Burke and Wills Memorial

This was at the site of their northernmost camp before heading south to their deaths. It is about 30km west of Normanton and marks they made in trees are still evident

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The Gulf

June 15th 2007
After catching up with friends in Tweed Heads and Brisbane we returned to Cairns and resumed our trip, making our way across to the Gulf Country around Normanton and Burketown. Driving across the vast plains was beautiful and we had another great bush camp on the banks of the Little Bynoe river before heading down to Lawn Hill Gorge. Lawn Hill is a lovely oasis in the plains and we spent the day ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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

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