indigenous art along the b.s.w.

Flooded roads, flooded mind - p1

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February 25th 2008
After a day in Darwin, I take my little Corolla hire car to Kakadu. Halfway I find there's some water over the road. The Corolla handles it okay but I wonder whether I might get stranded in Kakadu, as more rain is forecast. I ponder the situation over a beer at the nearest roadhouse, while the Country Music Channel is spitting out some truly inspiring tunes. After a call to the Kakadu visitor cent ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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