Sam in the Mine Sortakinda

July 21st 2008
We arrived in Mt Isa early yesterday and settled in for a few days stay, today we joined a great bus tour of the MIne and learnt heaps about the Lead, Copper Zinc and Silver that is mined here. We were told about the discovery by Cambell Mile and the way the mine divided the town for years. How the mine works with it 32 levels underground and more than 900 km of tunnels. We saw up close and person ... 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

Where is the Watergate Hotel

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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