The Great Australian Bight

G'day from Norseman, Western Australia

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June 8th 2009
We have crossed the Nullarbor and arrived at Norseman. It's 4.30pm - 2 hours behind Sydney - and at last we have computer service (no phone service for me, though Doug has with his 3G, thank you Telstra). It has taken us three days to cross the Nullarbor. The first day seemed endless with the very sparse terrain, lots of rain and a bit of wind - the front we'd been staying at Ceduna to avoid! ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Nullarbor Plain

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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