DAY 28 BIG RED BASH

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July 6th 2022
“Is this what Birdsville really like?” That’s the comment we made in unison as we entered the main street last evening. Two vehicles parked beside the pub, occupants probably seated at the bar, lone attendants at the 2 fuel services, no one wandering about and only 3 vehicles with their vans in the 30-acre (12.2ha) caravan park with their owners seated around a fire conversing. Not even a do ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Birdsville

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more