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Roma Qld

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May 21st 2022
After being assured that the bridge at Surat was not underwater, we headed for our next stop at Roma. The Balonne River was lapping underneath the Surat Bridge as we drove over it. Surat was once a Changing Post for Cobb & Co coaches. We arrived at our first Farm Stay, Ups and Downs, and after setting up, walked around with the Caretakers feeding the farm animals. We sat around the camp fire at ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Roma

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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