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Mount Isa

Long bus trips and the outback

March 25th 2006
Day s 132-134 We left Cairnes after having lunch in a little cafe and headed on our first bus down to Townsville. On the way we saw the effects of Cyclone Larry - one whole town was absolutely trashed by it, whole banana and sugar cane fields were flattened. It must have been so scary for them. We then caught our connecting bus and set off into the night. We arrived in Mount Isa a ... read more
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Australian Flag 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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