S.W
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 01:26
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i will try to scan you a copy, but it shows nothing about any air fields!!!
juzzo
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Location:
c'town, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 01:57
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bad news guys
i went down today to check it out,
it is on waterboard property which has a locked gate and secondly the council has dug it all up to prevent people getting their cars onto it.
so no dice
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Location:
Wollongong
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 05:33
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I was actually after a topographical map rather than a street style map. I know the Wilton area failry well, and was curious as to where the airstrip was located.
If anyone can remember back far enough, Wilton was actually the location of the 2nd Sydney aiport, but was abandoned due to protests (kinda like Badgery's Creek).
If you look carefully in certain places, you can see remnants of the beginning of construction. There is a tunnel near Picton, as well as a bridge that has been started building over the Nepean river from both sides, but was cancelled before it was joined. There are also various railroad tracks which now lead nowhere because the plan didn't eventuate.
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Location:
c'town, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 06:30
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if u still want to check it out take picton rd toward wilton
when u pass the turn off on the left to go to cordeux dam, go about 2kms more up picton rd and on the left there is a waterboard access rd, its dirt and its got a gate.
one of the wilton locals and naten both confirmed that it has been dug up
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Location:
up yours!
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 07:30
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Simon! where the waveFM in windang is an old air strip!
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Location:
cambo
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 10:08
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this airstrip is old news... its sort of a local amature rally type location. ive never been there personally but know people who live in Wilton and around that area. its a dirt runway relatively smooth and a good place to practice your rally skills  dont know anyone whos been there recently but since when has a gate stopped anyone??
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Registered:
June 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 10:18
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there is a abandoned air feild at scofeilds ! . they use it to make comershals and shit so its in sorta ok condition , would be good for what you guys are looking for
Dennis
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Location:
campbelltown
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 11:16
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ummmm
this air strip is not used, it is not used for sky diving or anything else.
it is not dirt it is tar, it was broken up some time ago.
It now has trees etc growing through it
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Location:
campbelltown
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 14:18
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but it may be a different one if u can get onto it.
got a location of this place ?
sorry i kinda jumped before i thought about it, maybe its a different one
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
February 2003
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Sun, 16 February 2003 15:40
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naten and I found out that the air stip out Wilson way is dug up etc.. although we think there is one out at Wedderburn just off Appin road, somewhere, to which I do not know the exact position.
anyone who may know where it is, and information that they may like to share, may help us to find this airstip and we all can have fun
Thanks,
Jarrod
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I supported Toymods
Location:
fairfield NSW
Registered:
January 2003
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Location:
campbelltown
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Wed, 19 February 2003 09:58
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so tell me more about this one down at windang
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Location:
campbelltown
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: abandoned air-strip
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Thu, 20 February 2003 21:37
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went down to windang
found the golf course and the radio station/transmitter
found a road that seems to go besides the radio station and behind the golf course
i also found the large gate and fence on it
so yea if you could explain how to get to it ?
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