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Port Augusta SA

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June 15th 2023
Port Augusta lies at the northern end of Spencer Gulf. Matthew Flinders in his ship the Investigator, explored the northern Spencer Gulf area in 1802, searching for the legendary Australian inland sea, and water supply in general. In the 1840s pastoralists settled in the Flinders Ranges. A port was needed to cart wool and wheat to England, and Port Augusta had a fine natural harbour. After several ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Port Augusta

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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