babinda boulders

tablelands 26/10

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October 27th 2008
Early start again today. After getting all our group together we headed out to the tablelands area. First stop was babinda boulders where the the river is "upside down". The aboriginies believe that this was done to trap the spirit of a girl who killed herself in the water after her lover was murdered for being with her when they were both from different tribes. A lot of people have died attem ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Atherton Tablelands

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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