Barcaldine Workers Heritage Centre

July 13th 2008
Spent the day on the road spotting wild emus, dodging more road kill and battling trucks between Blackall and Longreach. With a stop for lunch at Barcaldine and a visit to the Australian Workers Heritage Centre. A pretty little parkland setting filled with the history of the workers who settled and developed the area and our country. Samuel rode the train, Steve even found the local lockup while t ... 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

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The Nixon Family

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Hello from Steve,Julie, Stephanie, Dannielle and Samuel. We have decided to sell the house, take 7 months off work (and School) and travel around Australia. We would love for you to tap into our travel journal from time to time to find out where we are and what we have been doing on our family adventure. Our journal begins more than 12 months before we head off, with the initial planning, picking out the van we have affectionately nicknamed the Watergate Hotel (We are no relation to Ex President Richard Nixon,we think), buying a vehicle strong enough to tow "The Watergate" the 20000 plus ... full info

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