Who's been to king island?

[rovercare]

Hmm, Norfolk island seems intrigueing, but looking at something I could do for a get away for a week, soemthing out of the ordinary and I do like to take my car, so who has been? is it worth it? and how do you get your car on a ship to get across?:D

Just running some thoughts, boredom in life ensues, must finish landrover and travel aus:)

[p38arover]

Well, I lived on Norfolk Island for three years but I haven't been to King Island.

Here's a late friend's Defender being delivered:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/05/1152.jpg

I thought Fusion originally came from King Island.

I know that two of the forumites I met at Cooma in 2008 originally came from King Island - was one of them Fusion?

[rovercare]

Well, I lived on Norfolk Island for three years but I haven't been to King Island.

Here's a late friend's Defender being delivered:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/05/1152.jpg

I thought Fusion originally came from King Island.

I know that two of the forumites I met at Cooma in 2008 originally came from King Island - was one of them Fusion?

:eek: Thats pretty awseome, necessity provides the means:D

[BMKal]

I lived on King Island for about 5 years, but it was some time ago - when the Scheelite mine at Grassy was still in operation.

Back then, the only way to get a vehicle onto the Island was on the Straitsman, from either Melbourne or Stanley - but I believe that the Straitsman is now in New Zealand or Fiji or somewhere that way.

The only info that I have seen on shipping to the Island lately is that Searoad Shipping operates the Searoad Mersey on a weekly service to the Island.

Wouldn't mind getting back there for a look myself one day - it was a great place to live and I still have a couple of friends living down there on a farm.

[kenleyfred]

I haven't been there. But after recentlly eating one of their cows I want to move there. Best steak I've ever had.
Kenley

[Piddler]

not worth taking a car you can hire one for peanuts.

King is a lovely place for a few days they tell me Flinders is better though have not been there.

Cheers

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Mrs Pedro was Born on KI,,,
(explains a bit;))
FIFO
rent a bomb
not much to do unless you make cheese or fatten cattle,,
there is of course the Best View from a Golf Club window to take in,,:beer:

[p38arover]

Mrs Pedro was Born on KI,,,
(explains a bit;))

I've met Di and I'm not going there....... :p

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I've met Di and I'm not going there....... :p

You're not going to King cause you met Di:confused:

[101RRS]

I lived on King Island for about 5 years, but it was some time ago - when the Scheelite mine at Grassy was still in operation.

Back then, the only way to get a vehicle onto the Island was on the Straitsman, from either Melbourne or Stanley - but I believe that the Straitsman is now in New Zealand or Fiji or somewhere that way.

The only info that I have seen on shipping to the Island lately is that Searoad Shipping operates the Searoad Mersey on a weekly service to the Island.

Wouldn't mind getting back there for a look myself one day - it was a great place to live and I still have a couple of friends living down there on a farm.


The Straitsman rolled over and sank in Melbourne harbour in 1974. It was salvaged and then serviced King Is for a further 15years before it was sold off to Fiji and given a new name.

I last visited King Is in 1977 and all I can really remember are the huge black tiger snakes all over the island, the huge lobsters, the kelp and the huge swell that rolls in on the west coast even when the water itself was mirror smooth.

Garry

[p38arover]

You're not going to King cause you met Di:confused:

Well, if Di is an example of the KIers...... :D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Its well worth a visit,,
its quiet but windy,
its beautiful country but windy,
great eating but windy,

dont go in winter!!!;):p

[rovercare]

Its well worth a visit,,
its quiet but windy,
its beautiful country but windy,
great eating but windy,

dont go in winter!!!;):p

:D:D:D

[BMKal]

The Straitsman rolled over and sank in Melbourne harbour in 1974. It was salvaged and then serviced King Is for a further 15years before it was sold off to Fiji and given a new name.

I last visited King Is in 1977 and all I can really remember are the huge black tiger snakes all over the island, the huge lobsters, the kelp and the huge swell that rolls in on the west coast even when the water itself was mirror smooth.

Garry

Yep - I was on the island when the Straitsman sank in the Yarra. I remember my father having to fly over to Melbourne to inspect the damage to a shipment of Scheelite cons when they re-floated it. A mate of mine also had a car on board at the time - it was written off.

After they re-floated it, they towed it by tug to Launceston for repairs. I was working on a prawn trawler berthed right behind it in Launceston. During the repairs, one of the workmen was killed when he cut through a gas line which still contained gas and exploded.

And yes, I can still remember the tiger snakes. Have had the wind put up me by those bloody things more than once. Another place I have since found that has similar size and equally aggressive tigers, though not as many, is around some of the fishing spots I get to east of Esperance. We caught one trying to get into a mate's swag one day a while back and he was very aggressive when we tried to move him along - I always roll my swag up and leave it up on the trailer or somewhere similar when I'm not in it. :D

I've never come across lobsters as good as we used to get on the island anywhere else since.

[loanrangie]

Seafood, cheese, beef all they need is a brewery and i'm going there to live.:D