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 lionel original prewar 213 cattle car  US $245.00
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 4 LIONEL STANDARD GAUGE CARS CATTLE LUMBER CABOOSE GONDOLA US $34.33
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 American Flyer wide gauge stock car cattle car US $15.70
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 Door for Lionel Std Gauge 113 Cattle Car Unpainted US $8.00
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 Lionel Trains Cattle Car 113 Standard Scale US $9.99
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 Lionel Trains Gondola Car Rock Island 112 and Cattle Car 113 Standard Scale US $9.99
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 Lionel Std Gauge 13 Cattle Car Roof Painted Pea Green US $14.00
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 Lionel Standard Gauge Cattle Car No 13 Green Original Paint US $10.50
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 1930s Lionel 213 Orange and Pea Green Cattle stock car US $325.00
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 MTH 513 CATTLE CAR MINT US $49.50
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 Lionel 1930s ILionel 213 Orange Green Cattle Stock car US $335.00
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 MTH 10 2053 Tin Plate Std Gauge Cattle Car Yellow US $89.00
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 MTH 10 2054 Tin Plate Std Gauge Cattle Car Orange US $89.00
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 Lionel Standard Gauge Cattle Car No 513 Olive Orange Original Paint US $.99
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 Lionel 513 Orange Stock or Cattle Car US $75.00
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 LIONEL 513 PREWAR STANDARD GAUGE CATTLE CAR US $69.00
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 LIONEL TRAINS 513 PREWAR STANDARD GAUGE CATTLE CAR US $69.00
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 MTH Standard Gauge 213 Cattle Car US $250.00
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Which of the following factors did not help make cattle drives profitable?
1.new railroads with refrierated cars
2.growing cities demanding beef
3.cattle trails
4.barbed-wire fencing
4 firstly,finishlingly 1
Car Hire: Queensland Coast Drive
Many associate Australia with the arid desertscapes familiar from much Australian iconography: Ayres Rock, outback and endless dusty cattle ranches. Queensland is different: the north-eastern reaches of Australia fall within the tropical zone.
A coastal drive from Cairns to Port Douglas is a good way of experiencing the best of what the region has to offer. From the UK it is possible to fly directly to Brisbane. From there it is easy to take a connecting flight to Cairns, the main hub in northern Queensland.
Car hire in Australia need not be expensive and although there is a train connection up to the Kuranda Nature Reserve the car affords greater freedom to explore. Cairns itself is a likeable place and there is enough here to justify at least an overnight stop. The lively Esplanade is packed with restaurants and bars and is thronged with revellers in the evenings. Otherwise there is a regional gallery exhibiting Australian art and, more unusually, there is a museum on the history of the flying doctors (the medical service, not the daytime soap). Cairns is also something of a Mecca for bungee jumpers. Those who enjoy the sensation of falling secured only by a piece of elastic are well served here: there are several operators peddling these thrills from purpose built platforms.
Once the car hire has been sorted out it is only an hour’s drive (60 miles) up the coast to Port Douglas. On the way, the Kuranda Reserve protects swathes of rain forest. There are campsites here with basic amenities. Rangers offer guided tours through the forest with good chances of seeing fresh water crocodiles,”freshies”, and turtles.
Port Douglas is an idyllic small community framed between forested slopes, endless beaches and the Great Barrier Reef. The four mile beach is a real draw of course but many come here to check out the reef either on a day cruise or through a supervised scuba dive. Most of the reef is a designated marine reserve, unique in the scale of its coral growths and richness of its sea life (innumerable species of fish, numerous sea snakes). So called “wonky holes” feed these reefs with nutrient rich fresh water which fosters the growth of the coral although pollution from agricultural run-off is a constant and growing threat.
Cheap car hire in Australia allows a certain flexibility in terms of shaping an itinerary. If time allowed, it would be quite possible to deposit a vehicle hired in Cairns back in Brisbane for those ready for a 1400 mile stretch. Spread over a few days this would convey the real vastness of Australia.
20.3.2008
About the Author
Mark Lauterwein is a UK based writer. He is currently writing articles on a variety of subjects.