WHO'S AFRAID

[hillbilly]

some of these topics bring up a similar story:that is,..stories of people who wont go out at night,wont drive on certain roads or a combination of similar phobias.they are often described,but with no detailed reason.could those among us who have a similar tale of someone,or their own story of fear,find and post some details of what has scared them....like a truckdriver who wont drive through the pilliga?...why?....what happened to him,or what story has him concerned?

[Wally]

A lot of the truck drivers have camped for the night and had their covers ripped off and the load scattered, particularly vegies or other foodstuff.
Others have been checking their trucks and loads and been subjected to a bellowing scream from close by.
Cousin Clarry tells about when he was a big lad and went with a group of local motorcycle enthusiasts
to pick up a bike.
They travelled along bush tracks through the Pillaga Scrub, and had to tow the new bike back. They only had a piece of rotton rope and it kept breaking.
During one such stoppage a bellowing scream (his words) came from nearby and a big shape showed up through the scrub.
One bikie has a 125 two stroke and he never went over 20 MPH.
Clarrie jumped onto the back of the other bike and they all took off flat strap.
The 125 had no trouble keeping up with the other bikes.
One of Clarry's nephews had a transport and when in company with another truck they stopped in the Pillaga to check their loads, nephew was leading.
All at once their came a roar and almost similtaneously the following truck went past with wheels spinning,
tarps flapping, and loose ropes flying.
Nephew was only seconds behind when he was on his way.
They did not stop until they were well clear of the scrub,
Tarps ripped, load damaged but in no way was he stopping while in the scrub area.
Stories like that would put anyone off stopping while passing through the Pillaga Scrub.

Cheers Wally

[mothman]

where pillaga

[grl]

about 20 k north of coonabaraban nsw (think thats how u spell it lol )

[dawn]

bmmi, I haven't stopped there myself, (its on my list of things to do before I die, but not alome ! LOL!) I can only tell of rummors and second hand tales. Truck drivers that have pulled over for a rest stop or to fix loads, change tyres, as Wally says, claim to have been menaced, had things thrown at them, been growled at from the scrub and even had the cab shaken. There are paranormal phenomena associated with the area also.

[Gubba]

I've spent a night camping under the stars in the Pilliga. The trip wasn't yowie-related though and we had no weird things happen to us.....unfortunately.

[mothman]

where coonabaraban

[Brendan88]

hey, coonabarabran is about 5-6 hours north-west of sydney. If u click on this link look at the co-ordinates of D10 and u will see coonabarabran. Hope that helps.
cyas,
Brendan.

http://www.aussieworld.com/HEMA_maps/st ... -A4_25.jpg

[folcrom]

The pub at the north end of Coonabarabran, makes an excelent steak and kidney pie.

Folcrom.

[steve_tracker]

hi ppls spent a few nites in the pilliga.....was interesting
ask DMH about it ,there should be a report about it somewhere .

[Paul]

I Knew A Guy A Long Time Ago Who Was Hard Up For Somwhere To Live He And His Girlfriend Bought A Tent And Went Out To Waterfall Near Sydney to camp for a few days the first night they set up camp at the bottom of a hill and around 2 in the morning while lying awake talking heard what sounded like a larg man in armyboots running down the hill straight past there tent and off into the bush they packed that morning and headed back to the city The Hill Was Very Steep and coverd in trees it was a pitch black night No Moon ...... Now Thats Scary when you think the bush is safe and somthing like that happens.. Had them scared off camping for life