Turtle Power, Dream Time Cultural Centre, Rockhampton
The natives of the Torres Island Straits used turtle shells as shields. This and several other Aboriginal facts were gleened from the informative yet sadly dated Dream Time Cultural Centre. Unfortunately, due to the adverse weather conditions the Boomerang throwing was cancelled, but our excellent guide was a wizard with a didgeridoo and a bit of a lung busting session from the hollow stick maestro soon put the smiles back on our Aboriginal loving faces.
Another fact for you: didgeridoo's are hollowed out by termites. Blimey.
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 
