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Bloomin' Lovely

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September 14th 2007
I have just traveled out west for my work and could not resist taking some pictures along the way. This year there has been quite a bit of rain in some parts of the country and this has allowed the wild flowers to bloom in some spots for the first time in 8 years, These flowers are all by the side of the road in a 20 kilometre stretch between Jericho and Barcaldine. These towns are in Centr ... read more

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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