Battle of the worst Australian towns

Burgey · 26-01-2013, 04:33 PM

Following on from the English version a year or so back.

Cities, suburbs or towns are open for nomination. Must be somewhere you've had the misfortune to visit, second hand accounts are not allowed. Include a précis as to why your nomination belongs.

There's plenty of potential gold here. I'll kick off with the following:

Oodnadatta - any place which openly advertises itself as the "Arsehole of South Australia" must be in this. Nothing but desert for a million miles around it, and it's claim to fame is that the Birdsville Track ends there. **** hole of the highest order

Lightning Ridge - as above, only with opals. People go there to disappear. They pick the right spot. Bill Bryson described it in his book about Australia as the only place on earth he'd been to where the publican turned on the television and expressed marvel at the invention. It was 1997.

Blayney - if this isn't the coldest hole in Australia then I'd hate to visit the place which beats it. Dire place.

Anyway, there's your starters. Get in.

benchmark00 · 26-01-2013, 04:38 PM

Melbourne.

morgieb · 26-01-2013, 04:56 PM

Moree. Drove through it a few years back. Horrible place - just urgh. It looked like total ****.

There's probably more, but that's the lowest of lows.

Interestingly, my granddad had the (mis)fortune of coming from Lightning Ridge.

vic_orthdox · 26-01-2013, 05:26 PM

Kilmore. It's close enough to Melbourne that anyone with any hope in life has moved away, and the dregs of society are left. Usually coz they have had a kid at 15.

benchmark00 · 26-01-2013, 05:27 PM

Moe.

Tibooburra.

uvelocity · 26-01-2013, 05:30 PM

holbrook. what a hole

melbourne was certainly my first thought, seconded.

mt pleasant. no it's not

benchmark00 · 26-01-2013, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uvelocity

holbrook. what a hole

melbourne was certainly my first thought, seconded.

mt pleasant. no it's not

Holbrook has a submarine, so you can suck a fat one.

vic_orthdox · 26-01-2013, 05:34 PM

Any country town where the pubs shut at 1am.

If you don't have a joint open till at least 3, you're kidding yourself.

NUFAN · 26-01-2013, 05:34 PM

Cloncurry, Queensland. When I was a kid driving through Cloncurry the attraction were the street bins were painted as different animals. That was the highlight.

Palmerston, NT Close to Darwin (is that a good or bad thing) but overall there just isn't much about it, costs of living aren't cheap for what you get too.

Simon · 26-01-2013, 08:11 PM

Albury and/or Wodonga - Are one town? Two towns? Are you in NSW? Are you in Victoria? Work it out.

Queanbeyan - Please don't let your people come in to Canberra until they grow teeth again.

Spikey · 26-01-2013, 08:26 PM

Goulburn - it's ****ing Goulburn

morgieb · 26-01-2013, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uvelocity

holbrook. what a hole

melbourne was certainly my first thought, seconded.

mt pleasant. no it's not

Which one?

NUFAN · 26-01-2013, 08:32 PM

Always thought Albury and Wodonga would be nice places and it wins points due to Lisa Mitchell too.

Some of you bois need to visit the outback to appreciate the **** towns on offer. Well, I guess it's subjective, some outback towns have real character.

Simon · 26-01-2013, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NUFAN

Always thought Albury and Wodonga would be nice places and it wins points due to Lisa Mitchell too.

Some of you bois need to visit the outback to appreciate the **** towns on offer. Well, I guess it's subjective, some outback towns have real character.

Naa they are ****, nothing to do at all.

morgieb · 26-01-2013, 08:40 PM

Gold Coast. Just so fake and trashy. Looks good but they play to the lowest common denominator.
Mt Druitt. Just watch Housos or something. Dead end of a great city.

I'd nominate Adelaide but I've never had the misfortune of stepping into the town, thankfully.

26-01-2013, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,133	Battle of the worst Australian towns Following on from the English version a year or so back. Cities, suburbs or towns are open for nomination. Must be somewhere you've had the misfortune to visit, second hand accounts are not allowed. Include a précis as to why your nomination belongs. There's plenty of potential gold here. I'll kick off with the following: Oodnadatta - any place which openly advertises itself as the "Arsehole of South Australia" must be in this. Nothing but desert for a million miles around it, and it's claim to fame is that the Birdsville Track ends there. **** hole of the highest order Lightning Ridge - as above, only with opals. People go there to disappear. They pick the right spot. Bill Bryson described it in his book about Australia as the only place on earth he'd been to where the publican turned on the television and expressed marvel at the invention. It was 1997. Blayney - if this isn't the coldest hole in Australia then I'd hate to visit the place which beats it. Dire place. Anyway, there's your starters. Get in. __________________ WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie "People make me happy.. not places.. people" "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson "Oh my God, there's a castle! A castle!" Last edited by Burgey; 26-01-2013 at 04:35 PM.

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morgieb Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Paradise City Posts: 8,922	Moree. Drove through it a few years back. Horrible place - just urgh. It looked like total **. There's probably more, but that's the lowest of lows. Interestingly, my granddad had the (mis)fortune of coming from Lightning Ridge. __________________ 4-0** RIP Craig Walsh (Craig) 1985-2012 Proudly supporting the #2 cricketer of all time.

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NUFAN International Coach Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NSW Posts: 13,726	Cloncurry, Queensland. When I was a kid driving through Cloncurry the attraction were the street bins were painted as different animals. That was the highlight. Palmerston, NT Close to Darwin (is that a good or bad thing) but overall there just isn't much about it, costs of living aren't cheap for what you get too. __________________ BIG BASH TIPPING CHAMPION OF THE WORLD

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Spikey Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: All Glory To The Nev Posts: 24,007	Goulburn - it's **ing Goulburn __________________ Indians can't bowl** - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ? With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left

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vic_orthdox Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 24,363	Kilmore. It's close enough to Melbourne that anyone with any hope in life has moved away, and the dregs of society are left. Usually coz they have had a kid at 15.

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benchmark00 Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vote 1 Tangy Posts: 30,097	Moe. Tibooburra.

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vic_orthdox Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 24,363	Any country town where the pubs shut at 1am. If you don't have a joint open till at least 3, you're kidding yourself.

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Simon Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 25,596	Albury and/or Wodonga - Are one town? Two towns? Are you in NSW? Are you in Victoria? Work it out. Queanbeyan - Please don't let your people come in to Canberra until they grow teeth again.

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NUFAN International Coach Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NSW Posts: 13,726	Always thought Albury and Wodonga would be nice places and it wins points due to Lisa Mitchell too. Some of you bois need to visit the outback to appreciate the **** towns on offer. Well, I guess it's subjective, some outback towns have real character.

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morgieb Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Paradise City Posts: 8,922	Gold Coast. Just so fake and trashy. Looks good but they play to the lowest common denominator. Mt Druitt. Just watch Housos or something. Dead end of a great city. I'd nominate Adelaide but I've never had the misfortune of stepping into the town, thankfully.

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