Day 40 Charters Towers September 24th 2007 Had a lazy morning and then drove out to Burdekin Weir which is the town’s water source. Spent more time looking around the town and in the grand buildings. ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Charters Towers 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